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Embrace the Freedom: The Benefits of Permanent Eyebrows in Summertime

As the warm and sunny days of summer approach, many of us find ourselves yearning for a carefree and low-maintenance beauty routine. One way to achieve this is through the magic of permanent eyebrows. With permanent eyebrows, you can bid farewell to the daily hassle of penciling, shaping, and filling in your brows. Let’s explore the numerous benefits of permanent eyebrows during the summertime, allowing you to enjoy the season to the fullest.
1. Sweat-Proof Beauty:
Summer brings rising temperatures and increased outdoor activities. With permanent eyebrows, you no longer need to worry about sweat smudging or wiping off your carefully drawn brows. Whether you’re hitting the beach, going for a jog, or simply enjoying a backyard barbecue, your permanent eyebrows will stay intact, giving you the confidence to embrace every moment.
2. Poolside Perfection:
Dive into the pool or frolic on the sandy shores without worrying about your eyebrows melting away. Permanent eyebrows are waterproof, making them the perfect solution for maintaining flawless brows during summer water activities. Say goodbye to the dreaded “bare-faced” look and hello to poolside perfection.
3. Time-Saving Beauty:
Summertime is meant for adventures and making memories, not spending excessive time in front of the mirror perfecting your brows. With permanent eyebrows, you can reclaim precious minutes of your day. Wake up with beautifully shaped and defined brows, allowing you to get ready quickly and seize the day. Spend less time on your beauty routine and more time enjoying the sunny days and warm evenings.
4. Natural and Effortless Look:
Permanent eyebrows are designed to enhance your natural beauty. Skilled technicians carefully match the color and shape of your permanent eyebrows to your unique features, resulting in a look that seamlessly blends with your overall appearance. Enjoy a fresh-faced, natural look throughout the summer months, free from the worry of smudging or fading.
5. Confidence Booster:
There’s something undeniably empowering about having well-defined eyebrows. Permanent eyebrows provide a boost of confidence, allowing you to face the world with self-assurance. Feel confident at summer events, parties, and gatherings, knowing that your brows are on point and perfectly frame your face. Embrace the carefree and confident version of yourself this summer.
Conclusion:
This summer, give yourself the gift of hassle-free beauty and enjoy the benefits of permanent eyebrows. With sweat-proof, poolside perfection, time-saving convenience, a natural look, and an added confidence boost, permanent eyebrows are a game-changer for the summer season. Say goodbye to smudged brows and hello to carefree summer adventures. Embrace the freedom and radiate confidence all summer long with the beauty of permanent eyebrows.
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Mandy Sauler on Areola Nipple Tattooing

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month Mircobeau has teamed up with Mandy Sauler and her team to provide free areola 3D nipple tattoos to breast cancer survivors in the Tri-State area.

Microbeau international is an engineering company that manufactures state of the art equipment they strives to develop quality tools in the USA.

Mandy is excited for the partnership because it is important to her to provide excellent service and she can accomplish this by using the best equipment Microbeau has developed.

Read more on Mandy’s Interview

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Quick Guide for Perfect Eyebrows: How Microblading Differs from Machine Method?

Introduction

Here’s one question that pops up in our DM day in and day out: “What is the difference between micro-blading and machine eyebrows?” Alright. We understand your frustration. You wish to have those perfect, seductive, head-turning brows, don’t you? But, the overwhelming amount of misinformation making rounds on the internet quadruples the challenge of finding the perfect answer to the question. Therefore, we wanted to post a standalone article describing the differences between micro-blading and machined permanent eyebrows. We’ll discuss the methods, share the pros and cons of using them, and similarities between the two procedures. So, let’s cut to the chase and get started!

 

What are machined permanent eyebrows?

Machined brows, also called Permanent Make-Up or micro-pigmentation, involve a cosmetic tattoo machine that implants pigments into the skin. The make-up artist uses ultra-fine needles that implant the pigment close to the skin surface. You have a wide range of techniques to choose from when you go for machined brows, for example, powdered brows, ombre brows, natural enhancing hair stroke eyebrows, and more. With new technology now they have what’s called nano needles which create the most realistic look of hairs. When this procedure is healed you would never know that they weren’t real. Here are the pros and cons of using the machine for permanent eyebrow procedure.

Pros of machined eyebrows!

  • The machined permanent eyebrows procedure is great for mostly all skin types. People with certain skin types and age of skin are not great for microblading. Which makes working with a machine give them the best results.

  • Machined hair-strokes are superior to micro-blading as the former rarely results in ink bleeding. Thus, it ensures excellent strokes as the make-up artist can go through the same path until you get the look you want.

