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Permanent make up

Permanent make up is a great way to help you:

• Create realistic eyebrows
• Define eyes when eye lashes are missing or fine
• Create the illusion of eyelashes
• Accentuate other features on the face

Permanent make up offers you long term make up for the face. In other words the make up will be permanent much like a tattoo and will normally gradually fade. It is not available on the NHS and is offered at specialist clinics, salons and spas.

Prices really do vary and normally start from around £300 upwards for two eyebrows. In general, you cannot have permanent make up on large areas of the scalp but can on most other areas of the body and in particular the face.

You must seek approval from your doctor before you go ahead and generally speaking you cannot have any form of permanent make up during active cancer treatments.


The great thing about permanent make up is that if you have lost your eyebrows and are dealing with long term eyebrow loss, or eyebrow thinning, then permanent make up can offer you a great natural looking alternative. Permanent make up can also help to disguise scars and help with reconstruction, such as nipples after breast operations.

Permanent make up is classed as non-surgical but it does normally involve the use of needles and specialist equipment so should be treated with due care and consideration. There are various techniques and products used, but mostly a local anaesthetic in the form of a cream is applied then fine needles (similar to tattooing) with mineral colours will add gradual colour to your skin.

Most importantly, make sure that you check out the permanent make up artist you are using. Check their creditability and ask for testimonials or to speak to people they have worked on.

Here are some links to specialists and organisations who are used to taking good care of people like you whom have had cancer treatment:

Karen Betts
http://www.karenbetts.co.uk

Tracie Giles
http://www.traciegiles.co.uk

The British Association of beauty therapy and cosmetology
http://www.babtac.com

Look at our section Eyebrows and eyelashes for some ideas on enhancing eyes and lashes

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