It is your client’s choice to have an elective procedure performed. Subsequently, it is also up to the client to make the decision if the procedure is worth the anxiety and discomfort.

No one is forced to have these elective procedures performed. Consequently, it is the clients choice to accept responsibility for the procedure from start to finish. It is the technicians responsibility to explain in detail all phases of each requested procedure.

Each client’s level of pain tolerance is as individual as they are. We love to perform permanent cosmetics on someone that already has permanent makeup, artistic tattoos, piercings and brandings. Why? Generally, they already have their mind-set as to what they are putting their body through. They understand the entire tattoo process and it is much easier to work on them. Working on a person that has never had any type of plastic surgery or any facial or body injectables, permanent makeup, tattooing, piercing or branding is not aware of the protocol of the process. The new client does not know what to expect. The technician’s responsibility is to walk the client through the procedure letting them know exactly what is going to happen. The client has fear of the unknown.

Yes, permanent makeup is a tattoo.

Yes, permanent makeup involves using a needle to insert the pigment into the skin.

Yes there is discomfort involved.

Yes you need to know these things prior to having a procedure.

Yes, you the client are in control of your behavior and pain control.

The technician will do their best to keep the client comfortable during the procedure, but, it is up to the client to take control and start off the procedure in a positive manner. That positive way starts with your anxiety level. If you have control of your anxiety you will have a successful stress free procedure.

Elective Fun Procedures:

Botox

Fillers like Restylane

Breast Enhancement

Lipo

Tummy Tuck

Permanent Makeup – Brows, Lips or Eyeliner

Artistic Tattoos

Piercings

Branding

Must Have Procedures:

Blood Draws

Open Heart Surgery

Gall Bladder Surgery

Chemotherapy

Radiation

Broken Bones Reset

Brain Surgery

Hip or Knee Replacement

All of these procedures have some discomfort and pain, some more than others. But patients still elect to have them performed.

Pain Tolerance

It is a technicians duty to tell the clients that they need to accept responsibility for their own body and actions.

As my traditional tattoo artist friends say to their clients “SUCK IT UP”!  “Sit Down, Shut Up and Hold Still”! …No, I am not kidding!

I don’t say those exact words to my clients.  I reword the ‘Suck It Up’  to something along this verbiage- “If you have a low pain threshold, take medication for anxiety to go to the dentist, have laser treatments, vein therapy or when you are having any type of work involving discomfort or pain, then you definitely need to go to your health care provider and ask them how they can help you with the discomfort during your procedure and for the colour refresher in 4-8 weeks post your initial application”. I stress to the client AGAIN, it is their responsibility to hold still. If they feel they cannot hold still……. then you, the technician should refuse to work on them.

When a technician calls me and says  “My client is in so much pain, the anesthesia is not helping them, it doesn’t work and I need something stronger”.

I recite one of my favorite lines…… I say this to my client….. “Then I will stop using the anesthesia and let’s see how much it is helping you”. Of course they always say “NO…keep using it”.

If you think something is going to hurt and your mind set is made up, what ever you are going to have done ……..will hurt.

Clients need to RELAX  and go to their ‘Happy Place’ and relax.

Pain – The Technicians Responsibility

You the technician  have a responsibility to educate your client! How thorough was your consultation with the client?  Did they fill out paperwork that asked them about their pain tolerance? Did your paperwork explain everything that they would experience from start to finish and clarify all of the choices the client has to make their procedure as comfortable as possible?

Pain – The Client’s Responsibility

Again, your client needs to accept responsibility for their pain level…… NOT YOU!!!!! Clients must sign paperwork that states “If you move during your permanent makeup procedure YOU THE CLIENT are responsible for the mistake NOT the technician. You the client will be responsible for any removal or laser charges to have the ‘mistake’ fixed’.

My Favorite Anesthesia’s to USE

MAGIC Gel and MAGIC Spray Anesthesia

Liquid Numit

Numquik Pink

UltraCaine White

The first law is….’PLAY BY THE RULES!’   I know the students and technicians get tired of hearing this….. but….. JUST DO IT!