  • The machined hair strokes are made by small impressions in the skin, not cutting the skin like microblading. So this will not leave scar tissue in the skin.

Cons of machined eyebrows!

  • The vibrations and noise from the machine affect the overall customer experience. Make-up artists find it hard to control the machines due to the vibrations. The artist’s erratic hand movements might injure the customer.

  • If the make-up artist is not experienced they can run the risk of operating at the wrong angle into the skin. The artists need to keep their hand movements in check and ensure they don’t overuse the machine.

Micro-blading procedure for permanent eyebrows

An alternative to machined brows, micro-blading is another popular permanent eyebrow technique. Although the concept is similar to machined eyebrows, the make-up artists implant the pigment into the skin using a disposable hand tool. The tool is used to produce fine hair strokes. The needles in the hand tool have the potential to create ultra-sharp or ultra-fine hair strokes. How fine are the hair strokes? Well, the strokes are so fine that they look just like real eyebrow hair. Thus, the micro-blading procedure is for people that want perfectly natural-looking eyebrows! Here are the pros and cons of using the micro-blading permanent eyebrow procedure.

Pros of micro-blading eyebrows!

  • Micro-blading is super simple for a skilled make-up artist. Why? The hand tool or manual tool used in the procedure comes with a blade that is easy to operate. Drawing strokes with the tool is quite simple.
  • Customers don’t have to fight the irritating sound from the machining procedure. There are no vibrations or distractions. This makes the procedure soothing and comfortable for customers. Also, the manual tool is easier to place strokes with than a machine.

Cons of micro-blading eyebrows!

  • As discussed earlier, micro-blading involves making minor cuts to put the ink in place. The cuts made in the skin are relatable to papercuts. Customers getting the procedure done by inadequately trained artists might end up damaging their skin unknowingly. Once the cuts are made, any touchup procedure will only irritate the skin more.
  • The make-up artist might feel the need to perform more ink injections after the first one. This might end up over-thickening the strokes and adversely impact the healing process. As a result, the strokes will seem blurry instead of natural-looking.
  • If the ink from the skin starts to bleed, it will be practically impossible to restore the procedure. The make-up artist has to put in a lot of effort to lock the ink in the whole cut.

What are the similarities between micro-blading and machine procedures?

However, one should also acknowledge the similarities between the two permanent eyebrow procedures! Both the eyebrow tattooing procedures involve pigments deposited into the skin’s upper dermal layer. The procedures are classified as cosmetic tattooing and hence require highly trained and skilled make-up professionals. The end result of the procedures mostly depends on the skill of the artist instead of the method of implantation. Therefore, you must seek highly reputed and skilled make-up professionals to get your eyebrows done.

Which permanent eyebrow procedure is best for YOU? 

Your eyebrows deserve the best. Hence, we went all the way to write a post showing the differences between micro-blading and machined permanent eyebrows. Now that you know how both the methods differ, do you feel confident enough to make a choice for yourself? If you don’t, feel free to reach out to us and ask any questions about your upcoming eyebrow procedure! Since everyone’s skin is different, we highly recommend connecting with our friendly make-up experts to get a customized solution for your brows in no time. Did you find this post helpful? Let us know in the comments. Also, don’t forget to check out other informative posts on the blog!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Let’s talk about insurance

By Kelsey Woodbridge

Dealing with insurance is similar to having to go to the DMV to renew a license; it’s borderline traumatizing. You may not have to take a photo looking like your next mugshot, but you will be transferred an excess amount of times before receiving any kind of answer to your questions. And then, you’re not even sure if you have all the information.

Companies and plans differ but in the end, your insurance is there to cover your payments when unexpected medical payments arise. Insurance is security – an asset when you are faced with unplanned charges.

 

How does this apply to areola nipple tattooing?

 

We often get asked, “Is this covered by insurance?” The short answer is: it’s complicated. The shorter answer is: no. We are not in network with any insurance providers, so patients must pay out of pocket for their procedure.

The silver lining: procedures can be filed for reimbursement.

While insurance companies cannot directly pay for the services patients receive the day of their visit, patients are given the information to submit a letter of reimbursement to insurance to get the money back.

Why aren’t medical tattooing services recognized and directly covered under insurance?

 

Good question, we’re still fighting that one. Medical tattooing is seen as a “cosmetic procedure” that is not necessary. Meanwhile after a mastectomy, if you get nipple reconstruction, it’s covered by insurance. Our company offers 3D nipple tattooing, an alternative to nipple reconstruction that would save insurance companies’ thousands of dollars, but it is not covered.

