Medical aspects of the permanent makeup procedure

There are three medical aspects of permanent makeup procedures. The first is medical contraindications. The second is complicated healing and the third is anesthesia.

Contraindications: powers and responsibility of the master

Medical contraindications in clients should be identified by doctors. Obviously, in order to identify medical contraindications, it is best to contact the attending physician who knows the state of health of his patient (our client). If the attending physician does not know what the permanent make-up procedure is and wants to clarify its features, then with the mediation of the client, he can ask the permanent make-up master about it. The opinion of the doctor or doctors to whom our client addressed with questions about the presence of contraindications forms the basis of his decision to carry out the procedures. In no case should the opinion of a permanent makeup master on this matter, even if he turns out to be a doctor, sound like the ultimate truth.

In this situation, the master acts as a performer of permanent makeup and should not assume the authority and responsibility of doctors from medical and diagnostic enterprises and institutions. However, a well-trained permanent make-up master, regardless of whether he has a medical background or not, should inform both the client and the attending physician about possible contraindications to the procedures. Documentation of the client's informed consent to the procedure usually completes the pre-procedure consultation. The informed consent is signed by the client. And how much he heeded the warnings of the master depends on him. However, the moral responsibility for bringing the necessary information to the client and their understanding by him lies unconditionally on the master. The client's signature under informed consent should not be formal, but conscious. This will help the foreman and the company to eliminate possible conflict situations in the future.

Complicated healing

Complicated healing is extremely rare and usually occurs either due to the characteristics of the body, or unidentified contraindications, or due to the client's non-compliance with the rules of care and recommendations for preparing for the procedure. In any case, the client will need the advice of a practicing dermatologist. And not a single cosmetologist who has completed advanced training in dermatovenereology can fully replace him. As in the example with the identification of contraindications, and in case of complications, it is clear that the specialists of a cosmetology enterprise, even if they are doctors, should not take on the responsibility and functions of specialized doctors from hospitals and clinics.

Anesthesia issues

If in the previous examples it is possible to clearly separate and practically implement the powers of permanent makeup masters and practicing specialized doctors, then the situation with the issue of anesthesia is somewhat different.
On the one hand, anesthesia is not a prerequisite for performing a permanent makeup procedure. On the other hand, in most cases, with permanent makeup, the client wishes pain relief in one form or another. We know permanent make-up masters who assure that they work without the use of anesthetic aids, carrying out only skillful psychological preparation of the client.

From a legal point of view, each permanent makeup master can only perform those manipulations that correspond to his qualifications. If permanent make-up procedures are performed on the territory of an enterprise that has personnel qualified to perform anesthesia, then the permanent make-up master of this enterprise, even if he is not a doctor, has more opportunities for an individual approach to each client, taking into account the threshold of his pain sensitivity.
It turns out that a beauty salon that does not have doctors in its staff is legally severely restricting itself in providing permanent makeup services, even if this service is not recognized as medical.
Analyzing all the medical aspects of permanent makeup (contraindications, post-procedural complications, anesthesia), we state that, in fact, permanent makeup can be technologically performed by a non-medical worker, but in some cases it may require the involvement of specialized doctors.