What is Alopecia?

I’m thrilled to be able to share my personal experiences, along with my clients, in cosmetic tattooing/permanent makeup. My first blog is going to be about Alopecia.

What is Alopecia?

Alopecia areata is a condition affecting humans, in which hair is lost from areas of the body, usually from the scalp. In some cases, the condition can spread to the entire scalp (Alopecia totalis) or to the entire epidermis (Alopecia universalis). The condition, (Alopecia universalis), causes hair loss all over the body…including the face: brows, eyelashes and facial hair. This is where I come into the picture as a Permanent Makeup Artist/Micropigmentation Specialist. Women, men and children will all benefit with increased confidence from their improved appearance after permanent paramedical repigmentation is properly applied.

Typically there is concern as to whether or not the permanent makeup will look "natural" if or when natural hair growth should occur in the future. The answer is "yes".

Consultations are required and are taken seriously. After your eyebrow and/or eyeliner procedure, you will feel comfortable with your appearance as you enter into the public eye. Basically, there is no "down-time" other than using some ice (or frozen peas) if swelling occurs.

Usually, clients will come in at lunch time and go back to work immediately after the procedures. Others feel more comfortable having their procedure done on a Friday evening (after work) so they could go home afterwards to relax and unwind.

Creating permanent brows and eyelashes for Alopecia clients

This brings me to another special client, Kari. (By the way, all my clients are special to me)! Kari has had Alopecia for over 15 years. She researched for a permanent makeup artist who can design brows that look ‘natural’. I use a unique technique where I carefully implant individual hair-like strokes that resemble a true brow hair. (I believe some technicians in the industry call this “feathering”). Voila, permanent brows were created that look like ‘real’ brows. Kari is very excited with her newly designed brows.

Now try and relate to this scenario. Kari wanted me to permanently design a liner that was a ‘zig zag’ or ‘ridged’ liner on her upper eye. I realized she was trying to draw a liner that looked like lashes. Because Kari had no lashes, she tried to draw something that resembled them. During the procedure, I designed and created a liner that extended small hair-like strokes to look like lashes. WE DID IT! Now she has 2 permanent procedures: natural hair-like brows and an upper liner with lash-like strokes. Amazing!!!

Kari is psyched that she doesn’t have to take the time to draw these on every day. Time saved. Thank you, Kari, for being such an incredible human being. Not only is she a woman of integrity, she’s a women who knows what she wants…goes after it…and makes it happen. Thanks for being my client!!!

Coming soon--- Kari’s ‘live voicemail’ testimony that will be posted on my web site.