While some say reconstructing a breast is necessary, a tattoo to add color back to an areola is currently not seen as necessary. Insurance companies don’t have to cover this, and many don’t. If the goal is to provide coverage for procedures that recreate the allusion of a body part that has been taken out, it seems like only half the job is being covered. That’s not good enough.

 

Men and women that have gone through a difficult illness like cancer and the trauma of losing part of their body, should not have to financially worry about procedures that are provided to help them recreate what they lost. But the legality of the language and the judgements behind tattoos, are causing a hole in the system.

 

We’ll let you be the judge – is reimbursement a good start?

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#12DaysofNipples

By Kelsey Woodbridge

Welcome to the #12DaysofNipples

Nipples are natural. But they’re also funny, sexy, gross, embarrassing, maternal, beautiful, and sometimes extra perky.

 

Label them what you want, your nips are so much #MoreThanNips.

We see nipples all day long because we tattoo them. Our patients survive breast cancer, breast reconstruction, (sometimes) nipple reconstruction, and then we tattoo a nipple on them!

Their plastic surgeon takes a nipple, so we give one. Kind of like those penny bowls at store counters. Except nipples come with the weight of labels – ones we give and ones we take on.

 

We’re taking those labels out this holiday season.

Nipples are so much more than nipples but they’re also just nipples, wherever they came from.

 

Sometimes you lose a nipple, and that’s okay. Is it hard? Yes. What’s even harder? No not your nipple, but all those negative thoughts you tell yourself when you lose a nipple. We’re here to tell you – with or without a nipple you’re beautiful. We’re okay with giving you that label. And, accepting a new nipple is fine (our nipples are works of beautiful art, especially on you)!

 

The great thing about body parts? They won’t get jealous when you decide to get a new one.

 

We’re putting nipples on fun things like Rudolph’s nose, because we all need an extra laugh this holiday season, and how can you label that?

 

Enjoy your nipples (or nipple-less self), ladies and gents. Happy #12DaysofNipples.

 

Sincerely,

The Sauler Team

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Training Hospitals on Medical Tattooing

By Kelsey Woodbridge

Medical tattooing is the process of tattooing to reconstruct, or present the appearance of something on one’s body due to a medical condition or surgery. A popular example of this would be tattooing an areola 3D nipple on a breast cancer survivor, in order to replicate the appearance of a nipple after breast reconstruction. This can also help reconstruct other body parts like belly buttons, fingernails, or even help with webbed toes.  Medical tattooing can also include camouflaging scars that are lighter than the surrounding skin due to surgeries, accidents, or other causes.

MSK medical tattooing training

 

While the demand for medical tattooing is increasing, there is also a strong need for experienced instructors in hospitals. The common misconception with medical tattooing is that it is completely a “medical” procedure, meaning anyone with a medical background can perform this procedure on a patient. However, many of our patients come to us to have their nipple tattoos redone because they aren’t happy with the results done by a medical professional. Doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are not qualified to perform medical tattooing unless they have had comprehensive training. Advancements in training for 3D nipple tattooing were not available like they are now. Now is the time to get trained in this growing industry!

 

How it works:

How does medical tattoo training work?

  1. We will come to you. Just as patients are more comfortable having a procedure in an office they know, so is your staff. We understand that hospital staff are extremely busy, and may not have time to travel to obtain the necessary skills for this practice.
  2. We will completely customize the training to your hospital staff. In most cases, medical staff is already aware of the medical side of our training. Meaning, will not spend time lecturing on breast cancer history or the different types of reconstruction if this is already knowledge they have.
  3. You train alongside your peers. We will build a class for your employees, and cater to their abilities. When learning a new technique, it’s important to bounce off ideas and questions with others in your group.

 

Why bring a trainer to your hospital?

MSK medical tattooing training

The reality is that many unqualified medical professionals are medical tattooing in order to keep patients in-house. However, when clients come to us unhappy with their nipple tattoos, it’s clear professional medical tattoo training is needed. When hospitals train their staff on medical tattooing, they are investing in their employee’s skills and their patient’s procedures. This will provide patients will quality nipple tattoos, and keep your patients in-house. This will lead to satisfied patients that will then bring more patient referrals to you practice.

We’ve been invited to train at some of the most top-notch hospitals in the nation. Check out a list of these hospitals here.

 

What you will learn

 

Trainings are comprehensive and packed with information across the 3 days. Hospital staff will be under the instruction of Sauler technicians, learning about how to create the illusion of an areola 3D nipple tattoo. If interested, hospitals can be trained in scar camouflage as well.

 

Learn more about what our training courses offer here at our location.

