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Scar camouflage, also called skin micropigmentation or medical tattooing, places skin-toned pigment into a scar so it blends in with the skin around it. It works best on healed scars that are paler than your natural skin tone, including scars left by breast surgery, abdominal surgery and other operations.
Most people need more than one session, each lasting around an hour. Every treatment starts with a colour-match test at our clinic in Chiswick, W4, so you can see how the pigment settles in your own skin before we treat the whole scar.
Some scars are tight or uneven as well as pale. For those, we can use digital needling, a technique that triggers the skin's natural healing response, to help the scar tissue feel softer and look more even before we add colour.
Booking a tattoo scar camouflage consultation at our clinic in London is easy, get in touch by calling 0208 995 2200 or by visiting our contact page, and our expert team will be delighted to help you.
Scar camouflage works best on scars that have fully healed and settled. For the best result, your scar should be:
At least 1 year old
No longer red or pink
Paler than the skin around it
Fairly flat, not deeply sunken
If your scar is newer, still red, or raised, we'll tell you honestly at your consultation and may suggest waiting before treatment. If you're unsure whether your scar has settled after surgery, your surgeon or breast care nurse can advise you too.
Natural Enhancement has successfully trained numerous technicians in the art of medical aesthetic tattooing and taught medical micropigmentation programmes within the NHS. Our pigments conform to the European Directive on Permanent Makeup and Tattoo Pigments 2008 and meet all licensing standards.
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Your consultation takes about 45 minutes and costs £80. We look at your scar's colour, texture and age, check whether digital needling would help, and match pigment to your natural skin tone.
We then place one or two tiny colour-match tests in the scar. These settle over a few weeks and show you how the finished colour will look in your own skin before we treat the whole area.
Each session takes about an hour and costs £395. Most scars need more than one session. Breast surgery scars usually take two to four. We'll give you an estimate for your scar at your consultation.
If your scar needs it, we start with digital needling, using a fine electronic device to encourage the skin to soften and even out.
We then build up colour in the scar using several blends of skin-toned pigment, so the result picks up the natural variation in your skin rather than looking like a flat patch.
Please avoid tanning, including fake tan, before treatment. We match pigment to your natural skin colour, so if we match to a tan, the treated scar will look darker once the tan fades.
After treatment, keep the area out of the sun and use a high-factor sun cream once it has healed. Sun exposure can change how the pigment looks over time. Our aftercare page has full instructions.
It’s important to keep sun exposure to a minimum once your scar has been camouflaged. You can find out more about camouflage tattoo aftercare by visiting our aftercare and advice page.
Most people find it very manageable. If your scar still has feeling, we apply a numbing cream first, and our patients usually rate the discomfort as manageable; and of course, we’ll continually check to see how you’re feeling and make sure you’re comfortable.
All our technicians have an extensive portfolio of treatments and have been through our training course, which is recognised by special treatments licensing as well as VTCT and ITEC.
Yes, most people go straight back to normal activities. The area may look slightly red for up to three days.
Yes – complimentary aftercare products are included with your treatment.
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