WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT COSMETIC TATTOOING, I WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE SAFETY OF IT.  I  FOUND MYSELF ASSOCIATING IT WITH ALL OF THE  STIGMAS, TABOOS AND MISCONCEPTIONS THAT I HAD COME TO BELIEVE ABOUT CONVENTIONAL BODY ART.

AFTER INVESTIGATION AND EDUCATION, I DECIDED TO OPEN CLOSEUPS WITH SAFETY FOR MY CLIENTS AND FOR MYSELF AS A TOP PRIORITY.

FOR THIS REASON, I CHOSE TO USE THE HAND METHOD OF APPLICATION.  MY APPLICATORS ARE ONE TIME USE TOOLS THAT COME PRE-PACKAGED AND STERILIZED.  THE TOOLS ARE DISCARDED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PROCEDURE INTO A SHARPS CONTAINER AND PICKED UP BY A MEDICAL WASTE COMPANY FOR SAFE DISPOSAL.  THE LINENS USED AT CLOSEUPS ARE ALL PAPER GOODS AND THEREFORE, NEVER REUSED.

COIL AND ROTARY MACHINES ARE TYPICALLY USED IN TATTOOING, INCLUDING LONG LASTING COSMETICS.  THESE DEVICES ARE POWERED BY ELECTRICITY AND MUST BE AUTOCLAVED AFTER EACH PROCEDURE.  JUST CHANGING THE NEEDLE DOES NOT MAKE IT SAFE TO USE BECAUSE THE TUBE THAT HOLDS THE NEEDLE CAN DRAW FLUID BACK INTO IT.   SINCE AUTOCLAVING CAN FAIL, I CHOOSE NOT TO NEED IT.  COIL AND ROTARY MACHINES CAN HAVE DISPOSIBLE TUBES, AND EDUCATED CLIENTS WILL INQUIRE ABOUT THIS IF THEY CHOOSE A STUDIO THAT USES THESE MACHINES. 

THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE REQUIRES THAT THE PROCEDURE ROOM BE SEPARATE FROM THE RECEPTION AREA, AND MUST MIRROR A HOSPITAL SURGICAL AREA, WITH ALL NON-POUROUS SURFACES, TO BE DISINFECTED AFTER EACH PROCEDURE.  CLIENTS SHOULD AVOID HAVING A PROCEDURE DONE IN A  CARPETED AREA THAT COULD CONTAIN FLUIDS, INCLUDING BLOOD FROM A PREVIOUS PROCEDURE. 

AFTERCARE IS VERY IMPORTANT SO EACH OF MY CLIENTS RECEIVES VERBAL AND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS.  AFTERCARE IS SIMPLE AND REALLY REQUIRES MORE EDUCATION THAN TIME.  CLOSEUPS HAS NEVER HAD A CLIENT REPORT AN INFECTION.

PEOPLE INQUIRE ABOUT MRI SAFETY.  I RECENTLY HAD THREE MRI's.  I INFORMED THE TECHNICIANS  THAT MY EYEBROWS AND LIPS WERE PERMANENTLY DONE.  THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED AND DID NOT ADJUST THE MAGNETIC FIELD.  THE PROCEDURES WERE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

COSMETIC TATTOOING WHEN RESPONSIBLY AND PROFESSIONALLY DONE IS SAFE AND BENEFICIAL.  AT CLOSEUPS, SAFETY, AESTHETICS AND CLIENT SATISFACTION ARE TOP PRIORITIES. 

ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR CLOSEUP?