In the world of dermopigmentation there are unfortunately inadequately trained operators and unskilled “professionals”, who carry out their work imprecisely, causing considerable damage to the people who turn to them.
More and more often, we therefore find ourselves wondering: can badly executed semi-permanent make-up be corrected?
Dermopigmentation treatment is also called semi-permanent make-up, since today special pigments are used which are reabsorbed over a certain time frame.
Depending on skin type and other variables, this period can last up to 12 or 18 months, so if the work has been poorly carried out, the problem of living with an inadequate shape or color remains for a year or more. Furthermore, it is also possible that the treatment dates back to an earlier period in which non-absorbable tattoo colors were used that often change color over time, creating unwanted effects.
How do you deal with these cases? First of all, an expert operator must evaluate whether and how to intervene, possibly also in synergy with other professionals and trained doctors.
Having made this first assessment, there are usually two types of intervention:
It is useful to underline that, although both types of intervention are effective, correction should not be considered a simple and immediate solution. In fact, these are procedures that require a lot of time to achieve the optimal result, as well as a potentially high financial investment. The best option is always to deal with a trained professional from the outset, who can create good semi-permanent make-up without the need for correction.
Rita Molinaro’s dermopigmentation and camouflage correction course
For professionals who want to train in this field, Rita Molinaro is offering a course completely focused on correction and camouflage.
The course examines how to carry out preliminary analysis, how to choose the most appropriate correction system for the client, and how to carry out the intervention: a complete pathway designed to find again the pleasure of looking your image in the mirror using the dermopigmentation treatment best suited to your face.
You can find out the complete program and upcoming dates at this link:
Correction and camouflage course
Microneedling, also called dermaneedling, is a dermal stimulation treatment that aids the skin’s natural regeneration process. Thanks to its minimal invasiveness and the excellent results it can achieve if performed by trained professionals, the treatment is becoming increasingly widespread.
To understand what microneedling consists of, we first need to understand our skin and how it works.
The skin is divided into three layers called epidermis, dermis and hypodermis. It is subject to a constant process of cellular regeneration: new cells are produced by the innermost layers and ascend towards the superficial ones.
However, over the years and due to factors such as pollution, poor nutrition or lack of hydration, this renewal process tends to slow down.
Dermaneedling uses special needles to create micro perforations in the epidermis, with the aim of pushing the skin to react by producing collagen.
Thanks to this treatment, cell regeneration increases and the skin therefore appears more toned, compact and luminous.
Dermaneedling is a highly effective treatment, useful not only for stimulating cell renewal in case of imperfections due to aging such as small wrinkles, but also to act on scars, acne marks, stretch marks or skin spots.
The micro perforations enable you to prepare the skin to receive active ingredients and functional substances, so using the right products is key to obtaining the best possible result.
In the Rita Molinaro cosmeceutical line Clinita Care you can therefore find creams, serums and masks specifically designed for microneedling and capable of maximizing its effectiveness, in addition to a dermaroller with surgical steel needles useful for continuing treatment at home.
Contact us for more information on the Clinita Care catalog, or visit our Dermaneedling course page if you would like to offer your clients an innovative and effective treatment: Clinita Collagen Bioinduction Course
For those who want to take their first steps into the world of dermopigmentation, one of the first things to do is to identify the right training courses to attend. The field of dermopigmentation has been growing for several years, but to start a business and become a professional in the sector, you need to choose the right partner to turn to.
Dermopigmentation is a procedure that introduces colored pigments into the dermis, with an aesthetic or medical purpose.
This practice includes microblading and what is commonly referred to as “permanent make-up” for lips, eyebrows and eyelids for eyeliner. SIt can be done manually (like microblading) but to obtain the best results with the most modern techniques, a mechanical tool called a dermograph (handpiece) is needed.
For those who want to pursue a career in dermopigmentation, Rita Molinaro has created a training course called “Basic course – The fundamentals”. The first module focuses on the eyebrows, with a course in which you can learn all the basics on the dermograph (handpiece), needles, colors, health and hygiene rules and informed consent, up to the creating a design and the different dermopigmentation techniques.