Do not use illegal products on your clients. You could be just a day away from a lawsuit.

By: Susan Church CCPC, CPDA, CCRT

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“We’re so excited when a ‘virgin’ (a person that has never had any type of permanent makeup procedure) comes in for an appointment. Generally, these appointments are far and few between. Ninety-five percent of our work is corrections, repairs and lightning. “Not surprisingly, this has become the nature of the industry”, says Susan Church, IIPC founder and Director of Education, and former board member of the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals.

Since its inception in 1990 the IIPC has been considered the trailblazer and leader in the permanent cosmetic make up industry. Their mission is not only to fix mistakes, but also to teach the skills and knowledge it takes to be successful in the industry.

With pre-study and in class hours combined students receive 135 hours of instruction in the fundamentals of permanent cosmetic make up covering: Eyebrow Hair Simulation, Lash Enhancement, Eyeliner, Beauty Marks and Lip Liner, as well as how to execute these procedures using all four modalities – the digital machine, the coil machine, the rotary machine and a hand tool method.

Many of Church’s students are traditional tattoo artists. Because they already know how to use a tattoo machine, understand needle groupings and how to get the pigment into the skin, and to perform sterilization procedures, as well as holding certification in blood-borne pathogens, Church offers them an abbreviated course of study.

‘If a person is already a really good tattoo artist, it isn’t hard for them to learn to do this service, “Church says.

Permanent cosmetics, also known as cosmetic tattooing, micro – pigmentation and permanent makeup is a procedure in which pigment, not ink, is applied into the dermis, or middle layer of the skin. In the world of beauty, permanent cosmetics, is used to enhance the shape, and color of eyebrows, eyeliner and lips. The techniques are also used for Scar Camouflage, Areola Restoration, Hairline Enhancement and to cover age spots, and uneven skin discolorations.

Robin Soles, owner of Indian Ink Tattoos, in Jackson Missouri, has been tattooing for 10 years, specializing in coverups and permanent makeup. Where once her permanent makeup clientele were cancer patients and seniors in their golden years, they are now also young women, professionals and busy moms wanting to simply look their best without any hassle.

“We live in a fast – paced society,’ Soles says, “And what’s easiest is what people want. “

Souls background in tattooing techniques, such as shading and color blending, give her a definite advantage over the typical salon or surgical practice where the procedures are done by technicians rather than buy an accomplished artist.

“When I first learned, I was the only person in the class who was a tattoo artist, so I spent the first week watching other people figure out how to use a tattoo machine,” she says. “What sets me apart is that since I’ve done tattooing, I know skin and the aspects of dealing with it such as when to back off and thinner areas.”

“Does it make it easy? Not so much,” she adds.

“Part of the reason that I’ve done so well is that I also have a lot of knowledge about make up in general from my mom and seven sisters, two of whom were models.”

For those tattoo artists who think permanent cosmetics isn’t going to satisfy their creative spirit, soul says, “That might be true, but it really does create an artistic challenge. A medical professional may know science, but that does not make them qualified to perform artistic work on a person’s face. Permanent cosmetics involves a great deal of artistry and understanding of color theory.”

“You’re blending colors to match your hair color and skin tone. You definitely need to be an artist to draw the brows to match the curvature of the face,” she says, “you don’t want every client walking out with the same shape eyebrows when they all have different shaped faces.”

Few of those who come to Soles for permanent cosmetics have ever set foot in a tattoo shop. Indian Ink is an artsy shop rather than a scary place filled with skulls and raunchy music. This obviously helps the uninitiated to feel more comfortable. “I do baby them a little bit more than my tattoo people,” Sole says.

“You really need to make your shop a welcome place,” she ads, “or you will lose the permanent makeup clientele – and it’s HUGE.”

To learn more about permanent cosmetics visit the International Institute of Permanent Cosmetics.

www.PermanentMakeUpSchool.org not only offers and educational training, but is also a place you can find quality supplies, www.PermanentMakeUpProducts.com color guides and a library of Susan Church‘s articles and tips.

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