Cosmetic lip tattoo sequelae: A case report and review of literature

Alquorain, Nada Abdulaziz A; Yousef, Haneen A.; Aljabre, Salih H.M.; Alakloby, Omar M.; Al-Natour, Sahar H.

doi:10.1016/j.jdds.2017.03.001

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“…Recently, permanent makeup has been in the spotlight as a beauty art for the human body that expresses beautiful faces by forming eyebrow lines, strengthening eyelashes, and permanently changing the shape of lips (Montgomery and Parks 2001 ; Wetzel 2012 ; AlQuorain et al 2017 ). The areas where permanent makeup is most commonly applied as cosmetic tattooing are eyebrows and eyelashes, injecting pigments into the lip line and the entire lip, rouge of cheeks, and beauty spots (Wetzel 2012 ).…”

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

Jin

Chang

2022

Appl. Microsc.

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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. We observed the microstructural properties of inorganic pigments added to the ink using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and analyzed the constituent elements of the inorganic pigment particles using an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). In red wine-colored ink, cubic titanium dioxide with a diameter of 110 to 200 nm was the major component, and rod-shaped iron oxide was rarely observed. Most of the ingredients of taupe yellow ink were rod-shaped yellow iron oxide, and a small amount of cubic titanium dioxide was observed. Red wine-colored ink and taupe yellow ink contained lumps composed of titanium dioxide particles. In red wine-colored ink, lumps were formed by agglomeration. However, we observed that the surface of the lump composed of titanium dioxide in the taupe yellow ink had a smooth surface caused by external physical compression. The titanium dioxide particle mass which found in taupe yellow ink in this study is an artificial product. When this mass accumulates in the dermis, it may cause a color mismatch. Therefore, permanent makeup using fine pigments should be free of foreign substances that may cause trouble in the skin. In addition, there is a need to improve the quality of the ink so that the required color can be safe and long lasting in the dermis.

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

Jin

Chang

2022

Appl. Microsc.

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“…Like with other forms of tattoos, there was an intense sense of stigma in the early part of this century when women of the "Roaring 20s" secretly elected for tattooed makeup against the high cost of traditional cosmetics. By the 1970s attitudes changed, eyebrow tattoos became more widely accepted and popular, and thus, correspondingly the popularity for tattooed makeup rose in the following decade (6). Apart from aesthetic purposes, the 1980s utilized the practice as a way to give eyebrows to patients suffering from alopecia and receiving chemotherapy treatments (7).…”

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