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Areola restoration is the art of restoring the look of natural nipple areola onto the breast.  Otherwise known as areola nipple pigmentation or areola nipple
repigmentation, areola restoration is expertly performed by paramedical tattooing professionals.  The procedure is commonly needed after breast surgeries such as mastectomies, breast lifts, breast reductions, and male gynocomastia surgeryies.

People in many different fields offer to perform areola restoration, but it is important to choose a qualified paramedical tattooing professional.  Doctors, nurses, regular tattoo artists, reconstructive surgeon office assistants, and medical assistants are some examples of parties offering areola restoration, however, it is important to be ware.  Be sure to ask your areola restoration artist for before and after photos of their past work and think twice before you choose anyone other than a qualified permanent cosmetics professional.  Your decision in this matter can make or break your confidence levels after your breast surgery.

The artist that performs your procedure will need to take into account many things only a properly trained and gifted artist can master.  These include “the illusion of protrusion,” proper depth and shading, skin tone appropriate coloring, symmetry, and appropriate proportion.

There are several tattoo artists out there, but Melany Whitney is also a trained artist.  Consult with the qualified Miami area experts at the Melany Whitney
Center for Permanent Cosmetics Florida office to learn more.

Male gynecomastia surgery, otherwise known as male breast reduction plastic surgery, is a procedure that results in the decrease in the size and appearance of male breasts.  If you’re a man who is unhappy with the appearance of your breasts, you’re not alone.  Over 16,500 men underwent male gynecomastic surgery in 2001 and the numbers are increasing.

The procedure takes anywhere from one to four hours and is usually done under a general and local anesthetic.  Your surgeon will likely make a small incision at the edge of the areola or under your arm in order to remove excess breast tissue is removed by excision.  Depending on the extent of your surgery, your surgeon may elect to place drains in the area being operated on in order to draw off excess fluids that may collect.  The drains are generally removed about three days after the surgery.

Although the procedure may sound a bit frightening at first, most men that undergo the surgery are thrilled with their results and happy they elected to have the procedure which often results in enormous gains in self confidence.

The final touches often needed after male gynecomastic surgery include scar camouflage and/or areola restoration, which both are affordable and painless services that can be performed by a paramedical tattooing professional.

If you’ve undergone breast augmentation or enlargement surgery, a breast reduction, a breast lift, or Gynecomastia surgery, it’s likely that you’ve noticed an undesirable change in the look of your nipple areolas.  The look of the areola can become altered after breast surgery due to incision site scarring or even the almost complete removal of much of the nipple areola tissue.  Therefore, if you’re a man or a woman who has had breast surgery, areola repigmentation is often an important stop on your road back to confidence.

Areola repigmentation, also known as areola tattooing, areola micropigmentation, areola recoloring, restoration, or areola simulation, can restore a natural looking color and shape to the areola and minimize the look of scarring around the area.  For women who have unfortunately lost their entire nipple due to a mastectomy procedure, permanent paramedical tattooing even provides the perfect solution for “creating” a new nipple areola.

The expert paramedical tattooing professionals at the Melany Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics have been called on by prominent plastic surgeons throughout the New York and New Jersey area for years in order to apply natural looking areolas after a patient’s breast surgery.  If you’ve undergone breast
surgery or will undergo breast surgery in the future, call the Melany Whitney Center today to consult about how areola repigmentation can help you to mprove
your end result.

When Aol News decided to do an article on nipple and areola restoration after breast surgery, they sought out Melany Whitney, a prominent national expert in permanent cosmetics and creator of a revolutionary three-dimensional cosmetic tattooing technique that makes breasts look completely normal and natural. In the November 12, 2010 article, Nipple Tattoos Come with Permanent Perks, Melany talks about her long-term commitment to helping breast cancer survivors recover and how she uses her unique artistic talent to make reconstructed breasts look natural.

In working with breast cancer survivors who had undergone mastectomy, Melany was struck by the importance women placed on having a normal-looking breast. Blank breast mounds were a daily reminder of their struggle with cancer, preventing them from moving forward with their lives. The absence of a natural-looking areola and nipple intensified their loss, making women feel unfeminine and incomplete.

“Ever since I saw that first woman without a ‘face’ on her breast, I knew I had to do this,” Melany told Aol News in an interview. “These tattoos give women their lives back. They can begin to put the trauma behind them and move forward with confidence again.”

