Magnetic tattoo removal is a safe and effective way to remove permanent makeup. It utilizes the body’s natural healing properties to lift away ink without the side effects lasers tend to cause, and a great medical spa can help your brows look new again. Here’s what you need to know about this procedure, and how it compares to laser for permanent makeup removal:

How Does Magnetic Tattoo Removal Work For Permanent Makeup?

The technical explanation of magnetic tattoo removal reads like a science textbook, with talks of atoms, electronic spins, and chemical reactions. But in simple terms, the process uses magnetic needles to lightly puncture the skin. The magnetism of the needles interacts with the heavy metals found in tattoo or permanent makeup pigment and a tattoo removal solution to increase the skin’s temperature, encourage evaporation, and expel the ink molecules from the dermis, the middle layer of the skin. In essence, magnetic tattoo removal acts like reverse permanent makeup; instead of encouraging the skin to absorb ink, this procedure stimulates the skin to reject it.

While the dermis plays a significant role in how the removal works, the process itself is limited to the epidermis, the top layer of the skin that is void of blood vessels. Therefore, the procedure doesn’t damage the skin or cause any bleeding.

Is this Procedure Safe and Effective For Permanent Makeup?

Magnetic tattoo removal is a safe process that uses techniques, tools, and solutions in full compliance with FDA regulations. It’s compatible with all skin types, works with all ink colors, and can even be used on scarred or damaged skin (including skin with hypertrophic or keloid scars). It’s a great method for removing permanent makeup from the brow in fewer treatments than laser removal.

What About Laser Tattoo for Permanent Makeup Removal?

Laser tattoo removal often leaves the skin discolored, leaving a yellow tint or causing hyperpigmentation, a condition where melanin increases and darkens the skin (in clients with lighter skin), and hypopigmentation, which lightens the skin (in clients with darker skin). It may cause scarring, as well, a particularly burdensome side effect when this scarring interferes with hair regrowth in the brow area.

In addition to these concerns, laser removal isn’t guaranteed to remove all of the permanent makeup. Not only are the lasers limited in the types and colors of ink they can draw out but, because the process relies on the individual's lymphatic system, results can vary dramatically from person to person. Simply put, some people have strong lymphatic systems well equipped to cleanse the body; others have lymphatic systems that don’t work as effectively.

Laser removal may also be quite painful, comparable to everything from a bad sunburn to a rubber band snapping against your skin to the sting of an angry bee. Magnetic removal, by comparison, is painless for some and a little uncomfortable for others. Either way, the discomfort tends to be much lighter than what’s experienced with a laser, feeling less like a rubber band and more like a rug burn. It can be eased with numbing cream if desired.

Magnetic tattoo removal is quicker, gentler, and more affordable than other types of tattoo or permanent makeup removal. True to its name, it’s an attractive choice.

Vive Med Spa offers the highest quality esthetician services in the Denver, Colorado area. We’ve expanded from permanent makeup to laser skin treatments to meet your needs for one destination for high-end skin rejuvenation services. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.