What is Eyeliner Tattooing:
Eyeliner tattooing uses traditional tattoo techniques to beautify the eyelid margin. It has become a popular beauty technique in recent years. The purpose of eyeliner tattooing is to achieve a more perfect eye shape. After getting eyeliner tattoos, it not only changes and enlarges the eye shape and increases the appearance of thicker eyelashes, but also creates a vivid contrast between the black eyeliner and the white sclera. This makes the eyes appear brighter and more spirited under the mutual enhancement.
For most women, eyeliner tattooing can yield good results. For those with big eyes and double eyelids, it makes the eyes look even more spirited. Those with sparse eyelashes will have their eyes appear brighter after the procedure. Small-eyed individuals with double eyelids can have the effect of widening the eye fissure. For those with overly wide double eyelids, eyeliner tattooing can visually reduce the width of the upper eyelid's double fold. However, for single-eyelid individuals, since the eyelash roots curl inward, the tattooed eyeliner may not be easily visible, leading to less noticeable effects. Therefore, they should be advised to undergo double eyelid surgery before getting an eyeliner tattoo. Individuals with overly large eye fissures, protruding eyeballs, blepharitis, eyelid skin diseases, or women during menstruation should avoid eyeliner tattooing.
Suitable candidates for eyeliner tattooing:
1. People who have lost eyebrows or eyelashes due to illness or other reasons.
2. Sparse or light-colored eyebrows or eyelashes.
3. Damage or scars to eyebrows or eyelashes caused by trauma or surgery.
4. People who do not have time to draw eyebrows or eyeliner due to professional needs.
5. Asymmetrical eyebrow shapes, unsatisfactory eyebrow shapes, or dissatisfaction with original eyebrow shapes.
6. Individuals over 18 years old who wish to get eyeliner tattoos, especially small-eyed individuals with double eyelids, as this can enlarge the eye shape and beautify the face.
Who is not suitable for eyebrow or eyeliner tattooing:
1. Local inflammation or rash.
2. Recent trauma to eyebrows or eyelids.
3. Suffering from infectious diseases such as hepatitis or sexually transmitted diseases.
4. Allergic constitution or scar-prone constitution.
5. Abnormal mental state or psychiatric patients.
6. Suffering from diabetes or severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
7. Unrealistic expectations of surgery, or indecision about eyebrow or eyeliner tattooing, with family members also disagreeing.
8. Inverted or everted eyelids, significantly protruding eyeballs, sagging upper eyelid skin, or obvious bags under the eyes.
9. Single-eyelid individuals. However, single-eyelid individuals can obtain satisfactory results by first undergoing double eyelid surgery and then getting an eyeliner tattoo.
Relevant precautions for eyeliner tattooing:
1. Upper eyeliner should be tattooed at the base of the eyelashes, finer on the inner side, gradually widening towards the outer side. The tail should have a certain angle, slightly elongated and slightly upward, to increase the length of the eye fissure.
2. Lower eyeliner should be tattooed inside the base of the eyelashes, slightly wider on the outer side than the inner side, and the line must be fine and straight.
3. The width ratio of upper to lower eyeliner should ideally be 7:3. The upper and lower eyeliner should not connect at the outer corner of the eye, otherwise, it will form a black circle, affecting the aesthetic effect.
Principles of eyeliner tattooing:
Eyeliner tattooing not only changes and enlarges the eye shape and increases the appearance of thicker eyelashes, but also creates a vivid color contrast between the black eyeliner and the white sclera, making the eyes appear brighter and more spirited. When tattooing the eyeliner, note that the upper eyeliner should be tattooed at the base of the eyelashes, finer on the inner side, gradually widening towards the outer side. The tail should have a certain angle, slightly elongated and slightly upward, to increase the length of the eye fissure. The lower eyeliner should be tattooed inside the base of the eyelashes, slightly wider on the outer side than the inner side, and the line must be fine and straight. The width ratio of upper to lower eyeliner should ideally be 7:3. The upper and lower eyeliner should not connect at the outer corner of the eye, otherwise, it will affect the effect.
Possible complications of eyeliner tattooing:
Local infection can occur if the doctor does not strictly disinfect before and during the surgery or does not follow sterile operating procedures; patients who do not carefully protect themselves after surgery can also cause infections.
Cross-infection can occur because viruses like hepatitis and AIDS can spread through blood, tears, saliva, etc. Therefore, slight carelessness can lead to nosocomial cross-infections. This mainly happens because the needles used for tattooing are not strictly disinfected and are shared among multiple people. Especially some people without any medical knowledge also engage in eyebrow tattooing work, sometimes not disinfecting the needles at all. Some beauticians only use traditional alcohol or new germicides for disinfection. These disinfectants have no effect on hepatitis B virus or AIDS virus, so cross-infections occur.
What to do if eyeliner tattooing goes wrong:
If postoperative asymmetry occurs in the eyebrows or eyeliner, or if the eyebrows or eyeliner appear strange, patients can go to the hospital to have the pigments infiltrated into the skin removed by laser. For cases where lasers cannot remove the pigments, surgical removal of the colored skin may be required. For those who remove pigments or undergo surgical removal of colored skin, they can undergo tattooing again, but this requires careful consideration. If local infection, cross-infection, eye injury, or drug allergies occur, one should seek treatment at a regular hospital promptly.