Permanent Make-Up - Medical Usage
Can permanent make-up be used to compliment surgical procedures?
Permanent makeup, also referred to as makeup tattooing, can be used to complement medical procedures. This would include the camouflage of scarring after a surgical procedure, as long as the scar was lighter than the surrounding skin. Also, it can be used to reconstruct the areola and the nipple after a mastectomy.
Can permanent make-up cover scars?
Permanent make-up, also referred to as medical tattooing, can be used to conceal scarring, as long as the scarring is lighter than the surrounding skin.
Can permanent make-up cover depigmentation?
In medical conditions, such as vitaligo, where the skin appears hypo-pigmented, permanent makeup - also referred to as magical tattooing - can re-pigment the skin.
Can permanent make-up help to disguise hair loss?
Yes, permanent makeup can be used to disguise hair loss in female hair thinning. It is also really effective in disguising scars on the scalp where the hair doesn't grow anymore, and where it's really effective is to disguise hair transplant scars. Where it isn't effective is in disguising male pattern hair thinning, and this is because as the condition progresses, and the hair is lost, the pigment will appear strange on the scalp.
How effective can I expect permanent make-up to be?
Permanent make-up used as a medical tattoo procedure can give very natural looking results, but patients need to be realistic about what can be achieved. We cannot make a scar disappear, but we can give the look of a camoflauge foundation over a scar.
Can permanent make-up help disguise the side affects of cancer treatment?
The side effects of cancer treatment would include loss of the eyebrows and the eyelashes due to chemotherapy. And, after mastectomy, the side effects would also include the loss of the areola and the nipple. Permanent makeup, also known as a medical tattoo procedure, could help in all of these conditions.