Like a Renaissance master painting the human form, Melany, a professionally-trained artist, uses her vast knowledge of pigments and artistic shading to create what she calls “the illusion of protrusion.” The results delight her permanent cosmetics clients. Click here to view a video in which Melany explains the procedure.

In good news for breast cancer survivors, a new survey of women who underwent paramedical tattooing to create nipple-areolas as part of breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy found a high rate of long-term patient satisfaction. Published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery, the report demonstrates acceptance by both the medical community and breast cancer patients of nipple-areola tattooing as a viable alternative to additional surgery in breast reconstruction.

Six years following paramedical tattooing, fully 84% of the women surveyed continued to rate their nipple-areola tattoo as satisfactorily pleasing in appearance; and 86% of patients agreed they would again choose a nipple-areola tattoo over other possible breast reconstruction options. Two to six years post surgery, more than half of the women (57%) surveyed reported that their nipple-areola tattoo still looked like a normal areola. Fewer than 3% reported problems with rash or infection post-procedure.

While 60% of tattoos in the study were marginally lighter in coloration than the natural areola, only 10% required any touching up to correct for excessive fading. Expert paramedical tattoo artist Melany Whitney has developed a procedure that minimizes potential fading of nipple-areola tattoos. By implanting a second layer of pigments six weeks after the initial implantation of permanent cosmetics, Melany is able to increase color retention and tattoo longevity. She has received no complaints about premature fading from her nipple-areola patients. In fact, Melany’s clients have been amazed by the realism and illusion of nipple protrusion achieved by Melany’s unique artistry and expert tattooing technique.

A nationally recognized expert in the field of permanent makeup and paramedical tattooing, Melany Whitney’s expertise and knowledge are frequently solicited by national television, print and radio media. A featured guest on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Doctor Radio, Melany has been interviewed about the advantages of permanent makeup by ET, Inside Edition, CNN and NBC’s Today Show, among others. Her renowned artistry and well-deserved reputation as “the Voice of Permanent Makeup” have made Melany a much-quoted source on the subject of permanent cosmetics. Melany’s comments on permanent cosmetics have been featured in national beauty and fashion magazines including Elle and New Beauty.

Melany’s ground-breaking paramedical tattoo work with breast cancer survivors undergoing breast reconstruction surgery led her to develop a unique three-dimensional tattooing technique that creates a realistic-looking nipple and areola. An achievement that has provided tremendous personal satisfaction, Melany’s new reconstructive tattooing technique had given breast cancer survivors renewed self-confidence in their appearance after breast removal and reconstruction.

A pioneer in the field of permanent makeup for men, Melany was recently asked by Flash News to discuss the sensitive issue of malformed male nipples and whether the use of corrective paramedical tattooing could correct the problem. New Moon star Robert Pattinson is just one of many men who suffer from uneven, malformed or too small male nipples. The same permanent makeup techniques Melany developed to assist breast cancer survivors can be applied to the sensitive issue of malformed male nipples.

To find out more about Melany Whitney, founder of the Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics, visit our media center.

The cameras may be positioned to make it less obvious, but look carefully and you’ll notice that hunky Twilight star Robert Pattinson suffers from grossly uneven nipples. Perhaps it’s embarrassment about his nipples and not his professed fear of injuring his beloved that is really at the core of vampire Edward Cullen’s sexual abstinence. Pattison’s Twilight alter ego is rarely shown shirtless, perhaps with good reason.

Fortunately, fans of the vampirous Brit need not worry. Robert’s uneven nipples can be permanently fixed by areola restoration, a specialized type of paramedical tattooing perfected by Melany Whitney. A nationally recognized expert and innovator in the field of permanent makeup, Melany has developed a unique tattooing process using special tools and pigments to create realistic-looking nipples. Originally developed to help breast cancer patients undergoing breast reconstruction, Melany’s innovative tattooing process produces a normal-looking, textured, three-dimensional nipple.

Melany’s cosmetic tattooing procedure can be used to provide men with the perfectly symmetrical nipples every man desires. Small nipples can be made to look larger. Melany’s specialized tattoo shading techniques can correct the size, color and shape of male nipples and areola (the colored skin surrounding the nipple) so that they are larger, attractively tinted and perfectly positioned. Don’t be embarrassed to take your shirt off. Melany Whitney can make male nipples look normal again.

Find out more about Melany’s unique tattooing techniques on our website.