Permanently Beautiful

Paramedical uses of permanent makeup provide liberation from the embarrassment of unsightly scars and natural skin imperfections. Also called micropigmentation, paramedical permanent makeup is the implantation of pigment within the skin in a safe and sterile environment by our highly skilled Board Certified and nationally recognized expert, Melany Whitney.

Melany Whitney’s Professional Credentials:

• Board Certified Permanent Makeup Artist and Instructor
• Member and Trainer, Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals (SPCP)
• Fellow of the American Academy of Micropigmentation (AAM)
• Certified Advanced Paramedical Professional Health Care Provider
• Instructor at the Florida College of Natural Health, Steiner Education Group

Ms. Whitney has undertaken extensive paramedical cosmetic tattoo training and acquired impressive clinical certification. She achieved the highest accreditation, Cum Laude, on her diplomatic boards. She is a Board Certified Permanent Cosmetic Professional.

Permanent makeup provides a finishing touch to surgical procedures, camouflaging scars and burns, and breast reconstruction.  Micropigmentation’s ability to break up scar tissue and color it to better match your natural skin tone improves your appearance and gives you renewed confidence in your appearance. Permanent cosmetics can disguise scars and discolorations from cleft palate, birthmarks, freckles, non-pigmented age spots, and cosmetic surgeries like face lifts and tummy tucks.

“Para,” as a Greek root or prefix, literally means “alongside.” It usually suggests something that aids or accompanies something else. In Latin, the root “para” means “beyond,” and both of these perfectly describe the paramedical work done by Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics™. 

Once the medical work has been done, the doctor can refer his or her patients for paramedical work that aids and accompanies a complete healing process. Once scars have healed, paramedical work can go beyond the doctors’ work to help camouflage the scars. 

The Whitney Center For Permanent Cosmetics™ regularly receives referrals from physicians at the New York Presbyterian Hospital of Cornell University and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, as well as from prominent plastic surgeons nationally. Though the word “cosmetics” implies beautification, the Center’s services are for much more than just creating beautiful faces.

Doctors can and do refer their patients to The Whitney Center For Permanent Cosmetics™ with confidence, knowing that their patients will receive remarkable results from a facility headed by a certified permanent cosmetic professional who is not only talented, but also licensed to perform paramedical work. Melany Whitney is fully educated in sterile environments and sanitary procedures, and strictly adheres to all universal health precautions. With such extensive service offerings and impressive credentials, why would anyone go elsewhere?

Breasts are central to our identities as women. Whether it be from social pressure or not, from adolescence onwards we vascillate between embarrassment and pride over their power to make us feel feminine. Our clothing choices are made based on whether we want to flaunt or disguise our feminine assets, and we are met with them regularly between the mirror and the shower. They have to be considered as we take up sports. And then of course, there’s motherhood, which makes them useful in a whole new way.

For breast cancer survivors who have undergone mastectomies, issues of mortality may give way to an appreciation of life, where ideas about femininity and identity come up. That trip between the mirror and the shower may not offer the reflection it once did and that can be difficult to deal with, let alone sharing the view with anyone else. Research has shown that having breast reconstruction improves self-image and morale, which may help improve the odds of surviving breast cancer.

An aspect of reconstruction is permanent areola repigmentation and nipple restoration. Even for women who have had other breast surgery, or who may have irregular or fading areolas, permanent paramedical breast restoration may seem like nothing short of a medical miracle. Melany Whitney’s permanent areola repigmentation and nipple restoration techniques employ cosmetically tattooed micropigmentation to restore the natural beauty of your breasts so you can regain confidence in your own femininity.

Skin imperfections from surgeries can be easily camouflaged. This is because micropigmentation has the ability to break up the scar tissue and color it to better match the natural surrounding skin tone.

For those men that have chosen a hair transplant as a way of filling in sparse areas, paramedical micropigmentation can disguise the areas that have been used for harvesting.

Typical Scarring

As you can see in the photos, the “plug” style of hair transplant is no longer the norm. Now a single strip of donor tissue from the back of the scalp is used for the transplant. This hair-bearing tissue is then further divided into smaller sections using a dissecting stereo-microscope before being grafted onto the new site.

Typical scarring can be made into an almost invisible line, thanks to Melany’s artistry for scar camouflage. And three weeks later, the ”perfecting” session can create even more remarkable coverage of the scar area, leaving the harvesting area almost undetectable after Melany artistically blends in all areas.

Several Months Later

Our permanent makeup technician, Melany Whitney, is licensed to perform paramedical work and is fully educated in sterile environments and sanitary procedures. The Whitney Center For Permanent Cosmetics™ is professionally associated with prominent plastic surgeons and top cancer surgeons, and all client services are provided in the offices of four prominent physicians:

Dr. Doris J. Day, in Manhattan, NY, who specializes in aesthetic, laser and general dermatology, says, “Melany Whitney helps distinguish my cosmetic dermatology practice. Her expertise makes ‘cosmetic tattooing’ one of the ultimate permanent enhancements.”

Dr. Sharon Scherl, in Tenafly, New Jersey specializes in medical, cosmetic and laser dermatology, and says, “”I have full confidence that when Melany Whitney completes her applications, the clients will get the results they desire.”

Dr. Vincent Giampapa, FACS, in Montclair, New Jersey is a Board Certified Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon who has this to say: “Intradermal pigmentation complements what I offer my patients. Melany Whitney’s paramedical expertise is used to simulate shadowing and lighting, providing the final touches in reconstruction and surgical procedures.”

Dr. Marta Rendon, in Boca Raton, Florida is a Board Certified Dermatologist, who says, “I know that Melany Whitney is an expert on camouflage of post-surgical scarring. Her prior medical training in the field of micropigmentation has been of great value to me.”

Melany Whitney regularly receives referrals for paramedical micropigmentation from physicians at the New York Presbyterian Hospital of Cornell University and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, as well as from prominent plastic surgeons nationally. And if they trust her, so can you.

Men may not feel comfortable using makeup or other products that may disguise small imperfections temporarily, but might also become obvious in certain light, or in the case of sweating or if it rains. But cosmetic tattooing offers hope. 

Men have used micropigmentation to disguise the beginning stages of hair loss. Micropigmentation fills in the area of thinning or the slight bald patch, making it appear as if hair is indeed growing there. In contrast to powders or sprays you may see advertised, it only requires one application and won’t come off—especially when it counts—during sports, when running for a meeting, in the rain, or in the shower at the club.  

Men have also used micropigmentation to enhance their eyebrows after the hair has thinned or become lighter in color, or to enhance the look of their eyes after eyelash loss. Generally, the process of aging makes all of us look a bit tired, but this procedure can offer the appearance of youthful exuberance.

Cosmetic tattooing can also camouflage scars, which is especially useful when they’re located within an area of hair growth, such as within an eyebrow or sideburn, on the cheek or along the jawline, or even above the lip.

And speaking of lips, for men whose lips require a slight correction from scarring, unevenness or discoloration, cosmetic tattooing can help there too!