Newport Permanent Makeup

Newport Permanent Makeup is led by its founder, Debbie Miller. The practice describes itself as a specialist in cosmetic and medical tattooing rather than a provider that offers permanent makeup as a side service. It says it has decades of experience in the field and is recommended by plastic surgeons, dermatologists, clinical aestheticians and other health and beauty professionals. The practice is a Lifetime Member of the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, and its facility is licensed and inspected yearly. It also says it follows licensing, sterile practice and client safety standards beyond what California requires.

Permanent makeup covers eyebrows, eyeliner and lip color. Areola work includes 3D restoration after reconstructive surgery, where an areola is recreated in matched skin tones after measuring size and symmetry, along with gynecomastia areola restoration. For breast surgery, 3D shading can create the appearance of a protruding nipple, and after a unilateral mastectomy the tattooed areola is matched to the natural color of the opposite breast. Scar camouflage is offered for surgical, skin cancer, burn and traumatic injury scars. The practice describes its scar work as compassionate and says it has experience with the delicate skin of breast cancer reconstruction patients, including after radiation.

Visits begin with a consultation for correction and removal, which is priced case by case. Scar camouflage requires an evaluation first, since scars that are pink, red, raised, darkened or under nine months old cannot be camouflaged. Scar camouflage is usually done in increments across several visits, with a follow-up at six to eight weeks. Lip tattooing calls for a face-to-face consultation. Large blocks of time are set aside for each client: a full-face appointment runs three to four hours, and most single permanent makeup appointments take one to two hours. Clients receive detailed pre- and post-procedure instructions and each step is explained. Infrared light therapy and ice packs are used afterward to reduce inflammation.

Areola tattooing is covered by insurance, and the practice supplies the forms, billing codes and super-bills clients need for reimbursement and helps with claims. Breast cancer survivors without insurance coverage for the service can receive nominal-fee pricing, and specialty areola work is quoted after consultation. ProCell combines stem cell technology with infrared light therapy. The practice says it stimulates collagen production with little to no downtime and is safe for all skin types. Results typically take a series of two to six monthly sessions, fees depend on the treated area and number of sessions, and package discounts are offered. The practice uses only industry-approved, regulated products and also teaches advanced areola training courses and offers student model appointments on inquiry.

The practice plans each treatment with the client before any pigment goes in, starts with light, natural color that can be built up at a follow-up, and will suggest alternatives or a referral to another specialist when a treatment is unlikely to give lasting results.

The practice describes its setting as private, relaxed and professional.