Permanently Beautiful

From breast augmentation and reduction, to breast lift mastopexy, and male gynocomastia surgery, many procedures have become available to improve the look of our breasts.  Going into any type of breast surgery, you should know what to expect ahead of time.

Before any type of breast surgery, you will have one or more consultations with your surgeon for a medical evaluation.  You may be asked to stop taking certain medications a few days or even weeks before your surgery.  Your doctor will likely also urge you to stop smoking before the surgery and to commit to refraining from smoking during the recovery period.

Just before your surgery, your surgeon will likely give you general anesthesia to ensure that you are completely asleep during your procedure and that you do not feel any pain.  To begin any breast surgery, your surgeon will need to make an incision either under the breast, under the arm, or around the nipple.  The size and location of the incision will depend on the type of surgery, your body, and what you and the surgeon agree on.

It is important that you become aware of where your incision will be located and what size it might before your procedure so that there aren’t any surprises after the surgery.  Being prepared for your incisions will also help you prepare for the hypopigmented scarring that may result from them.  Talk to a Boca Raton permanent makeup artist about nipple replacement and scar camouflage ahead of time.

Did you know that research shows that women who choose their own breast cancer surgeon and hospital get better breast cancer care than those who rely on doctor or health plan referrals?  In addition women who need mastectomy or breast cancer surgery experience better outcomes if they see surgeons who are highly experienced in the kind of surgery they need.

These findings were reported in 2007 by WebMD reported and were the original findings of Steven Katz, MD, MPH, and colleagues at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center who surveyed 1,844 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer.  Katz suggests that women who are diagnosed with breast cancer always seek a second opinion, especially if their doctor immediately recommends a certain procedure without a full discussion of options.

If you need to choose a surgeon in the New York City area, it may help to start by consulting some of the most well regarded highly qualified doctors in the region.  Some options include the Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan and the Dubin Breast Center at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital, also located in NYC.

Remember, to actively and carefully choose the party who completes any areola restoration after your breast surgery as well.  Due to scarring and nipple loss that is common after breast cancer surgery, many women end up needing this procedure.  Although nurses sometimes do perform the procedure, only the expert paramedical tattooing professionals are trained to give you a natural look.

Wanting to have fuller, perkier, more beautiful breasts is only natural.  Full shapely breasts make us feel more feminine, youthful, and confident.  For many women, however, full, perky, breasts are bestowed upon them by nature.  That’s why breast enlargement surgery is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures.

If you’re a healthy woman who is not currently pregnant or breastfeeding and you are unhappy with the size of your breasts, breast enlargement surgery may just be the perfect choice for you.  Discuss your options with your current doctor or choose a qualified plastic surgeon that specializes in breast enlargement surgery.  Keep in mind that you may want to travel to an area like Miami, Florida, in which many world class surgeons practice.

Once you find your surgeon, be sure to discuss your goals and work with him or her to come to consensus on just how much larger you want to go.
Your surgeon will likely advise you on your ideal cup size based on your weight, height, and body type. If you are petite or thin, larger breasts may still look great on you, but you should pay special attention to your nipple areola size after the surgery.  If your nipple areola looks too small in proportion to your new, fuller breasts after your procedure, consult the expert paramedical tattooing professionals at the Melany Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics in Miami, Florida about areola pigmentation.  Areola pigmentation is the perfect solution for enlarging your nipples to match a larger breast size.

The term mastoplexy can be used for any mammoplasty that corrects the size, contour, or elevation of sagging breasts.  Also commonly known as breast
life surgery, the term mastoplexy takes its roots from the Greek words masto and plexy meaning “breast” and “affix,” respectively.  Women who can benefit from mastoplexy include women who have gone through one or several pregnancies, women who are reaching older age, and post menopausal women among others. If you fall into any of these categories, chances are your bust line has lost elevation, size, or appropriate contour as a result.

Although mastoplexy can make breasts look fuller and more youthful and ensure that you, as a woman, feel more comfortable during exercise and in and out of your clothing, there is often one common side effect you’ll need to be aware of.  Scars often result from mastoplexy surgeries.  These scars may appear around the breast-areola area or any other place an incision has been made.  This is why permanent makeup and mastoplexy often need to go hand in hand to complete a successful breast transformation.

The expert paramedical tattooing professionals at the Melany Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics have perfected the art of scar camouflage.  If you will be in the New York or New Jersey area and you have an unsightly scar from a past surgery or are planning your mastoplexy today, consulting with the Melany Whitney Center will help to ensure that the final results from your breast surgery are beautiful.

Most women have at least one thing in common despite differences in age, culture, lifestyle, or ability.  We all want to look and feel beautiful.  We want to be the best versions of ourselves we can be and to present a face to the world that we’re proud of and one that projects great first impressions. 

Most women apply makeup every morning as part of their daily beauty routine to keep themselves looking fresh, awake, and young.  For women with disabilities or certain medical conditions, however, applying makeup every morning can be burdensome.  If the following describes you or your loved one, you are urged to consult with an expert permanent makeup artist.    

For women who have poor eyesight or are legally blind, looking in the mirror and trying to apply makeup flawlessly can be an unwelcome source of stress.  The same holds true for women with unsteady hands which may be just slightly unsteady or severely unsteady due to a specific neurological like Parkinson’s Disease.  Applying makeup in the morning can even be tough for women with blood sugar related conditions that affect stability.

Sometimes the little things some women take for granted, such as getting ready and feeling that they look their best in the morning, are not so simple for women with the issues addressed above.  For these women, permanent makeup or permanently tattooed cosmetics can offer the perfect solution.    

If you’re looking to camouflage your scars permanently, one of the best things you can do is consult with Melany Whitney at the Whitney Center for Permanent cosmetics. One of the many services the Whitney Center offers is called “micropigmentation,” a technique that is great for permanently camouflaging scars and skin discolorations.

