Sometimes cosmetic tattoos are applied in a plastic surgeon's office by a specialist there. Sometimes you may be in a clinic where the only specialty is the application of permanent makeup.The important thing is to find a licensed aesthetician, someone who has been thoroughly trained in the...

The inks in cosmetic tattoos are usually made of inert iron oxides. If you don't have any allergies to iron oxides, you should do fine with them. Check to make sure that inks especially created for cosmetic purposes and not the ordinary tattoo inks. It's not that something is wrong with...

As with regular tattoos, your skin will be punctured over and again with a needle. The side effects will also be similar to those from a regular tattoo, but there will be additional ones, too.The area tattooed (or 'made up') will experience some swelling for a few days. You can use cold...

The risks with permanent are much the same as the risks involved in regular tattoos. (See our FAQs on "Tattoos and Your Health" for more information.)There is the health risk involved. If the procedure is done in unhygienic surroundings, the patron runs the risk of being infected with...

Permanent makeup is a specialized form of tattooing. So, every example of permanent makeup is a tattoo, but not all tattoos are permanent makeup. Like a regular tattoo, permanent makeup involves depositing ink into the layers of the skin using a needle. Unlike tattoos, however, permanent makeup...