 

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American Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference

By Kelsey Woodbridge

It was an honor that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons allowed our company to be represented at the ASPS Conference in Orlando, Florida this month. Plastic surgeons travel in from all over the world (almost 50 countries!) in order to share expertise about their fields.American Society of Plastic Surgeons

You may be wondering how our company fits into this area, as tattooing may not be the first thing you think of when “surgeon” comes to mind. Contrary to popular belief, this is actually how we’ve specialized in a highly credible form of medical tattooing. After plastic surgery, the patient is sometimes left with a lot of scarring. We work directly with plastic surgeons in their office and several hospitals. We offer services such as scar camouflage, reconstructive tattooing and hyper realistic 3D nipples, that extend the transformation of the patient.

Understanding the ins and outs of plastic surgeons, allows us to give better care for our patients. When patients see us, they are usually in the final step of their transformation. Whether this is an areola nipple tattoo, a 3D nipple, or scar camouflage. By understanding the procedure they previously had, we are able to better the tattooing we can provide for them. This goes both ways, while we learn a lot about the medical field, we also are able to share procedures we provide that many surgeons don’t even know are available. We have been able to recreate a lip that was lost from cancer, a fingernail that was bitten off by a dog, and many more. The new advancements in reconstructive tattooing are incredible

Unfortunately, there is a lot of misconceptions about tattooing, especially in the medical field. Have you heard of Microblading? It’s a procedure that has received a lot of air on the media, however it’s widely mis practiced. In fact, we perform a lot of corrective work on patients that received cosmetic tattoos from untrained technicians, and this sadly does not exclude medical professions.

American Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference PanelFortunately, it’s platforms like the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference, that allow us to spread the knowledge of this new form of tattooing services. Medical tattooing is an art completed in a medical setting, meaning it takes tattoo training. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference was an amazing experience for so many. We were able to make many great connections and reach more awareness for what truly can be done in the medical tattooing industry.

 

 

 

 

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Nips On The Rise

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By Kelsey Woodbridge

NipsOnTheRise

 

Did someone say nipples? We say nipples. You say nippletastic. We all say NipsOnTheRise.

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We are partnering with Unite For Her, an organization that provides healing services for the women effected by breast cancer in order to help them on their road to recovery. We ask, if you are able, to donate in support of this cause.
*Mark tattoo when donating, so we know you were apart of NipsOnTheRise!*

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Want to be apart of a Nip Revolution?

 

You’ve come to the right spot. Ladies, and gents, we welcome you to participate in a movement of self-love, education, awareness, community, and of course, fun!

 

Why launch on Oct. 13th, you may ask?

 

This is for all my girls who like their freedom: it’s National No Bra Day! That’s right, the only cups you’ll need are for drinking. We’re kicking this campaign off with the best state: the natural state. Take all those imperfections, insecurities, loves, confidence boosters, and embrace them. They’re you, and we haven’t met anyone like you!

 

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We know you’re wondering, what’s with this picture thing?

 

The point

When breast cancer survivors come to us for a nipple tattoo, they may not remember what their nipples looked like before. Think about it, could you pick out the color, size, and shape of your nipples just from memory? Now that’s a task.
 

Where will the pictures go?

Don’t worry, your picture is completely confidential. Your ta tas aren’t going to be shown to anyone but patients shopping for new nipples. Your name, email, or snapchat username will be taken off the photo upon receiving. Your picture will then be added to our anonymous gallery of nipples!
 

The impact

You’re not just sending a nipple. In fact, it was never just about a nipple. Sure, there are a lot of boob jokes to crack, but that’s just to get you here. A nipple is a part of you, and the trauma of losing a part of yourself is immeasurably hard. Thanks to your #nipsnap, you aided in a breast cancer suvivor’s path to making them feel like themselves again. We thank you for your support: you, and our bras.  

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Snapchat

 

1. Find a well-lit area to take your photo, but not to flash your neighbors! Ideally, in front of a window for natural lighting.

2. Take a #nipsnap following the perfect placement and position in the picture below. We only need one breast, so you can choose your favorite (we know you have one).

 

NipsOnTheRise snapchat pic

 

3. Set your snapchat settings to infinity, so we have time to take a screenshot!

 

NipsOnTheRise snapchat infinity pic

 

4. Send away! Make sure you only send to Saulerinstitute, or you might get some interesting responses. Or, who knows, maybe a date. Trust us, you’re lookin’ good.

5. Visit Unite For Her, our partnered organization that uses donations for breast cancer therapies and education.

6. Tell your lovely friends. We know there are enough boobs to go around, and don’t forget to search #NipsOnTheRise on the web. 