Scars and imperfections can occur after medical surgeries, cosmetic surgies as well as burns or other injuries. In certain case, pigmentation issues or skin discolorations can even occur due to sun exposure or acne. Micropigmentation, or paramedical cosmetic tattooing, has the ability to break up scar tissue and color it to better match your natural skin tone.

The Whitney Center has achieved miraculous results on clients with hypo-pigmented scars, face lift surgery scars, sun damage scars, cancer surgery scars, and others. Many of Melany’s client’s have had seen their scars become completely undetectable. The Whitney Center is even called on by physicians at the New York Presbyterian Hospital of Cornell University and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to compliment their cosmetic and reconstructive surgery procedures.

The disappearance of scars can greatly increase a your confidence and improve their appearance. If you have a scar that has bothering for weeks, months, or even years, you owe it to yourself to schedule a consultation regarding micropigmentation.

Permanent makeup or cosmetics can be great for making eyes appear larger by way of permanent eyeliner, a use many women know of, but did you know that permanent makeup can be used for a great variety of other reasons?

Permanent Makeup for Lips:

Permanent makeup can be used to create a subtle contour to the lips and can even be used to add color to the lips to bring back their youthful glow or to give the youthful glow they might have never had.   

Permanent Makeup for Eyes:

Permanent makeup can not only enhance the eyes with eyeliner that lasts forever, but can also give you the perfectly shaped brows you’ve always hoped for…permanently!  You can also enhance the color of your eyelids with a light shadowy look, keeping you always looking polished and ready to go. 

Permanent Makeup for Skin:

Did you know permanent makeup can actually camouflage hypopigmented areas of the skin?  This makes it a great solution for disguising certain scars or spots due to vitiligo.  Permanent makeup can even help to restore the natural look of skin in the nipple or breast areola area after mastectomy. 

Permanent makeup or cosmetic tattooing has been improving the lives of women and men since the 1930’s.  Find out how permanent makeup can help to improve your life by contacting New Jersey and New York’s foremost expert on permanent makeup today!

In the beauty profession there are always horror stories floating around. The inexpert haircut that practically scalped the client. The Botox injections that turned a face into a frozen mask. The permanent makeup job that disfigured the client’s face. Recovery from a botched haircut is merely a matter of time. A bad Botox job will, hopefully, self-correct when the effects of the filler dissipate. But poorly done permanent makeup is forever.

People whose appearance has been damaged by an inadequately trained, inexperienced or artistically-inept permanent makeup technician turn to Melany Whitney in the hope that she will be able to undo the damage and make them feel beautiful again. To these people, Melany is a savior. Nationally known as “the voice of permanent makeup,” Melany has the well-honed technical skills, broad experience, and artistic talent to correct flaws made by others and create beauty.

An innovator in the field of paramedical tattooing, Melany regularly works with plastic surgeons to hide scars and improve the appearance of facial features. When Dr. Mehmet Oz offered to restore the looks of a woman tragically disfigured in a car accident, he called upon Melany to hide scars and redefine the woman’s facial features. In a post-treatment appearance on the Dr. Oz Show, the woman tearfully told Melany and the audience that it was the first time she had felt beautiful since the accident.

If you’re considering permanent makeup, place your face in the hands of someone you can trust to achieve the beautiful results you desire.


Hair loss isn’t something that happens only to men. While female hair loss doesn’t usually reach the “bullet head” stage, many women do experience varying degrees of hair loss as they age. You may have noticed women in their golden years whose hair is so thin that their scalp can be clearly seen through the wispy stands. Some women even develop a circular bald spot at their crown.

Called Androgenetic Alopecia, clinical pattern baldness can happen to men, women and even children. When they’re pregnant, quite a few women suffer thinning hair caused by hormonal changes. In many cases the hair regains its pre-pregnancy thickness but in some cases the hair loss is permanent.

Thinning hair and bald spots can be especially distressing to women because it is unexpected and unaccepted by society. Men may loathe losing their hair, but at least hair loss is anticipated as a normal part of male aging. That is not the case for women which makes the thinning of their hair that much more devastating. Women may feel tremendously embarrassed by their loss of hair, even freak-like.

Fortunately, there is a solution. Paramedical tattooing, the clinical application of permanent makeup, can give the appearance of hair where hair has been lost, making it look as if you have a full head of hair. By injecting medical-grade pigment into the dermal layers of the skin, a permanent makeup artist can create the illusion of individual hairs on the scalp, effectively camouflaging female hair loss.

It’s surprising what a difference in our appearance our eyebrows make. That arch of hair over each eye frames and defines our face. Perhaps our most expressive facial feature, we use our eyebrows to express delight, anger, surprise and thoughtfulness. Our eyebrows make us look human. Without eyebrows we look vaguely robotic and incomplete. 

Believed to be an autoimmune disorder, Alopecia Areata Universalis causes rapid loss of all facial and body hair. It can strike at any age, including early childhood, leaving alopecia sufferers feeling self-conscious and extremely uncomfortable about their appearance. Some sufferers of the disorder say the stares and rude comments of strangers can make them feel freakish about their appearance and reluctant to participate in social activities.

Many alopecia sufferers have found relief from their condition in paramedical tattooing. Using precision paramedical tattoo techniques, expert permanent makeup artists like Melany Whitney are able to create natural-looking permanent eyebrows where none existed. To help alopecia sufferers reclaim their natural beauty, Melany combines expert technical skill with her talent as a professional artist to tattoo individual eyebrow “hairs” above the eye sockets, creating perfectly-shaped eyebrows that look three-dimensional and completely natural.

To find out more about paramedical tattoo solutions to Alopecia Areata Universalis and view before and after photos of actual patients, click here to visit our website.