What is the difference between anesthetics, or a memo for PM masters

An anesthetic for the PM master is an integral part of the work. And the variety of products for local anesthesia offered on the market can be difficult to understand. Today in the heading "The ABCs of a Beginning Master" we will try to answer the question - what kind of anesthetic is suitable for a particular area of the intended application of permanent makeup.

A - Anesthesia for permanent make-up

Let's start with those anesthetics that are suitable exclusively for tattooing the skin of the body. They are not suitable for permanent makeup, as they have stronger analgesic properties and tan the skin. And on the face, as you know, the skin is thinner, and no one wants to make it stale.

Anesthetics suitable for injecting pigment into the eyelid differ in that they have more gentle properties and reduce motility. Accordingly, the client blinks less often, as a result, the eyes water less, it is more comfortable and easier for you to work.

Local painkillers that are intended for the eyebrows and lips (mostly these two zones are combined) also have a soft texture and do not make these parts of the skin of the face more rigid, but it is strictly forbidden to use them in the eye area, since getting them on the mucous membrane causes unpleasant consequences.

Despite the existence of universal anesthetics, it is better not to save money, but to use a specific anesthetic for each zone.

Any anesthesia begins to work better after the first puncture of the circuit (it is worth warning the client about this in advance).

Be sure to ask your client if they have any allergic reactions to anesthetic ingredients. Although true allergic reactions to local anesthetics are extremely rare. If the client did not know about the existence of an allergy, but the reaction started, then stop working and ask to bring you allergy test reactions to different types of anesthetics. Choose what you need and only then continue to work!

Each practicing master is determined to reach a large audience: provide permanent makeup services to regular customers and find new ones. Unfortunately, a huge number of potential beauties “breaks down” halfway through. And the reason for this is fear or simply impatience of pain. It's a shame, isn't it? To reduce the number of such situations to a minimum, you need to competently approach the issue of anesthesia. The widely known and used types of anesthesia today are injection, application (primary and secondary).

Injection anesthesia

This type of anesthesia is carried out with the help of injections of an anesthetic under the skin. Its action begins quite quickly (after 5-6 minutes) and lasts up to two hours. But at the same time, injection anesthesia has several disadvantages:

• penetrates into the blood, which can cause an allergic reaction;
• the master performing these manipulations must have a medical education;
• due to injections, muscle tone may change; after the procedure, there is a possibility of tattoo asymmetry.

That is why application anesthesia is gaining great popularity.

Application anesthesia

Application anesthesia has gained great popularity due to the following advantages:

• does not penetrate into the blood;
• does not affect facial expressions and facial muscle tone;
• does not interfere with needle penetration adjustment.

In turn, it is divided into two types: primary and secondary.

Primary anesthesia

Primary anesthesia is applied to the sketch under the film and aged from 10 to 20 minutes, with the exception of the eyes - in this case, the film is not used. It is applied only to intact skin. Today, both masters and clients have a wide selection of preparations with a cream and gel structure.

If you study the compositions of the drugs, you will notice that each of them contains lidocaine, but what about people who are allergic to it? There is a solution to this problem - Goochie lip and eyebrow wipes, which include benzocaine and tetracaine. Due to their shape, they are very convenient to use, in addition, some masters use them as a secondary anesthesia, wiping the damaged areas with a still damp cloth.

Allergy test

Secondary anesthesia

The essence of secondary anesthesia is that it is applied only to damaged skin, penetrates into it very quickly and has an analgesic effect. Many drugs have additional "bonuses" in the form of a vasoconstrictor effect. This, in turn, reduces the secretion of lymph and increases the density of the pigment.

Most secondary preparations have a liquid consistency, which, if used correctly, significantly saves its consumption. The best tool for its application are brushes - thin sticks with a soft coating on the ends. Visually, they resemble cotton swabs, but are much thinner in size for smaller and more ergonomic absorption of anesthesia. Do not forget that secondary anesthesia should be used no more than 3-4 times per session.

Instead of output

There is simply no right answer to the question “does it hurt to get a tattoo?” But you, as a master, should maximize the location of the client to yourself, since a calm person will not escalate his thoughts and worry that now he will have to endure discomfort. And then - all the cards fall into the hands of the master.

We hope this article has helped you find what you need. Good work and grateful clients!