Day 2: Slight swelling, reddish and tender with a slight metallic flavor.

Day 3: Less swelling, thicker texture, sore, hot feeling before exfoliation with an orange color effect.

Day 4: Exfoliation begins, very chapped lips.

Day 5: Very chapped, but almost finished with the first chapping stage.

Day 6: A soft, rich color begins to appear.

Days 7-13: Lip color disappears, and the "frosty" (2nd chapping stage) begins as a whitish/grayish haze on the lips.

Day 14: Color "blooms" from within more and more each day, until day 21 (3 weeks post procedure).

Day 21: Healing complete; the color you see is the color you have. Your lips will remain a bit dry for a month or two, so use a good lip balm and they will return to normal, but with full color!