Lips Healing Schedule
Approximate (not exact) Healing Schedule
Day 1
Swelling, tender, thick lipstick appearance. You may experience discomfort in the lip area.
Day 2-3
Less swelling, pigment appears thicker in texture, sore, hot feeling before exfoliation. Feels like a mild sunburn. Exfoliation-very chapped lips
Day 3-4
Very chapped lips but almost finished with first chapping stage.
Day 5
You will begin to see a soft version of the color.
Day 6-13
Lip color lightens and a “frosty” stage begins. (This is the second chapping process). There may appear to be a whitish, grayish haze over the lip tissue. This will continue through day 13.
Day 14-45
The healing is completed. The new color will continue to bloom up to 5 weeks. Although you will continue to see changes based on your body temperature, the color you see now can be consider your permanent makeup color. Lips may remain dry for a month or two. Use a good lip balm and sunscreen and they will soon return to normal, but with a soft noticeable color. Lip color in the skin is enhanced by the light’s reflection of the lip balms or clear ointments applied to the lips.