The second module focuses on permanent lip make-up while the third and last one teaches students how to tattoo the eyeliner line.
On the pages dedicated to the individual modules you will find the complete program and the calendar with the next scheduled dates for the basic dermopigmentation course:
The fundamentals: eyebrow dermopigmentation course
The fundamentals: lip dermopigmentation course
The fundamentals: eyeliner dermopigmentation course
Rita Molinaro has always offered professional training in a world where an improvised approach is unfortunately common: our courses are based on protocols and methodologies approved by national health companies and are taught by EQF certified teachers.
The certificates issued at the end of each course have a legal value recognized throughout Europe.
Unlike other academies, we continue to monitor our participants at the end of the training course with an ongoing tutoring service. For the first three months after the master, we provide the subscription functions of our MyClinita app free of charge, including a direct and dedicated chat service with teachers where you can obtain ongoing support.
Choose only the best for your training with Rita Molinaro’s dermopigmentation course, visit the Courses section or contact us for more information.
The training protocols are the result of more than 30 years of teaching to make learning easier so students can immediately put into practice what has been learned, in complete safety for the customer and the operator.
A 3D tattoo, of the same type that is normally used for semi-permanent make-up, to redo the eyebrows, lip contours or eyeliner.
This is the solution tested at the Ca ‘Foncello Hospital in Treviso for the reconstruction of the breast areola on 169 women following mastectomy.
Minimally invasive dermopigmentation surgery, which allows post-operative reconstruction of the areola and nipple area of the breasts, restoring their original and harmonious appearance as well as their psychologically wellbeing which greatly helps patients in the acceptance process.
Another small battle won against breast cancer, which affects one in ten women every year in Italy.
The experience, which since 2010 has led to the current pool made up by the director of the Complex Operational Unit of Radiotherapy, Alessandro Gava; director of Breast Surgery Christian Rizzetto; director of Plastic Surgery, Giorgio Berna; and specifically the work of Rita Molinaro at the Treviso LILT (Italian League Against Cancer) who performed 309 interventions, published in the Annali magazine of the Istituto Superiore della Sanità, which followed the stages step by step.
The satisfaction questionnaires followed, which praised this new technique applied to medicine.
At Ca ‘Foncello in Treviso, these are carried out by an internationally renowned dermopigmentist.
It is she who inserted small color pigments under the top layer of the dermis of these women’s breasts, thus acquiring an appearance similar to that prior to their mastectomies (the removal of one and both breasts due to the presence of a tumor mass).
Dermopigmentationis a reconstruction technique permitting a harmonious and highly realistic aesthetic result.
It is not very invasive as it is done using a very thin needle, as with eyebrow reconstruction or to redesign the lips.
In Italy there are about 50,000 new cases of breast cancer every year.
About 35% of women affected by the disease undergo mastectomy surgery.
Following surgery, in practice comes breast reconstruction, which is an important moment in the psychological and social recovery of a woman battling breast cancer.
Numerous studies show that women who have undergone mastectomy operations continue to experience psychological discomfort even after some time and that the reconstruction of the areola-nipple complex is strictly correlated to the patient’s degree of satisfaction and to her acceptance of her own image, significantly boosting the reconstructive result.
A new scientific publication confirms: nipple areola tattoos are good for the psyche of women affected by breast disease; but hospitals today lack dermopigmentation staff.
A new scientific publication, published in December 2020 in the Annals of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), reports the data collected on 169 patientsaffected by breast disease and undergoing (post-surgery) reconstruction via tattooing of the areola and nipple. This sheds new light on the need to find specialized dermopigmentation staff in public health facilities, to enrich the treatment service currently offered after mastectomy or partial breast removal.
There are scars that mark the end of a bad experience, while there are other scars that often start a long and painful healing process and that can hide key traits of femininity forever.
Between 2010 and 2016, 169 patients treated for breast cancer underwent dermopigmentation treatments (medical tattoo used as a complementary technique in the reconstruction of the areola and nipple) in the Treviso hospital thanks to a project carried out in collaboration with the local section of the Italian League Against Cancer (LILT).
