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Ink Camouflage for Scars and Stretch Marks

Stretch mark and scar camouflage is a non-invasive paramedical tattooing technique that uses skin-toned pigments to cover and conceal the appearance of stretch marks or scars by filling in the areas missing colour. The procedure requires little to no downtime; however, it takes on average 45-60 days for the skin to properly heal and reveal the final results.

Stretch marks are extremely common, with 90% of the population having them. They can be caused by several factors and are often located on the breasts, shoulders, stomach, hips, buttocks, thighs, and knees. Additionally, we can cover scars from surgery, burns, birthmarks, self-harm, and more.

Any scars that have fully healed and are lighter than the surrounding skin can be successfully covered by scar camouflage. Any scars that are dark red or purple, raised, keloids or less than 9 months old cannot be treated. Additionally, some individual skin types do not respond well to the scar camouflage process, which is why a patch test is so important.

skin before ink camouflage
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skin after ink camouflage
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ink camouflage provides long-lasting results. Daily use of moisturizer, good diet, general health, and use of sunscreen will help lengthen the effect of camouflage to several years.

Pink, red, or black stretch marks cannot be treated. Stretch marks must be white or lighter than the surrounding skin to be suitable for scar camouflage treatment.

The scars or stretch marks should be at least two years old to be effectively treated. When the skin stretches or shrinks so fast, it causes collagen and elastin to break. Stretch marks that are newly formed are the body’s natural healing process in response to such changes. By waiting two years before getting paramedical tattoo services, you’re allowing your skin to heal and the stretch marks to reach their final stage of healing.

Scar camouflage and other paramedical tattoo services work for most skin types. However, if you are experiencing hyperpigmentation or are prone to developing keloid scars, you should not try this procedure.

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It totally depends on your body’s natural healing process. Some people will see the results in around 30 days and others need a bit more time, seeing results in around 90 days. If you’re prone to hyperpigmentation (you naturally scar darker), you will most likely take longer to heal.

After the procedure, you may experience some mild irritation, redness and swelling, which can last up to one week. During the third week, the treated area will get slightly darker which means that the skin is healing. After that you will begin to see the result of your treatment. We advise you to book a follow up consultation after 45 days of your treatment as we may need to do some minor touch up.

If you plan on doing ink camouflage, and you are tanned, you need to wait until your skin gets back to its natural color so we can find the pigments that match your natural skin tone.

If you want to get a tan after your treatment, you need to wait until the treated area is fully healed otherwise the sun will manipulate the result you are expecting. It is also recommended to use sunscreen on the treated area prior to sun exposure to maintain better lasting result.

The color of your camouflaged stretch marks or scars will not change when you tan; only your skin’s overtone will darken. So, your camouflaged stretch marks will become slightly visible due to a mismatch in colors until your tan goes away.