![]() This is related to the aftercare section below as well. Obviously drinking water is a good thing, so would never ask someone to cut down on this purely for ink retention! Drinking lots of water can also help flush the ink out faster. Consumption of alcohol can affect ink retention. If someone is on holiday a lot, swimming, sauna etc, they will usually lose the ink faster. Actually, a fit older client can lose ink faster than a less active younger client for this reason. Usually older clients are less active, with slower cell renewal, meaning the ink will last longer.Īctive clients will lose ink faster as the body is pumping blood around the body more, and renewing cells more quickly. Older clients generally have thinner skin – the results will not necessarily be any less successful compared to someone younger, but we must be careful with the tattooing depth and pressure on older skin. What factors affect the scar camouflage results and how long they last? You can not have scar camouflage tattooing if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Conditions may include diabetes, blood disorders and allergies. This will be discussed with you at your consultation. You may be on medications which prevent you from having treatment. Hyperpigmentation is more prevalent in darker skin tones. Sometimes hyperpigmentation can be transient and return to normal, but this can take anywhere from 90 days upwards. If you suffer from hyperpigmentation (where you skin goes very dark after a cut etc for a very long time, usually around the edge of the injury), you may still be able to have treatment, but there is a risk of further hyperpigmentation with your skin healing and reaction an unknown entity. If have a history of keloid scarring, it is likely you cannot be treated, in case the scar gets worse with treatment. Keloid scars can not be treated at all, as any treatment could exacerbate the problem. Darker scars can first be treated with micro-needling and MCA dry needling to repair and lighten first, before adding in ink. This is because lighter ink will not satisfactorily cover the dark skin underneath. Your scar(s) need to be lighter than the surrounding skin to be able to have tattooing. If the scar is at least 12 months old, you can have micro needling or MCA dry needling to help repair it first. This is because your skin is still healing, meaning it is still moving, so ink would continue to move with the repairing skin, leading to unknown and potentially undesirable results. Your scar needs to be at least 2 years before ink can be used. There are many factors which affect whether (a) you are suitable and (b) how successful the treatment will be… Is your scar suitable to tattooing? Here at Ink Illusions, we will do our best to improve the appearance of your scar the best we can by tattooing your scars with skin tone tattoo ink. Many treatment options are available – when client’s visit us, it is usually their last resort, having tried laser etc. ![]() It may just be a small scar, or it may be stretch marks covering large parts of the body. Since colours are deposited layer by layer to create a sheer translucent look similar to skin, the results are very natural-looking.Scars, regardless of how they are obtained (surgery, growth spirts, accidents), can be debilitating for some people and really affect self-confidence. Technology has advanced and certain treatments are available to soften scars such as laser therapy and microneedling, however, when these treatments reach their full potential, camouflage tattooing can be a great way to attend to these issues. Some don’t mind these little marks, while others want them erased as much as possible. We all have perfect imperfections on our bodies. Most of the population has scars and stretchmarks, whether they are little memories from playing a little too rough as children, surgical scars, burn scars, self-harm scars, a quick growth spurt, weight-loss or pregnancy. This in turn, creates a more even appearance to your skin and helps the imperfections blend in with your natural hue. The colour implanted is meticulously chosen and blended to match your skin-tone, taking into account your skin’s undertones and overtones. Scar camouflage is a form or paramedical tattooing (micropigmentation) that consists of implanting a skin-tone pigment into the dermis, similar to a traditional tattoo.
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