Scar camouflage - Medical tattooing (Dry needling)

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Skin colored scar camouflaging
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Stretch mark dry tattooing
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After breast surgery scar tattooing with areola pigment around the areola and skin tone pigment directly on the scar underneath.

What is
Scar camouflaging
Scars on your body and face can leave you feeling imperfect, uncomfortable and lacking confidence. Scar camouflage tattoos are long-term solutions for camouflaging scarring, achieved through the infusion of pigment into scar tissues.
Using prescriptive colors and the highest-quality equipment, I implant color pixels into your scar, mimicking your skin tone and blending your scar into the surrounding skin.

To reach the best result you need 2 sessions (rarely 3). I'd rather implanting lighter and less pigments during the first treatment and after it healed, I can adjust the color/darkness perfectly to the surrounded skin.

Medical-Tattooing/ Dry needling
This is a recommended treatment prior to scar camouflage.

It’s a simple but incredibly effective solution. My device uses fine needles to penetrate directly the damaged skin, creating a micro trauma.  This treatment triggers the body’s natural healing process, causes regeneration of healthy tissue and collagen production. As a result, the skin will rejuvenate itself, becomes firmer, smoother and has a more even tone, and improve the appearance of the surgery scars, burns, chicken pox...

I tailor the treatment to your specific needs, targeting precisely the areas where scars are visible. The adjustable needle depth ensures optimal results for different types of scars, whether they are caused by acne, surgery, burns or others.

Who is this for
Normal scars
Surgical scars
Areola scars
Stretch marks
Chickenpox marks
Burns

No keloid scars! If it is not active, I would ask your doctor's permission to work on your keloid scars.

Best candidate
The ideal scar has
  • white, pale color
  • smooth texture
  • at least 12 months old

More information about the scars in the FAQ questions, here....

What happens on the treatment
Your journey with me will start with a CONSULTATION, where I analise your scar/stretch mark area and make your treatment plan.
Then, I will need to carry out a patch test, to make sure everything I am using is safe on your skin.
Finally, I will go through the healing process and aftercare, so you can insert the treatment into your everyday life.

On the TREATMENT day:
  1. Please read through my Before your treatment section (just below) how to arrive for your treatment.
  2. If the scar area is sensitive, I may ask you to apply numbing agent at home before you arrive.
  3. I will prepare the treated area carefully to carry out a safe needling session, which lasts different time with each individuals, depending on the size and area.
  4. I will go through the aftercare (also handing out in paper, too).
  5. Then, I ask you to come back for a review and possibly the follow up session in about 6 weeks time.
  6. Each stage will be documented in photographs.

BEFORE
your treatment
All clients should be patch tested 48 hours before the treatment to see any allergic reactions.
  • Exfoliate 3 days to a week before to get rid of any dead skin cells on your body.
  • No laser treatments at least 4-6 weeks before working on the treated area.
  • No tanning a week or 2 prior. Please make sure your skin is not tanned so that I can match your correct skin tone.
  • Try and have no alcohol a couple of days before & NO blood thinners 3 days before your appointment.
  • No ASPIRIN as this will affect blood clotting at the treatment site.
  • Wear loose clothes the day of the appointment; the areas treated will be slightly tender.
  • Please eat a healthy, well-balanced meal before we meet and drink lots of water.
  • No lotion, oils, or sweat on the skin.
  • No Antibiotics: Being on antibiotics 20 days before treatment and 40 days after the treatment can slow down the healing process.
  • No Intense Working out at least 2-3 days before your session. It can cause your skin to stretch slightly, resulting in your tattoo being distorted when your skin returns to normal.

AFTER your
treatment
This part is extremely important to reach the best result. The body healing response plays a big part in the final result, but this is something I can not control on my side.
  1. With clean hands, gently wash area using a fragrance-free cleanser and water. 
  2. Allow to completely dry. no rubbing, only pat dry with a paper towel.
  3. Once fully dried, apply a very thin layer of cream given by me with clean fingertips.
  4. Repeat above steps 2x per day for 10 days after service.

DO NOT rub, pick or scratch the treated area. Let any scabbing or dry skin naturally exfoliate off. Picking will cause more scarring!

Avoid sun exposure and tanning beds for a minimum of 4 weeks after your procedure. Direct sunlight/tanning can cause hyperpigmentation and additional scarring. Use SPF 50+ even in a cloudy day as the sunrays still affect.

NO swimming and public bathing for 2 weeks to avoid bacterial infection.

Avoid heavy exercise for 2 days.

Avoid ingest seafood, eggs, corn, cow's milk, pork, shrimp, chocolate and peanuts in the first 10 days after each session, as these activate histamine causing an allergic reaction.

Drink a lot of water to keep the hydration to the body.

Healing
If you need to, you can go back to work right away. There may be some redness in the area and slight discomfort for the first day or two. However, in most cases, clients return to normal activities the same day.
However, I would go through the aftercare before booking the appointment, consider the facts you can and can't do after the treatment.

Result
It will take several weeks for the pigmentation to fully set in, so please be patient, trust your body and the healing process. I will ask you to return to my salon for a control visit/treatment around 6 weeks after the procedure. Both scar camouflaging and dry needling are not a quick fix, they are multiple session treatments.