Permanent Cosmetics Questions and Answers

Question:

How safe is permanent cosmetics? I am thinking of having my eyebrows "done."

Answer:

Dear Sharon, As long as you go to a liscensed tattoo artist and, preferably, one with an autoclave to sterilize equipment, I believe that it is safe. In my practice, I remove a great many tattoos and so I see all of the "disasters" of uneven, too dark, too broad, too high, etc. cosmetic tattoos. They should be regarded as permanent although lasers can be a painful and expensive means of undoing the process. Make certain that it is what you want and exactly where you want before the tattooing is performed.

Gregory Caputy, MD, Chief Surgeon
Honolulu, HI

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