14 DAY TRIAL // Cosmetic surgery is a reality of our times and, despite many people openly condemning cosmetic procedures as being vain and unnecessarily intrusive, facts speak a different language: an increasing number of women and even men are happy to invest a little of their hard-earned money into "having a little work done" in order to look and feel better in their own skins, and thus gain self-confidence and improve their self-respect.
However, even if it's done for cosmetic purposes, surgery is surgery - it's invasive, and before the long term positive effects become visible, we have to deal with rather unnerving immediate consequences such as swelling, bruising or discoloration - not to mention pain. Let's have a look at some of the things we can do to hide these short-term negative effects reminding of the surgery, and go about our lives as usual, looking forward for the "good" effects to become evident.
The basics of camouflage make-up are easy to remember - just think of the three C's: conceal, correct, contour. The concealing part has to do with hiding any bruising and visible lines from incisions. Correction has to do with using foundation or any other tinted cream to tone down red or yellow skin - red after a chemical peeling, for instance, and yellow as a result of a healing bruise. And finally, the contouring has to do with hiding any residual post-op swelling.
The most important thing is not to rush your skin into healing: give the wounds time to close and, if there were any incisions, wait until the stitches are removed. If you start too soon, or use the wrong kind of makeup products, you can end up irritating the skin and causing more harm than good. Always go for fragrance free, hypoallergenic products and never go to bed with any traces of makeup still on. Have patience and be meticulous - the best is yet to come.