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Microbiological Survey of 47 Permanent Makeup Inks Available in the United States [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2022
In two previous surveys, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified microbial contamination in 53 of 112 (47%) unopened tattoo inks and tattoo-ink-related products (e.g., diluents) from 15 manufacturers in the U.S. In this study, we primarily
Sunghyun Yoon, Sandeep Kondakala, Seong Won Nho, Mi Sun Moon, Mei Chiung J. Huang, Goran Periz, Ohgew Kweon, Seongjae Kim   +7 more
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Material analysis on semi-permanent makeup needles [PDF]

Applied Microscopy
The cosmetic-tattoo industry is evolving every year and the microstructures of the equipment have the great potential for semi-permanent makeup applications. Present paper explores the materials and microparticles of semi-permanent makeup tattoo needles.
Hyun Sook Jin, Seung Hyun Oh, Byung Soo Chang   +2 more
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Complications of permanent makeup procedures for the eyebrow and eyeline [PDF]

Medicine (United States), 2021
Abstract Japan is one of the few countries that consider the application of permanent makeup a medical procedure, and only doctors and nurses are allowed to perform this procedure. Studies on the safety and esthetic outcomes of permanent makeup procedures are not available, although there are studies that report allergies and ...
Shoichi Tomita
exaly   +4 more sources

Application of the Hyperspectral Imaging Method to Assess the Effectiveness of Permanent Makeup Removal

Applied Sciences, 2023
The growing popularity of permanent makeup is associated with an increase in the need for treatments that effectively remove pigments from the skin. The risk of the radiation wavelength not being adjusted to the spectral ranges of individual pigments ...
Magdalena Kamińska, Beata Krusiec-Świdergoł, Weronika Pawełczyk, Magdalena Hartman-Petrycka, Anna Banyś, Krzysztof Jonderko, Agata Lebiedowska, Robert Koprowski, Sławomir Wilczyński   +8 more
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Cutaneous Adverse Reactions Associated with Tattoos and Permanent Makeup Pigments [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine
Tattooing is the procedure of implanting permanent pigment granules and additives into the dermal layer of the skin, serving various purposes such as decoration, medical identification, or accidental markings. There has been a significant rise in the popularity of decorative tattooing as a form of body art among both teenagers and young adults.
Beatrice Balaceanu-Gurau, Ana Ion, Raluca Tatar   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Why Permanent Makeup (PMU) Is Not a Lifetime Application

Cosmetics
Permanent makeup (PMU) is a popular form of tattooing applied to the eyebrows, eyelids, and lips for corrective and aesthetic purposes. It also has medical applications, such as reconstructing the breast areola, mimicking hair follicles on the head, and ...
Eleni Andreou, Sophia Hatziantoniou, Efstathios Rallis, Vasiliki Kefala   +3 more
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Microbiological survey of commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks available in the United States [PDF]

Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2018
Tattooing and use of permanent makeup (PMU) has dramatically increased over the last decade, with a concomitant increase in ink-related infections. The aim of this study was to determine whether micro-organisms are present, and if so, the number and their identification in the commercial tattoo and PMU inks available in the United States.We surveyed 85
Seong-Jae Kim, Ohgew Kweon, Carl Cerniglia   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Permanent Makeup (PMU) Removal with Plant Origin Extracts

Cosmetics
Permanent makeup (PMU) is a popular application for the correction of face and body imperfections. It can be applied over the facial area to correct the shape and color of eyebrows, to the eyelids to create permanent eyeliner shapes, and the lips to ...
Eleni Andreou, Efstathios Rallis, Sophia Hatziantoniou, Vasiliki Kefala   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Permanent Makeup Procedure Heralds the Development of Systemic Sarcoidosis. [PDF]

Cureus, 2022
Permanent cosmetic procedures including tattooing are determined as risk factors that prompt the development of cutaneous granulomatous conditions. Scar sarcoidosis is an uncommon manifestation of a systemic granulomatous disease with a few cases reported in the literature worldwide.
Bashinskaya A, Fernandez AD, Morgan MB.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Analysis of microstructural characteristics and components of red and yellow ink pigments used in permanent makeup [PDF]

Applied Microscopy, 2022
Our purpose in this study is to analyze the microstructural characteristics and constituent elements of inorganic substances added to the yellow ink and red ink pigments used in permanent makeup.
Hyun Sook Jin, Byung Soo Chang
doaj   +2 more sources