Permanently Beautiful

Women aren’t the only ones seeking permanent eyebrow enhancements (see our Sept. 8 post). More men are recognizing the youthful effect of full, thick eyebrows and turning to permanent cosmetics for men to recapture lost youth. Maintaining a young, virile appearance isn’t about ego; it’s about keeping your competitive edge. In today’s uber-competitive job market, it’s essential to look young. Show your age and people start to wonder if you’ve lost your edge. You become an easy target for up-and-coming young turks battling for a spot on the corporate ladder and easy pickings for layoff-hunting executives. Full, thick eyebrows created with paramedical tattooing can restore that predatory look of youthful vigor and turn you back into the hunter, instead of the hunted.

As men age, they start to lose hair not just from their scalps, but from their eyebrows. Once strong, virile, commanding brows become thin, particularly in the inner nasal area that defines a man’s face. Aging brows become soft and sparse and seem to disappear into the face, leaving the impression of ineffectiveness, indecision and weakness. Exactingly performed, single stroke paramedical tattooing can recreate each individual natural hair, adding depth and thickness to brows and restoring the virile look of youth.

Visit the Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics website just for men to learn more.

The new summer movie, “My Sister’s Keeper,” puts out there on the big screen what people look like when they undergo chemotherapy.  In the film, the older of two girls in a family has leukemia and the younger sues to stop having to donate her body parts to keep her sister alive. The sister with the illness is realistically shown with no hair, eyelashes or eyebrows.

As often supportive friends and family do, the mother in the movie, played by Cameron Diaz, shaves her own hair so she will be bald like her cancer-stricken daughter. But she still is Cameron Diaz and still looks beautiful. She still has her striking eyebrows and eyelashes. People undergoing chemotherapy don’t. And it can make the ordeal even more devastating. Especially for women who in our culture continue to have a premium placed on their looks.

Permanent makeup can help give anyone facing chemotherapy – a child, man or woman – the chance to feel better about themselves when they look in the mirror. And they deserve every bit of feeling better that they can get. Applied by a professional, permanent makeup can give them eyebrows and eyes that help them look like their former selves.

It may be better for someone who has cancer to have permanent makeup applied before chemotherapy or in the early stages of treatment to reduce stress and promote healing. A doctor’s release should be provided. Alternatively, with approval of the physician, permanent makeup can be applied in the midst of a course of chemotherapy during an off-week when no chemo drugs are administered. Advance approval of the doctor is recommended for all attendees before enrolling in the clinic.

There is an assumption that men who opt for permanent makeup, such as permanent eyeliner, are in professions that put them in the spotlight. While it is true that actors, singers, entertainers, newscasters and public speakers are more likely to go for permanent cosmetics, they are not the only men to do so. Really, any man who steps outside of his house is in the spotlight.  And if you want to look your best without having to spend time on certain aspects of your look on a daily basis, then permanent makeup may be right for you.

In addition to being cosmetic, permanent makeup procedures can also be used to alter one’s appearance if some facial features are less than ideal. For example, if your eyes are somehow asymmetrical or slightly out of proportion, permanent makeup can be used to change how this appears. This is why although permanent makeup is a kind of tattoo, you do not want to go to a tattoo parlor to get it done. You want to go to a skilled permanent makeup technician. An artist, like our highly skilled Board Certified and nationally recognized expert, Melany Whitney can look at your facial symmetry and see the best way to enhance it. If you want permanent makeup to correct a facial asymmetry then you need to go to a technician who has studied facial morphology. These procedures are not one-size-fits-all; they must be tailored to the individual.

While makeup is most often associated with women, there are some procedures that are popular with men. Men are just as interested in their appearance as women are. However, just like some women, some men are often not as willing to spend the time and effort needed to apply cosmetic products on a regular basis. Men are excellent candidates for permanent makeup because once the procedure is finished, they do not have to spend time thinking about that part of their grooming regimen.

