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PERMANENT COSMETICS OFFER FREEDOM AND IMPROVED SELF-IMAGE
They say beauty is only skin deep, but how people feel about their appearance can affect their whole outlook on life. That’s why permanent cosmetics are becoming a preferred alternative to the expense and trouble of applying makeup every morning. It’s also being used to increase the self-esteem of burn survivors and people with medical conditions that affect their appearance.
Micro Dermagraphics has become a popular alternative to makeup for such celebrities as Raquel Welsh, Cher, Liz Taylor, Dustin Hoffman, and warren Beatty. Now that the secret is out, many people are taking advantage of this procedure by the
Greater South Florida Area Clinic of Micro Dermagraphics.
The technique of permanent Micro Dermagraphics uses a special tool to place a non-allergenic iron oxide pigment under the skin. The process, which originated in the Orient, is similar to the ancient art of tattooing. The main difference is that tattooing penetrates the skin more deeply than Micro Dermagraphics.
Permanent cosmetics are most commonly used for eyeliner, eyebrows and lipliner. It offers relief and freedom for many who are allergic to makeup as well as for contact lens wearers. It is also used for camouflaging scars, birthmarks, stretch marks and other skin irregularities.
Burn survivors have scars camouflaged. Alopecia sufferers, who often have no facial hair, have eyebrows created. Vitiligo sufferers have skin areas without pigment camouflaged with a mixture of inert pigments to achieve an exact skin tone match.
“I feel better about myself today because of permanent cosmetics,” says C. Ross of Chicago. “The pigment camouflaged stretch marks that were caused during adolescent growth. I feel that this procedure can help many people who are self-conscious about their appearance due to societal pressures.”
At the South Florida Area Clinic of Micro Dermagraphics, Karen Troyer-Kotleba works with the client to achieve the desired results with permanent makeup. She uses a topical anesthetic for comfort and clients can be involved in the decision-making throughout the process. Although plastic surgeons perform the same procedure with the patient under general anesthesia (unconscious) at three times the cost, Kotleba finds that her clients prefer to be more involved in the procedure.
How people feel about their appearance affects their whole outlook on life. Beauty may only be skin deep, but the way one feels about them self runs deep. Permanent cosmetics are becoming a preferred alternative to the expense and trouble of applying makeup every morning or multiple times a day to enhance personal appearance. Permanent makeup is also used to enhance self-esteem for those challenged with multiple facial disfigurements. Movie stars, sales people, singers, burn survivors, alopecia and vitiligo sufferers, surgical patients, post face lift patients, laser demarcation, people allergic to cosmetics, people with stretch marks, birthmarks or any skin irregularity have all benefited from permanent cosmetics!
Through this technology, we can reconstruct the vermilion borders of the lip, as well as full lip color, for fuller and permanent color. We can place a lash line for a solid eyeliner or a more muted look to enhance the eye. Pigment can be feathered to make natural looking eyebrows for facial symmetry or to simply build a brow where there is no hair.
“I’d rather be able to talk to Karen, look in the mirror and say, ‘little bit more here; a little bit more there.’” says Darlene Conner. “When I’m knocked out on the table, they could do anything. When I awaken, I might find that the way I look is not what I wanted.”
Because people have very personal images of beauty, they should look for a professional who can talk to them and understand their desires before having the procedure done. Clients should also check references and credentials so they can feel confident about the procedure.
“I want to help people improve their total self-image,” says Kotleba, a Certified Derma Technologist who has been a Registered Nurse for morn than 30 years. “Permanent cosmetics can help improve their feelings about themselves and increase their self-confidence.” Those who are interested can call The Greater South Florida Area for Micro Dermagraphics at 561.886.7863 for more information. e-mail kay@makeup4ever.com