 

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Email 

 

1. Find a well-lit area to take your photo, but not to flash your neighbors! Ideally, in front of a window for natural lighting.

2. Take a picture following the perfect placement and position in the picture below. We only need one breast, so you can choose your favorite (we know you have one).

 

NipsOnTheRise snapchat pic

 

3. Email away! Make sure you only send to nippic@saulerinstitut.wpengine.com, or you might get some interesting responses. Or, who knows, maybe a date. Trust us, you’re lookin’ good.

 

4. Visit Unite For Her, our partnered organization that uses donations for breast cancer therapies and education.

 

5. Tell your lovely friends. We know there are enough boobs to go around, and don’t forget to search #NipsOnTheRise on the web. 

 

 

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Empowering Ink: Nipple Tattoos Provide Hope

“You made me feel real again.”  That’s often the response when tattoo artist Mandy Sauler works with clients who have recently been through breast cancer treatment.  Her office is often the last stop in a long journey of treatment and recovery.  Sauler specializes in 3-D nipple tattoo reconstruction for women who have had reconstructive surgery, making breasts look more natural for survivors.

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“They look in the mirror and their mouth just drops open and they’re back to normal,” said Sauler.  She has been an artist for more than 17 years.  Sauler learned from her mother who owns a tattoo shop in Downingtown.  For the past 7 years, she has focused on the cosmetic side of the art through tattooing eyebrows or hair.  When she found her focus, Sauler discovered the need for nipple tattoo reconstruction and the process became effortless.

“Doctors had been doing the procedure before, but now tattoo artists are working on making them look more realistic,” said Sauler.  “When they look in the mirror, they have a focal point.  The focal point takes away from all of the other scars, you almost don’t see them anymore.  They fade away in the background.  It’s amazing what you can do with something so little.”

Sauler says there are still many women who end their recovery process without going through nipple reconstruction.  She wishes more survivors knew that the tattooing is healed within days, there is no down time, no restrictions and no pain with the help of anesthetics.

Two days a week, Sauler works with breast cancer survivors at the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center.  She also works out of her offices in Plymouth Meeting and Exton and frequently travels to Manhattan.

Sauler’s Web site shows before and after pictures of breast cancer survivors taken after their 3-D nipple reconstruction.  If you would like to see the photos or learn more about Sauler’s services, click here.

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Health: New Baldness Breakthrough

By Stephanie Stahl

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Ashamed, embarrassed are just two of the emotions that some men experience while losing their hair.  But we’re going to let you in on a little bit of a secret.  There’s a simple, permanent procedure that can give you an A-list look.

Hair challenged men have a new alternative.

“Once we had hair, now we don’t.  We just want it back,” said Orian Barzily, who was balding.

They’re not  getting back  actual hair, but it might look like it thanks to a procedure called micropigmentation.  Tattoo artists apply small dots to the scalp.

“It’s a 3 point micro needle.  It’s very fine,” said Orian, who is also a micropigmentation practitioner and had the procedure too.

“It’s an ink we apply to the head to make it look like men have hair,” said Julissa Rosado, who works at micropigmentation clinic.

It creates the look of a closely shaved head, popular now with Hollywood celebrities like Bruce Willlis, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham and Pitbull.

“I’ve gone through four hair transplants, over $30,000 down the drain on procedures that didn’t take.  This is the only thing that worked.  Before that I lived under a hat.  Now my hats decorate my walls,” said Orian.

“It’s almost like a five o’clock shadow.  You’re kind of doing little microdots, and it just makes the hair look fuller and thicker,” said Mandy Sauler, the micropigmentation specialist at Penn Medicine.  Many of her clients are cancer patients, who’ve lost hair.  She does a lot of eyebrows, and other cosmetic tattooing, that include things like eyeliner, even covering up scars and filling in bald spots.

“I think what I do with micropigmentation is bringing back things that people had before or making life easier.  It’s really amazing what we’re able to do,” said Mandy.

“Here is me a little bit in the back is me as well, but the front and the side are not me,” said Anthony Castigli, a 21-year-old who started losing his hair at 18.  He says micro pigmentation changed his life.

“I wanted to look at myself and say ya know I just, to feel confident and not hate what I see in the mirror,” said Anthony.

The procedure can take two to three treatments.

There is a small risk of infection.  The tattoo needles do pierce the skin, so it can be uncomfortable.  The cost to fill in the scalp can range between $1,600 and $5,000.

Penn Medicine Micropigmentation Information- http://www.pennmedicine.org/plastic-surgery/cosmetic/skin/micropigmentation-permanent-makeup.html  and http://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/mandy-sauler

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