This is what emerges from the article “Dermopigmentation of the nipple-areola complex in a dedicated breast cancer center, following the Treviso Hospital (Italy) LILT model” published in December 2020 in the Annals of the National Institute of Health (ISS).
From the data, it emerges that of the 169 patients, treated in a total of 309 sessions, 90% expressed a high level of satisfaction with the aesthetic results, considering the treatment very useful and beneficial.
The results of the study show that dermopigmentation of the areola-nipple complex is a safe approach that provides concrete benefits to patients.
Rita Molinaro, dermopigmenter, make-up artist and product manager in the cosmetic field, as well as one of the authors of the scientific article in question, has committed her life to the recognition of oncological dermopigmentation for women affected by breast disease.
For over 15 years, she has been collaborating with associations such as LILT and ANDOS, giving conferences and university lectures in Italy and abroad, and treating over 1,000 cancer patients.
“Tattoo or dermopigmentation for medical purposes is a non-surgical, simple and safe technique that is also and above all good for the psyche of women”, says Rita Molinaro, who continues, “I jealously guard the hundreds of messages of happiness and sincere gratitude from the women I have treated.”
Press release of January 30th, 2021
When they found the mummy Otzi, scientists discovered that on her body she had 64 tattoo: this shows that tattoos have been part of human culture since prehistoric times.
Obviously, at the beginning, techniques were manual and it is precisely from this prehistory that we can trace the technique of Microblading: in ancient times, flint and quartz splinters were used to tattoo; now, of course, the small blades are different and the various techniques also differ.
In fact, in recent years, Microblading has risen to the fore especially because, unlike the dermograph, the purchase of small blades to start tattooing involves a small financial outlay.
This has given rise to multiple courses claiming to turn you into a microblading expert in a few days but which, instead, give life to a lot of individuals who do not know how to use the technique precisely.
Because the real difference between the use of the dermograph and microblading lies precisely in the dexterity of the latter: with microblading you can obtain hyper-realistic and admirable effects but what is needed is an outstanding ability to use blades.
The dermograph is actually an electrical device, born with the advent of the industrial revolution which created the first rotary presses; indeed, the dermograph itself began life as a machine for printed paper, then transferred to use in tattooing.
Please understand, however, that an electric device can be very expensive while microblading blades are within reach of every budget: the results obtained using a dermograph and via microblading are similar if both techniques are mastered, even though – it’s worth repeating – tattooing using microblading requires much more manual skills and experience.
The goal for a good tattoo is always the same: to get the color to the level of the papillary dermis. Whether this happens with a manual or electric means doesn’t change anything, the issue is having the skills and ability to do it even using small microblading blades, a skill that must be practised exponentially.
In addition, Microblading involves differences in the type of skin: old skin that is thin or with a thick presence of blood vessels make the job much more difficult, while the dermograph allows you to work on multiple skin categories without any difficulty.
Therefore, the two methods are different but they can also be used in a complementary way: the same tattoo can first be created with microblading and then, shaded or strengthened with the dermograph. The important thing is to always evaluate who is in front of you, what type of skin they have and their desires and goals to then decide how to proceed.
If you have good dexterity and a precise hand you can alternatively use both techniques: for example, for the eyes and lips you can use the dermograph (it is also possible to perform this treatment using the manual technique, but this requires a very high level of expertise and precision and the result is simpler and more gratifying using the electric tool) and for the eyebrows the manual Tebori technique, depending on what is needed.
What we recommend to every professional is the knowledge of both methods which, at times, are also used simultaneously: with microblading and, specifically, with the Tebori technique, not only hair can be created but also lines, shades, color fills; what remains key is practising manual skills and sensitivity to understand how far you can go with the specific skin being treated.
For both of the techniques we have talked about, the training and practice that can only be obtained by practising often and without ever neglecting one technique or the other is important.
In addition to this, a rigorous hygiene approach is crucial, allowing you to work safely for both the tattoo artist and the client.