Another great thing about permanent makeup is that you do not have to go out and make certain that you are getting the right products or that you always have certain products on hand.  If you have an active lifestyle, then permanent makeup can give you the look you want and there are no worries about makeup running when you are exercising or on the go. (And of course the need to accommodate an active lifestyle applies to men as well as women.)

One permanent makeup procedure that is popular with men is permanent brow enhancement. For those men who have rather sparse eyebrows and want a more distinguished look, permanent eyebrows can help. In contrast to women who in some cases want to have their brows appear thinner, men often want a fuller look for their eyebrows. Permanent eyebrows can be applied in such a way that the brows appear fuller and yet still look natural.

Alopecia areata is a hair loss disease in which hair follicles are mistakenly attacked by a person’s own immune system. Usually it starts with one or more small, round, smooth bald patches on the scalp and can progress to total scalp hair loss (alopecia totalis) or complete body hair loss (alopecia universalis).

For men and women who have lost their eyebrows, permanent makeup can offer the chance to reclaim some of their facial expression, without worrying about makeup that might come off with sweat, or during sports.  Men especially might feel uncomfortable wearing makeup, but with micropigmentation chosen by a professional to complement the natural skin tone, there will be no reason to worry about smearing or smudging.

One person shared her permanent makeup testimonial: 

“One of my greatest pleasures occurs while showering! I look into the fogless mirror my husband uses for shaving, and see… EYEBROWS! I had been very sensitive of the sparsity of my brows prior to Melany’s ‘replacing’ them. I also enjoy not having to ‘remove’ my eyebrows when I retire.” 

Take a moment to see some examples of Melany Whitney’s Permanent Cosmetics Solutions For Alopecia.  You’ll notice that the eyebrow color is darker immediately after the procedure, but there is no down time, and the color fades in about 5 days!

Time waits for no man they say. That’s certainly true when it comes to hair loss. Hair transplants can stave off the inevitable for some years, but eventually, our hair follicles fail us. Fortunately, the “bullet head” is back. Popularized by Hollywood action stars like Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel and Samuel Jackson, bald is beautiful.

Check out late night entertainment icons. Letterman’s band leader Paul Shaffer sports a smooth dome, as does Leno’s funky guitarist Kevin Eubanks. Game show host Howie Mandel has turned his bald pate into a winning signature look. Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins turned bald edgy and hip. Chicago Bulls basketball legend Michael Jackson made it elegant. Hollywood’s Ving Rhames made it sexy.

For many men ready to embrace their baldness, earlier hair transplants can present a problem. Harvesting often leaves an unsightly scar around the back of the skull that can be distracting. Paramedical tattoo artist Melany Whitney has the recognized expertise to camouflage harvest site scars to create a handsome, natural appearance. Remarkable coverage of the scar area can be achieved, giving you with that uniformly smooth, sexy look that women love. For more information and to view before and after photos, visit our website for men.

Stubble is in! Just tune in Leno or Letterman or Conan. You rarely see clean-shaven male movie stars anymore. Today, virile stubble is the height of male facial fashion. Most men look good with stubble, and women find the look uber sexy. That bit of coarse hair around the chin and up the cheeks adds machismo swagger to your personal statement. Stubble adds depth and drama to the face. It strengths the chin and calls attention to the eyes. Stubble adds maturity to a baby face and subtracts years from a middle-aged face. Well-groomed stubble enhances your personal mystique.

Unfortunately, facial scars can make stubble growth appear uneven or unattractive. A childhood fall, a motorcycle wipeout, a shrapnel scar during service — any number of life’s mishaps and misfortunes can mar a man’s appearance. Hair follicles destroyed during injury and scarring can result in an unsightly and distracting bald spot in the beard area that detracts from an otherwise well-groomed appearance.

Master paramedical tattoo artist Melany Whitney uses micropigmentation to artfully camouflage scar tissue. She can apply a permanent 5′oclock shadow to scarred areas so they blend with your natural stubble as in the before (left) and after (right) pictures above. For complete information, visit The Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics site for men.