Glamour Magazine April 2005: Permanent Makeup - Sexy or Scary by Christine Lennon Weighs the Benefits and Risks of Cosmetic Tattooing
Glamour Magazine offers their 12 million readers an insight into the benefits and risks of the rapidly growing popularity of permanent eyeliner, brows and lipcolor. American Academy of Micropigmentation Chairman Charles S. Zwerling, MD and President Linda H. Dixon MD were quoted along with several medical experts on permanent makeup and the diagnosis and treatment of complications.
Goldsboro, NC (PRWEB) March 11, 2005 -- Dr. Charles S. Zwerling, an
ophthalmologist in practice in North Carolina and Linda H. Dixon, MD an
anesthesiologist in practice in Hawaii have been featured as a national medical
experts in the April 2005 edition of GLAMOUR Magazine. The article entitled
“Permanent Makeup: sexy or scary?” by Christine Lennon for Glamour Magazine
represented viewpoints from many professionals as well as both good and bad
experiences by members of the public.
In 1992, Charles S. Zwerling, M.D.,
a pioneer and recognized authority on micropigmentation, formed The American
Academy of Micropigmentation, a non-profit organization to protect the public,
the profession and the professionals involved in permanent makeup. The Academy
has several hundred Board Certified members who have passed stringent written,
verbal and practical examinations. Dr. Linda Dixon has served as President of
the American Academy of Micropigmentation for two terms starting first in
2000.
The Academy works closely with their members and other
professionals to monitor complications that have occurred with permanent makeup.
In addition, Dr. Mitchel P. Goldman and Dr. Norman Goldstein, both
dermatologists with expertise in permanent makeup and traditional tattooing, are
emeritus members of the Academy and act as invaluable resources to the
profession. Huck Spaulding of traditional tattoo fame and author of the bible of
traditional tattooing entitled Tattooing: A-Z, added a Chapter in his latest
edition on permanent makeup (written by Dr. Dixon).
With regard to recent
high-profile media attention to pigment allergic reactions, Dr. Zwerling said:
"In the twenty years I've been involved with permanent makeup I can count the
allergic reactions I've seen on one hand -- and not all of those may have been
true allergic reactions."
The epidemic of allergic reactions to Premier
Pigments, as mentioned in the Glamour article, have been outlined by the FDA
(see http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-tat2.html), and represent an
exception to the history of safety observed by professionals and other pigment
manufacturers and suppliers for almost two decades.
“Permanent makeup is
an invaluable procedure that has enhanced the appearance of thousands of women
worldwide,” said Linda H. Dixon, M.D. and President of the American Academy of
Micropigmentation. "We invite the public to visit our website for answers to
their questions about permanent makeup, also known as cosmetic tattooing or
micropigmentation. We list all the benefits and risks associated with these
procedures under the CONSUMER section", according to Dr. Dixon. Go to: www.micropigmentation.org. Another helpful website is www.fda.gov (keyword: tattoo or
permanent makeup).
People can trust that their safety is now being
guarded by all members of the Academy. "Education of the public and
professionals alike is the key to success and satisfied consumers,” writes Dr.
Dixon. “Academy members are highly educated in the practice of permanent makeup
and exercise an extra measure of protection for each client (patient).” The vast
majority of permanent makeup professionals are from the fields of cosmetology,
esthetics, electrology, nail techs, nursing, and a few dental hygienists,
dentists and doctors, according to a 1996 survey by Dr. Dixon. "Doctors are not
the best suited for performing this cosmetic invasive procedure but they are the
ones who treat the complications", according to Dixon, "and they need a working
knowledge of this specialized and rapidly growing field".
The annual
meeting of the Academy is in Las Vegas at Sam's Town from August 19-21.
"Protecting the Public" is the theme of this year's meetings and will feature an
Expert Panel on Pigments: Fact or Fiction. The beauty and safety of iron oxides.
Mitchel P. Goldman, MD (LaJolla, CA) and Frederick Stearns, Esq. of Keller and
Heckman LLP (Washington DC) will lecture on the legal and medical aspects of
permanent makeup in addition to being expert panel members.
Contact:
Charles S. Zwerling, MD
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http://www.micropigmentation.org/
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/3/prweb216505.htm