Permanent makeup

Permanent makeup (from Latin permanens "permanent"), also tattooing, contour makeup, micropigmentation, dermis pigmentation - the introduction of a special pigment into the upper layers of the dermis with a needle to create a permanent pattern on the face to emphasize, highlight, correct, improve some facial features or mimic normal makeup. With the help of permanent makeup, it is possible to improve the shape of eyebrows, lips, eyelids, create color correction of the face oval, imitate blush on the cheeks, lighten dark circles under the eyes and much more. Also, the technique of permanent makeup is used to correct postoperative scars, camouflage burns, reconstructive plastic surgery. Usually, the puncture depth is 0.3-0.5 mm.

Often, a correction is carried out a month or two after the initial application of permanent makeup.

According to a number of sources, permanent makeup began to be worn in the early 1900s in the UK, with tattoo artists Sutherland MacDonald and George Burchett at its origins. Since the 1920s, it has become popular in the United States.