PMU Touch-Up & Correction Procedures Flashcards

A client's healed eyebrow PMU has shifted to an orange-red tone. What color principle explains this shift?

Answer: Warm undertones remain as cooler pigment molecules break down and fade first

Pigments with warm undertones appear orange or red after healing as the darker, cooler molecules break down faster than the warm ones.

What is the most important first step when correcting a PMU procedure where pigment has migrated beyond the original design line?

Answer: Assess the cause of migration before planning any corrective treatment

Understanding why migration occurred—whether from technique, skin type, or aftercare—is essential before selecting any corrective approach.

Which corrective technique is used to neutralize PMU that has shifted to an unwanted warm orange or red tone?

Answer: Applying a green-based neutralizer pigment before re-pigmenting with the desired color

Green is opposite red on the color wheel, making a green-based neutralizer effective at canceling orange and red undertones before corrective re-pigmentation.

A client's lip blush PMU has healed with an unwanted grayish-blue tone. Which correction approach is appropriate?

Answer: Apply an orange or peach-based neutralizer to counteract the cool gray-blue tone

Orange and peach tones are opposite blue and gray on the color wheel, making them the appropriate neutralizers for cool-shifting lip PMU.

What is the recommended approach when a client wants a significantly different PMU shape during a touch-up visit?

Answer: Inform the client that significant shape changes typically require fading existing pigment first

Significant shape changes often require fading the existing pigment first to avoid visible color layering, muddiness, or shape conflicts in the new design.

When correcting a PMU result that is too dark or too saturated, which non-laser technique is commonly used?

Answer: Applying a saline solution using tattooing technique to draw out pigment via osmosis

Saline removal uses osmotic pressure from a high-salt solution applied via tattooing technique to draw pigment toward the surface and promote fading.