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Do you want more colour and symmetry for your lips?

Have you lost definition over the years, or have scarring or hypopigmentation on your lips?

Lips as with all the other features will lose definition and colour with age. Semi-permanent makeup can solve all these problems in just a few hours, and will last you years.

Lip line and blush

This will enhance your natural shape making the lips symmetrical and more defined. Asymmetry can be evened out so that both sides are your best! You can choose between your natural lip colour so it blends in, or a stronger, brighter colour for that added pout.

Full lip fill

This treatment will give added definition, symmetry and fullness with an extra push of colour all over the lips. Have this treatment if you want brighter, sharper or stronger looking lips.

Neutralising lips

Do you find your lips are darker than you would like? Have they lost their lustre? A special blend of pigments implanted over a series of treatments will bring out the softer or lighter tone that you desire.

Cleft lip

Do you feel your cleft lip repair has left you with a visible difference that you would like to improve? Following corrective surgery, you may find yourself without a cupid’s bow and top lip definition, as well as asymmetry to your mouth. This can be visually improved with the benefits of Medical Tattooing by introducing pigment into the vermillion border of your lips and creating a cupid’s bow. By subtly reshaping the borders we can add symmetry and definition.

Initially it may be useful to start with micro-needling to smooth the texture of the scarring. After two to three sessions, pigments can be used to match your lip colour to create a new, symmetrical cupid’s bow. If you want added symmetry and definition around the whole of the top lip (and lower), this can be done in your natural lip colour or a lipstick colour of your choice.

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Why choose semi-permanent make up?

• Enhance your features
• Add symmetry, definition and colour
• Natural and stunning final results
• Look gorgeous when you wake up!
• No issues with lipstick wearing off on a night out, when swimming or doing sports
• No more hassle of taking make up off at night!
• Access a highly experienced semi-permanent make-up specialist

What can I expect?

The treatment is NOT painful but can be tender. Anaesethic can be used before and during the treatment to control the sensation.
After a treatment the area will look red, sometimes swollen and darker than the desired result. It can take three to seven days to heal, slight sloughing may occur and then the colour will look approximately 50% lighter. The true colour then comes through over the following months.

Semi-permanent Makeup and Medical Tattooing can last between one to four years before a Colour Boost may be needed.

The risks involved are minimal;
• If you have EVER HAD a cold sore in the past, you WILL need to take anti-viral tablets 5 days before and after the treatment (available from the chemist or your GP). The virus stays within the nerves and will reoccur when stimulated by a needle.
• As with all injection sites there is a risk of infection. To minimise this risk the aftercare needs to be adhered to.
• On a few occasions the skin does not retain the pigment well. The middle of the lower lip is a common place that rejects pigment.

Consultation

An initial consultation of half an hour is required to determine your expectations and suitability of treatment.

A sensitivity patch test can be administered if you have any concerns regarding allergies.

Pre-Treatment

If you have EVER HAD a cold sore in the past, you WILL need to take anti-viral tablets 5 days before and after the treatment (available from the chemist or your GP).

24 hours prior; do not take the following substances: Stimulants: Tea, coffee, soft drinks with caffeine or other substances containing stimulants.

Treatment

Permanent Makeup is administered over two to three sessions.

The treatment is NOT painful but can be tender. Anaesthetic can be used before and during the treatment to control the sensation.

The cost includes two treatments and the third treatment if needed is at a reduced rate.

Aftercare (For 7-14 days after the procedure)

NO WATER EXPOSURE for 48 hours and then minimal water for the following week.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO SUN, TANNING BEDS AND UV RAYS. Use effective sunscreen 30SPF or higher for protection.
YOU MUST TAKE anti-viral tablets before and after each treatment if you have EVER had a cold sore.
DO NOT TOUCH THE AREA No scratching, rubbing, or picking the scabs. No facial treatments.
AVOID USING COSMETICS ON THE AREA including facial creams, cleansers, aloe Vera, etc.
AVOID WORKING IN THE GARDEN, dirt, pollutants from the environment may cause infections.
AVOID seafood, salty and spicy foods.
AVOID SWIMMING, hot baths, showers and Jacuzzis.
AVOID taking multivitamins with Vitamin A in, or using Retinol containing products on the area.

Contraindications

• Cold sore within the last eight weeks
• Lip Filler in the last four weeks
• Open sores on the mouth
• Roaccutane use within the last six months
• Pregnancy or breast feeding
• Chemotherapy or radiotherapy – six weeks either side of the treatment
• Shingles within the last six months

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It’s a pleasure to welcome you to Rae Denman Medical Tattoo & Expert Witness Ltd. We offer a space for everyone who is negatively impacted by their visible difference to come and get advice, treatment, and aftercare in a safe and non-judgemental environment.

Rae Denman

If you’re here to address a visible difference, you can be confident that this is the first step toward confidence and zest for living. Whether your visible difference is large or small, able to be covered or not, and whatever age, sex, race, or distinction, you will be taken seriously and treated respectfully.

I combine my extensive training and body art skills with a warm, empathetic approach to help you feel at ease.

I specialise in the visible reduction of scarring and skin grafts.

After achieving a BA Hons in Graphic Design, I focused within the Medical Tattooing industry and attained a wealth of qualifications including a Diploma of Excellence in Cosmetic tattooing, Diploma in Professional MakeUp & Body painting, and Core Synchronism Lymphatic from The New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics. I also developed my expertise further with specific courses at The British Association of Skin Camouflage and several courses focused on scarring, areola, camouflage, skin grafts, vitiligo and facial feature restoration.

Previously I worked in the NHS Burns and Plastics Department at Morriston Hospital and now work privately at The London Scar Clinic, Harley Street and in Reigate, Surrey.

What is said about Rae…

As one of the country’s leading experts in this specialist area, Rae Denman has formulated new techniques for scarring as well as Port Wine Birthmark coverage. Rae is the only person in the UK to offer medical tattooing for the coverage of port wine birthmarks, bringing international patients to the UK for this specialist service as well as scar camouflage.

Rae is also dedicated to her role as a medico-legal expert witness and report writer, focusing on condition and prognosis reports for patients with scarring.

Rae has worked as a Para-medical camouflage consultant for The Katie-Piper Foundation, working one-to-one with burn survivors, and was featured on television and in the press, and won an award for Life Changing Procedure for her ground-breaking work.

Rae Denman’s clinic work includes medical tattooing for: scar, hypopigmentation and skin graft re-pigmentation; nipple/areola and cleft lip restoration; gender reassignment realism and port wine birthmark camouflage.

Mrs Rae Denman has had research published in Psychology, Health and Medicine, Feb 9th 2021. “My face in someones else hands”: A qualitative study of medical tattooing in women with hair loss. (Nicola Stock, Nicholas D Sharratt.)

Rae Denman-Tanner FdA, BA(Hons)

Are you looking for a specialist for Medical Tattoo treatments or Permanent Makeup? I have clinics in Marylebone, London & Reigate, Surrey.

Get in touch to arrange a consultation so we can discuss your needs on 07967 758714

Rae Denman Medical Tattoo & Expert Witness Ltd

Located at: The London Scar Clinic
152 Harley Street,
London,
W1G 7LH