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Permanent makeup is a cosmetic technique which employs tattoos (permanent pigmentation of the dermis) as a means of producing designs that resemble makeup, such as eyelining and other permanent enhancing colors to the skin of the face, lips and eyelids. more...

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It is also used to produce artificial eyebrows, particularly in people who have lost them as a consequence of old age, disease, such as alopecia, chemotherapy or a genetic disturbance, and to disguise scars and white spots in the skin such as in vitiligo. It is also used to restore or enhance the breast's areola, such as after breast surgery.

Most appropriately called Cosmetic Tattooing, other names include dermapigmentation, micropigmentation, and permanent cosmetics . These procedures are regulated in many countries and states, some of them requiring a registered professional, such as an esthetician, dermatologist or plastic surgeon to perform it. In the United States and other countries, the inks used in permanent makeup and the pigments in these inks are subject to FDA regulation as cosmetics and color additives.

History

Cosmetic Tattooing dates back at least to the start of the 20th century, though its nature was often concealed in its early days. The tattooist Mollie Forster, a major developer of the technique when it become fashionable in the 1910s and 1920s, described in his memoirs how beauty salons tattooed many women without their knowledge, offering it as a \"complexion treatment ... of injecting vegetable dyes under the top layer of the skin (the dermis)\".

Results

Results are usually good, and often mimic topically applied cosmetics, such as in complete alopecia of the eyebrows. The skill and the experience of the tattoo artist are fundamental. Before committing to cosmetic tattooing, particularly if for convenience only, clients should be aware of the potential problems of later removal and complications that may ensue. As with tattooing, cosmetic tattooing may take several sessions and may present some minor discomfort (although many technicians will use a topical anesthetic to help reduce any discomfort)

Result looks \"harsh\" just after application, but become somewhat more natural (as natural as makeup can be) after a few weeks.

Cosmetic Tattooing can be useful for women who wish to wear makeup, but cannot apply it easily because they have allergic reactions to makeup materials, have vision deficits, tremors or restrictions of precise movements of the fingers and hands (such as in arthritis, stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or other conditions). Cosmetic Tattooing may also be used to camouflage scarring on the face or other parts of the body.

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