Diet taboos after lip tattoo

During the 7-day golden recovery period, just avoid foods that are too hot, spicy, alcohol-containing, and highly allergenic. There is no need to blindly limit foods. There is no clear scientific basis for "no dark foods" and "no salt at all" spread online. Most people can gradually return to their normal diet after the scab removal is completed in 3-7 days.

A while ago, I accompanied my cousin, who had just graduated, to get a semi-permanent lip tattoo. Before the surgery, she patted my breasts and told me that she would definitely avoid food. However, on the night after the tattoo was done, a friend took her to eat butter hot pot and had ten skewers of roast beef. She sent me photos directly when she woke up the next day. The upper and lower lips were swollen like two small sausages, and there were three white blisters. The wounds were supposed to be healed in a week, but it took half a month to completely disappear. In the end, two pieces were missing for the coloring, so I had to wait two months for the color to be repainted. I cried and said that I had known how long I would have endured.

Why does a hot pot cause such a fuss? In fact, the essence of lip tattooing is to implant color material under the epidermis of the lips. After the treatment, there will be many tiny wounds invisible to the naked eye, which is equivalent to the "protective barrier" of the lips being temporarily opened. Stimuli that usually do not react may cause discomfort when encountered.

The question that many people ask me the most is, can I eat soy sauce, drink coffee, and drink Coke? Will your lips turn black if you eat them? In fact, there are two different opinions on this issue in the industry. One group of tattoo artists will ask you to completely avoid all dark-colored foods for fear of the colorant reacting with food pigments. ； The other group, including dermatologists I know, believe that the melanin in food is metabolized through the digestive system and will not seep into the wounds on the lips at all. At most, it will stick to the lips and look dirty. You can just wipe it off with saline after eating. There is no need to give up your favorite iced American drinks for this. Among the hundreds of clients I have come into contact with, I have never seen anyone whose skin turned black after drinking two sips of Coke. On the contrary, many people picked at the scabs and were exposed to the sun during the scab removal period. The probability of uneven discoloration in the later stages is much higher.

However, you really need to stay away from overly hot food. Don’t think that “warm” food will be fine. It is best to drink cold boiled water or cold porridge that is slightly lower than body temperature in the first three days. I once had a client who drank bird’s nest that was warm at more than 40 degrees Celsius the day after the tattoo. The tattoo was already gone. My lips, which were not much, turned red immediately after drinking, and felt faintly hot. It took a long time to calm down - after all, the blood vessels in the lips are very dense, and they easily expand when exposed to heat. This will not only aggravate the swelling, but also speed up metabolism and prevent the pigment from being retained, which is not worth the gain.

There are also highly allergenic foods, such as mangoes, pineapples, seafood, and nuts. If you usually experience itchiness and small rashes after eating them, don’t touch them for a week after the lip tattoo. Originally, it was just a slight reaction on the skin. Now that there are wounds on the lips, the allergic reaction may be magnified several times. The most serious case I have seen was a girl who ate half a piece of mango on the third day after the tattoo. Her lips were so swollen that she couldn’t even open her mouth and had yellow water. She finally went to the hospital to get anti-allergic drugs, which almost left scars. If you really want to eat fruit, cut apples, pears and other hypoallergenic fruits into small pieces and put them directly into your mouth with a spoon without touching your lips.

Alcoholic things should also be avoided, whether it is liquor, beer, pre-mixed wines such as RIO, or even alcoholic functional drinks. Alcohol will dilate blood vessels, which may make the wound more swollen, or may cause the wound to bleed and affect the color retention. If there is a drinking session that cannot be avoided, wait at least 7 days for the scab to be removed before going, otherwise you will suffer the crime of replenishing the color again, and you will not be able to do it.

In fact, you really don’t have to think about the taboos after getting a lip tattoo. I’ve seen girls with very good physiques eat slightly spicy flower nail powder the day after getting the tattoo. Nothing happened, and the color was very even.； There are also people with sensitive constitutions who will swell for a long time even after drinking hot milk. The key point is to see how you feel - if your lips feel stinging, itchy or red after eating something, don't touch it next time. If there is nothing uncomfortable, don't be harsh on yourself and can't even drink an iced Coke. After all, the reason why we get lip tattoos is to look good without lipstick, and to be able to eat anything conveniently. We can't starve ourselves just because we don't eat food for a few days, right?