How to preserve the color of the pigment: why did the tattoo not come from?

Why didn't you get a tattoo? The search for the main reasons why the pigment did not take after the healing of the tattoo is an urgent issue for beginners, and for experienced masters, and for clients. Let's take a look at this issue again.

The presented article is an exclusive translation of the material published on the website of the international journal for micropigmentation specialists PMU International. Magazine of Permanent Makeup. Original article - link

Sometimes you can hear: "What is yours will never leave you." This can be true of jobs, opportunities, relationships—anything but pigments in permanent makeup. They always leave, no matter how much they matched your appearance, no matter how grateful you were for their presence and how much you begged them to stay. How do they do it?

As you can see, the color of the healed permanent makeup is slightly different from the color of the original pigment that the master injected into the skin. This is primarily because some of the pigment remains in the epidermis when the needle moves back to the surface, and as the epidermal cells migrate upward to exfoliate later, the pigment particles they contain also disappear. In general, the entire pigment of the epidermis can leave the body within a month. The appearance of the permanent immediately after the procedure may also be slightly bolder and brighter than the color it will heal to, due to excessive swelling of the treated area. As for the pigment in the dermis, part of it is also lost due to the vigilance of the immune system of our body. Phagotic cells try to eliminate particles that are foreign to our body and deactivate what cannot be eliminated. In other words, they surround the pigment particles and thus change the reflection of light from the tattoo.

Why does the color change?

There are also some non-biological causes of pigment discoloration. Particle size in pigments is different. Smaller particles are easier for the immune system to eliminate. In addition, the risk of pigment migration to unwanted areas increases with decreasing particle size. Pigment migration can also lead to discoloration at the injection site. Since any pigment is a mixture of several shades, the fading will tend to be dominant, and due to the client's natural skin tone and undertone, the residual pigment may appear bright orange, gray or blue, for example, on the eyebrows. Occasionally, pink or purple eyebrows appear, but green ones are extremely rare due to the peculiarities of blood flow in the forehead area.

Incorrect application of pigment contributes to a change in the appearance of permanent makeup, not only due to the exfoliation of the pigment with the help of epidermal cells. The placement depth determines how the light waves will bounce off the pigment. It has been proven that blue light does not penetrate deeply into human skin, but most of it is emitted from the surface. Red light, however, can penetrate much deeper and most of it is absorbed by the skin. This makes dark pigment (mostly brown and black) appear green, blue or gray if injected at the wrong depth.

On the other hand, it is impossible to achieve the desired permanent makeup color and make it fade naturally without resorting to watercolor shades. The qualification of a permanent makeup master plays a key role in successful healing and creating a natural, long-lasting look.