When you have cosmetic or plastic surgeries, a number of side- effects may sprout up afterwards. When going somewhere you may want to mask these unattractive healing signs of the surgery with the make-up. There are numerous camouflage cosmetics available in the market to hide of the recovery process after the surgery. There are three ways in which a patient approaches for camouflage skin and facial cosmetics: concealing, contouring and correcting. Which one is needed for you can be known through the knowledge of the three varieties available. Apart from that, your surgeon is someone who can guide you best in this field. These three basics ways to camouflaging are briefly described below:

Concealing: Concealing techniques helps in hiding unattractive bruises and incision lines. Scarring can also be reduced by using this process. There is a range of concealers available in the market offering a variety of skin matches.

Correcting: This process is used when healing bruises brings yellow tint to the skin. Color correctors are also used to treat the redness due to chemical peel or derma-abrasion. They are available in different tones as per the need.

Contouring: This can be helpful in people wishing to reduce the appearance of swellings, usually in patients of facial implants and nose surgery. In this the lighter areas are brought forward and the darker areas are taken into the background using highlighter and contour shadow. A highlighter is normally two shades lighter than the normal foundation and the contour is two shades darker. These techniques can be used to narrow your nose or highlight the cheek bones or shrink the swollen chin.

Certain things that should be taken care of while choosing camouflage products are:

Camouflage selection: The camouflage cosmetic chosen by you should be hypo allergic and fragrance free to prevent skin allergy and irritation. Your surgeon can best suggest you regarding the options available for using the camouflage products apart from the commercially available products. Another very important thing should be kept in mind. A number of cosmetic companies are selling camouflage products. Choose only those that you can rely upon and that suit your skin.

Camouflage removal: Camouflage cosmetics are usually thicker than normal skin cosmetics. Thus, they should be removed from the face before going to bed. A strong cleansing lotion devoid of alcohol should be used and a skin-specific moisturizer should be used thereafter.