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Permanent Makeup
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05/17/2004
Permanent Makeup
The needles, inks and artistry of tattoos are most often associated with military service, adolescent rebellion or a mid-line crisis. But you may be surprised at who is getting tattooed and why.
Tattoos are more common than you might think. According to one study, ten percent of Americans have one. Thirty percent of those people are 20-year-old or older. And were seventeen or older when they got their first tattoo. More than twenty percent of tattoos have no special meaning and that number is likely to grow.
Karen Jaqua might not seem the "tattoo type". Afterall, she's polished, sharply dressed and conservative in her appearance. Still, the 51-year-old admits she didn't have to consider permanent makeup very long, before she was sold on the idea. Jaqua says, "I did for a little but, but I have other tattoos, so it wasn't as traumatic for me."
Even in the face of a buzzing needle. Okay, so she's also very brave. Jaqua says, It's not going to run when it gets hot, or when you go swimming. It is always going to be the same." She is among a growing number of people putting themselves in the chair for a permanent application of eye liner, eyebrows or lip color.
The artist on the other end of the needle has also been there. Laura Hejel says, "I have a friend whose mom does it." Now, as a micropigmentaologist, Hejel does it, too. She says, "I went to Omaha for a full week and we did two models each day and did the training for a full week."
While permanent makeup doesn't go as deep into the skin's layers as a traditional tattoo, it's permanent and the ink used must meet the same Food and Drug Administration regulations as cosmetics or color additives. Hejel says, "The biggest thing is, 'How long is this going to last?' Up to ten years depending on how you take care of it."
As a woman dermatologist, Dr. Kelly Jerstad understands the appeal of permanent makeup, "If maybe you have the same colors that you've been using as makeup for a long time and that's what you want long term, that would maybe be a reason you'd want to." But as a doctor, she cautions women, like Jaqua to think hard before going under the needle. Jerstad says, "We're seeing more interest, but what we see a lot of is people interested in removal of tattoos, cosmetic tattoos."
In our next HealthBeat, we take a look at common reasons why some women wind up in a second chair asking to have their permanent makeup removed and what questions could save you from making that second trip to the chair.
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