Permanently Beautiful

The removal of a breast due to cancer surgery is a deeply felt loss. Our breasts are part of what defines us as women. Though we understand the necessity of the medical procedure and are grateful for the renewed opportunity to embrace life, the loss is still painful. We grieve for our lost femininity and feel less whole. Breast reconstruction surgery allows us to reclaim our bodies and our femininity.

Breast reconstruction begins with the surgical creation of the 3-dimensional breast shape. But what makes a reconstructed breast seem real and feminine is the repigmentation of the skin that creates a natural-looking areola and nipple and makes the breast look real. Feeling that you look as feminine and whole as you did before surgery can be critical to a woman’s emotional recovery from breast cancer and her ability to accept herself.

Unfortunately not all reconstructive efforts result in a natural-looking breast. Many plastic surgeons lack the expertise and artistry necessary to perform the exacting paramedical tattooing involved in repigmenting the skin to create a natural-appearing areola and nipple. Some leave this vitally important procedure to inexperienced nurses or medical personnel. Many never mention to their patients that there are other options to having this critical final step performed in the surgeon’s office. 

Nationally recognized permanent makeup and paramedical tattooing expert Melany Whitney has developed a unique micropigmentation process for use in breast restoration that restores a woman’s sense of beauty. Calling upon her considerable skill and experience, Melany is able to artistically recreate a realistic, naturally-colored areola and three-dimensional appearing nipple. Grateful clients call Melany’s new technique nothing short of a miracle. For full information visit the Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics.

The Whitney Center For Permanent Cosmetics

Perhaps you’re wondering why we just changed our name to The Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics. We wanted to recognize the artistry and skill of our premier permanent makeup expert, Melany Whitney. A pioneer in the field of permanent cosmetics, Melany Whitney is a nationally recognized expert in permanent makeup and artistic medical tattooing. Melany Whitney is the “Voice of Permanent Makeup.”

When the news media seek out expert information on the permanent cosmetics industry, they turn to Melany for professional comment and analysis. The growing popularity of permanent cosmetics to enhance natural beauty has led to interviews on many major news programs, including ABC Eyewitness News 7 in New York City, Fox 5 News New York, the NBC Today Show, CNN, Inside Edition, ET and Bravo. Articles featuring new beauty trends and Melany’s innovative beauty techniques and have appeared in Elle, Women, New Beauty, The New York Observer, New Jersey Monthly and a host of other magazines and newspapers. 

But permanent cosmetics have important applications outside the realm of everyday, around the clock beauty. Melany is a pioneer in the field of paramedical cosmetic tattooing.  When prominent plastic surgeons and physicians seek the services of a medical tattoo professional to restore the beauty and confidence of their patients, they recommend Melany. She is nationally recognized and sought not only for her expert professional technique, but also for the realistic artistry she brings to facial and breast restoration following surgery. In support of Cancer Awareness Month, Melany was recently interviewed about the unique areola restoration technique she developed that restores the three-dimensional appearance of a natural nipple and areola to the reconstructed breasts of cancer patients.

A Board Certified Permanent Makeup Artist and Instructor, Melany has earned a host of certifications and credentials in pursuit of professional excellence. Her extensive artistic background allows Melany to bring unparalleled artistry to her work, whether she is augmenting an individual’s natural beauty or restoring the delicate beauty and confidence of a cancer patient.

While we may chide men for their sometimes obsessive interest, our breasts are among the features that make us uniquely female. Losing a breast to cancer, while sometimes necessary, can be a very traumatic experience. For the sake of their health, some women must choose to sacrifice a piece of their femininity. Melany Whitney’s unique three-dimensional cosmetic tattooing allows these courageous women to regain breast beauty.

Many were shocked when 36-year-old actress Christina Applegate, whose mother is a repeat breast cancer survivor, made the difficult decision to have both breasts removed after being diagnosed with breast cancer and finding she carried the BRCA1 breast cancer gene. Even though cancer was found in only one breast, the beautiful star of ABC TV’s hit comedy Samantha Who chose to have both breasts removed to ensure complete elimination of the cancer and minimize its chance of returning. It can’t have been an easy decision for a woman at the height of her career.  

Losing her breasts has been emotionally traumatic, Ms. Applegate admitted. “Sometimes, you know, I cry. And sometimes I scream. And I get really angry,” she said. But the actress considers her anguish “all part of the healing.” Over the next eight months, Ms. Applegate will be undergoing breast reconstruction surgery.  “I’m going to have cute boobs till I’m 90,” joked the irrepressible actress.

Restoring breast beauty after cancer loss to help survivors recapture self-confidence in their femininity has been particularly satisfying to Board Certified permanent cosmetics technician Melany Whitney. To restore natural beauty to reconstructed breasts, she has developed a unique cosmetic tattooing procedure that recreates the realistic three-dimensional appearance of a natural nipple and areola. “When my client cries after seeing herself looking whole again, I cry also,” she said. “I am so thrilled I can help each woman regain what she lost and move forward with their lives.”