Permanent Makeup (PMU) Removal with Plant Origin Extracts

Eleni Andreou, Efstathios Rallis, Sophia Hatziantoniou, Vasiliki Kefala

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Abstract

Permanent makeup (PMU) is a popular application for the correction of face and body imperfections. It can be applied over the facial area to correct the shape and color of eyebrows, to the eyelids to create permanent eyeliner shapes, and the lips to create permanent lipliner and lip shading features. Furthermore, its “medical” use on the scalp and men’s facial hair area to camouflage hair follicles and to cover hairless areas makes it popular for hair transplants. No matter how useful these procedures are, there are always mistakes and the factor of bad application which raises the number of patients who want to “remove” it or “correct” it on their face or body. In order to find a non-laser solution for PMU removal, we investigated the decolorization capacity of common plants and plant origin extracts on mouse models. Two methods were used for PMU decolorization. The first one included the use of traditional tattooing with needles combined with plant origin extracts applied over the tattooed area. The second one included the use of electroporation technology application with the combination of plant origin materials to remove the PMU colorants over the tattooed area. In both cases, the permanent makeup colorants for eyebrows, eyeliners, and lipliners were applied in vivo.

Original languageEnglish
Article number56
JournalCosmetics
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • electroporation
  • permanent makeup
  • plant origin materials
  • PMU
  • PMU removal
  • SKH-1 hairless mice

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