Micropigmentation procedure consists of three stages:

1. Consultation

During the consultation I necessarily answer all the questions you will be interested in. Together we will choose the pattern form and the color of the selected dye, as well as perform an allergy test. The mentioned test has nothing to do with the „harmful” pigment nature, but it shows a serious professional approach to the whole precedure. It is known that allergy is one of the common diseases worldwide, that can be caused by even innocuous substances. This makes the allergy test a binding necessity, which will secure you from possible nuisances.

1. Primary procedure

Read about the course of primary procedure HERE (latv.lang.)

1. Retouch

Sometimes the result of the procedure may be satisfactory even after the first time, but in the majority of cases an adjustment retouch should be done. Retouch is made not less that a month after the primary procedure took place. The conditions of the process are similar to those of the primary procedure. During the retouch it is possible to fractionally change the tint or intensity of the color, according to customers desires.

The following renovations of the color and form clarity are recommended to be done after 12 or 24 months. After several years has passed there is a possibility to newly correct the face features and create eyes, eyebrows or lips visual lifting.

Even though micropigmentation is referred to those procedures of decorative effect, during its conduction the upper layer (protective layer) of the skin is being disturbed and damaged. Thus, it is important to comprehend and acknowledge all possible risks and contraindications. The latter can be divided into three categories:

1. Absolute contraindications:

Allergic reaction to a selected dye, structural modifications of the skin layer in the given plot (new formations, keloid scars, warts, melanomas, psoriasis, chloasma, nevus, skin cancer).

1. Temporary contraindications:

Menstruation, conjunctivitis, immunity instability, pregnancy, breast feeding, esthetic infiltrations and plastic surgeries performed less than six months ago, local infections, unregulated scars, other skin damages in the zone of alleged micropigmentation (local dermatitis, bruises, solar or any other burns, etc.), herpes rashes on the lips. During the procedure of lips micropigmentation, people who appear to be the carriers of the Herpes virus, for the prophylactic purpose should be administered to take the anti-herpes medication for five whole days (including the day of the procedure).

1. You need a doctor’s permission for the procedure if you have:

Diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases, epilepsy, cancer, blood clotting diseases, other pathological diseases.

Attention!  According to the European regulation, the specialist performing the procedure is obliged to inform the customer about possible risks that may appear:

• Allergic reactions, skin reactions (inflammations, edemas, redness, itching in the process of healing)
• Herpes virus provocation, while performing the procedure on the lips
• Keloid scars formation (if the pathological tendency exists)

If the specialist violates the rules of hygienic safety, following risks may appear:

• Local infections
• General infections – hepatitis (B,C), HIV

Procedure can take from one up to three hours, depending on the technique and the zone chosen.

In many European countries the micropigmentation procedure is equally serious as a medical operation, which means that in order to be able to legally perform it micropigmentation specialist should observe strict laws of hygiene and sanitation. Surely, customer that does not have an applicable education can not define whether all precautionary measures have been abided; nevertheless a customer can and should display some interest and observance.

• Obligatorily ask the specialist to show you the needles that will be used for the procedure of micropigmentation. They should be properly packed in a disposable sterile packing.
• It is desirable for pigment to be disposable too. In our country this rule does not apply yet, but is highly recommended.
• All objects that are being touched by the specialist while performing the procedure should be covered with a disposable plastic membrane (table, lamp, chair, the surface of the used equipment). Only these precautions will be able to help to observe the rule of “disposable” surface. Disinfecting liquid substances not always can fully secure the surface, as it is not allowed to apply them on the surface of equipment in use, all the more to keep them from 15 minutes up to one hour, as the rules require.
• Protective means are obligatory both for the specialist (gloves, mask, hat) and for the customer (hat, pelerine).
• After the procedure, specialist should utilize used needles to a special container.
• ATTENTION! Hygienically safe procedure CAN NOT BE PERFORMED AT HOME, due to the impossibility to observe all sanitary rules in premises with carpets, blankets, covers, plants and other similar objects.

If you have at least a slightest doubt about the matter of sterility and safety of the procedure, don’t be embarrassed to leave the salon immediately. Remember that your health is priceless.

The colors of the pigment will be selected according to your natural characteristics. Specialist will lead a color analysis and define your appearance type as well as the color intensity. Preference is given to inartificial palette, similar to the natural colors. All individual face features will be considered while applying the pattern. Pigments do not contain alcohol and are purely hypoallergenic.

Perhaps we might disappoint you, but it is high time to dispel this myth. NATURAL PIGMENTS FOR MICROPIGMENTATION DO NOT EXIST. In cosmetology, under the concept of “natural” it is meant that the pigment contains components of floral or animal origin. None of the legal European dye manufacturer uses components of floral or animal origin in the pigments for permanent make-up. It is forbidden by the European resolution adopted in 2003, in which all the requirements about the equipment and materials used for the permanent make-up are combined. Floral components can not be effective in dyes used for the procedure of micropigmentation, as they tend to cause allergic reactions and are quite unstable in terms of saturation and color homogeneity. In fact, pigment used for permanent make-up can be divided to organic (oxygen and nonmetal combination) and inorganic (oxygen and metal combinations). All these pigments are synthesized in laboratories and can not be natural by definition. Not at all does it mean that they are “bad”. On the contrary, these dyes are stable and do not cause allergic reactions.

There is no unique answer for this question, as pain perception is a very individual moment. In definite periods, the pain threshold may vary even for the same person. However, a qualified specialist will always try to minimize painful feelings, by introducing local anesthesia and maintaining it throughout the whole procedure. It is not recommended to rely on your own strength - managing to cope with pain and refuse to have anesthesia. This may lead to unpleasant consequences, when organism rapidly reacts on painful impact by producing a large edema – blood and lymph flow to the impact zone, which later on will provoke a long-term uncomfortable healing process.