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Permanent makeup is a tattoo, and it is not–this is a case of apples and oranges.  For more details on the differences, please visit the About page on this website.  As I practice it, permanent makeup includes aesthetic procedures, such as eyebrow color, eyeliner/eye shadow, and lipcolor– it also includes “micropigmentation,” which is the medical term for restorative coloration following cancer surgery, radiation or chemotherapy, as well as simulated-hair pigmentation for alopecia clients who have lost their eyebrows and/or eyelashes.  You will find numerous photographic examples in these pages.

In brief, here’s how you can benefit from permanent makeup:

• Saves time–effortless good looks, both day and night
• Serves your active lifestyle–won’t run or streak during your workout
• Gives a natural, “beautiful without makeup” look
• Ends the difficulty of applying makeup with glasses
• Minimizes those aging changes around eyes and lips
• Eliminates a challenge for arthritic or shaky hands

For men:  If you have light eyebrow hair or bald spots in your eyebrows, I can improve your appearance with a bit of tattooed color along the brow line, allowing for a more expressive face.  The color is matched to your skin tones and hair color for a perfectly natural look.

Your first consultation is free, and carries no obligation.  VISA, MasterCard, Discover, personal check and cash are all acceptable forms of payment.

My work carries a twelve-month warranty against discoloration or excessive fading, and all booster-color visits (generally every two years or so) are priced well below the original procedure.

 

Recent News

Roanoke permanent makeup and paramedical clinic TBD in June

I plan to be back in Roanoke  soon, the date still to be determined (possibly June 15). The location is  Medical Grade Skin Care, Inc., 4523 Brambleton Avenue SW.  To make an appointment please contact Betsy McClearn at 540/774-3223.

New York Times: “Tattoos as Makeup? Read the Fine Print”

Thanks to a recent caller who referred to this article from February 2011.  It is a well-stated and apt warning for anyone considering permanent makeup, and, I believe, presents a more balanced report than the NPR story.   As noted before, I welcome all questions about my materials, my methods, and my qualifications.  Please read the About page on this website, which includes references to my training and to my relationship with the medical community and with highly respected, local aesthetic practitioners.  I frequently consult with them in the case of skin conditions and scar management, and I have been honored by their continuing referrals.

Responding to “Tattoo Ink Stained by Safety Concerns”

I’ve been alerted to a recent NPR story and its FDA reference.  Readers and listeners should make the distinction between tattoo inks and permanent makeup pigments–their formulas are very different; beyond that, I can’t comment on tattoo inks.  As others have pointed out, the same color compounds that are used in permanent makeup pigments are the ones used in food, which we ingest in far greater quantities, and prescription drugs.  They are approved for these uses, as well as in topical makeups that are applied every day.  To these are added either alcohol or distilled water (and sometimes glycerin), as vehicles for the pigments.

In answer to the question of pigment and MRI safety, I am not aware of any actual cases of MRI difficulties, and  I quote from my professional organization’s website (www.spcp.org):
” According to Dr. Frank Shellock of Tower Imaging in Los Angeles, CA, a top expert in MRI safety, [out of the thousands who have had permanent makeup applied], only a handful of people have reported minor problems around the eye area and no problems around the lip or brow area. … Test studies have confirmed that the ‘iron’ particles in pigment are too microscopic to react as true metal pieces but rather are more accurately compared with ‘metals’ which already exist microscopically in the body.”

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