PMU Removal:
Permanent Makeup, Undone.
Permanent makeup was supposed to save you time in the morning. When it goes sideways, it does the opposite — every day starts with concealer and a workaround. Most of our PMU clients come to us for one of these reasons:
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The color shifted. Brows healed orange, red, gray, or blue instead of the brown you picked.
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The shape is dated. Thin, high-arched brows from a decade ago. A lip line drawn well outside your natural border.
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It migrated or blurred. Crisp hairstrokes turned into a solid, soft-edged block.
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It's too dark or too heavy. Beautiful in the chair, overpowering in daylight.
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You want a fresh start. Your artist needs the old pigment lightened before they can rework it.
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You're simply done. No more PMU. Just your own face back.
What We Treat:
Eyebrows
Microblading, powder and ombré brows, combo brows, and older solid-fill permanent brows. Whether you want them gone entirely or lightened enough for your artist to start clean, we work brow by brow — matching sides as we go so you're never walking out lopsided between sessions.
What We Treat:
Lip Liner
Faded, migrated, or overdrawn lip liner and full lip blush. Lip tissue is delicate and lip pigments behave differently than brow pigments, so we treat this area conservatively and space sessions generously.
Not Sure If You Qualify?
Bring it to a free consultation. We'll look at the pigment, take a test spot if needed, and give you a straight answer — including if laser isn't the right tool for your case.
Straightforward Pricing
PMU removal is priced by area and treatment size. Because permanent makeup areas are small, sessions are typically at the lower end of our pricing. Your free consultation includes an exact quote — and if we don't think laser will get you where you want to go, we'll tell you that too.
Why PMU Is Its Own Discipline
Permanent Makeup Isn't Just a Small Tattoo
Different pigment, different rules
Body ink and cosmetic pigment are not the same material. PMU pigments are frequently built on iron oxide and titanium dioxide — compounds that can react to laser energy in ways black body ink never does. Treating PMU like a small tattoo is how people end up worse off.
We test first
Some cosmetic pigments darken instantly when treated, a known reaction called paradoxical darkening. We take a small test spot in a discreet area and wait before committing to a full pass. In many cases that darkening can be cleared with further treatment — but we'd rather find out on a few millimeters than across your whole brow.
Shallower ink, usually means fewer sessions
Cosmetic pigment sits closer to the surface than a body tattoo, and there's usually far less of it. Most PMU clients need noticeably fewer sessions than someone removing a full sleeve.
It's a face, and we treat it like one
Precision shielding, careful eye protection, conservative energy settings, and symmetry checked every visit. Slow is the point.
Care Before & After
Before Your Appointment
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Arrive with the area clean and free of makeup
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No sun exposure or self-tanner on the area for two weeks prior
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Let us know about any recent fillers, Botox, or skin treatments near the site
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Lip clients: if you have any history of cold sores, tell us at your consultation — laser treatment on the lip area can trigger an outbreak, and this is worth a conversation with your provider about preventive antivirals beforehand
After Your Appointment
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Keep the area clean, dry, and protected
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Do not pick, scrub, or exfoliate scabs — let them fall off on their own
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Sunscreen daily once healed
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No new PMU, microblading, or tinting on the area until we clear you
FAQ
Does it hurt?
It's brief. Most clients compare a brow session to a rubber band snap repeated for a few seconds. Lips are more sensitive than brows. We use topical numbing and cooling, and the treatment itself is over quickly.
Will it damage my brow hair?
The laser targets pigment, so hair in the treated area can shed temporarily. In most cases it regrows normally, and we'll go over your specific situation at consultation.
Can you remove all the color?
Most brow and lip pigments respond well. Certain shades — particularly white and flesh-toned corrective pigments — are much harder to treat and can darken. This is exactly why we test first.
How soon can I get new permanent makeup afterward?
Wait until the area is fully healed and we've cleared you. Many artists want the skin settled for a few months before reworking. Coordinate with your PMU artist and we're happy to talk to them directly.
My artist sent me to get my brows lightened, not removed. Can you do that?
Yes, and we do it often. Controlled lightening for a rework is a different goal than full removal, and we plan the sessions around what your artist needs.
Do you remove permanent eyeliner?
No. Eyeliner sits close enough to the eye that treatment requires intraocular corneal shields placed directly on the eye — equipment and training outside what we do. We treat eyebrows and lips.
Can you remove saline-removed or previously lasered PMU?
Usually yes, though prior removal attempts change how the pigment behaves. Bring the details to your consultation.
Ready For a Change
Get in touch so we can start working together.
