MEDICAL
PIGMENTATION
A natural appearance, restored.
Medical Pigmentation for Scars & Areola in Unterföhring near Munich
Surgery, injury, illness or medical treatment can leave visible changes in the skin, scars, areola or areas of hair loss. Medical or paramedical pigmentation is used where colour, contour or visual structure can be selectively restored.
With individually matched pigments, suitable scar areas can be visually blended, the areola can be optically reconstructed, and areas of colour or contour loss can be selectively balanced.
The aim is not to treat a medical cause or alter tissue anatomically. It is to create the most natural-looking visual reconstruction or camouflage possible, tailored to your skin and your individual starting point.
I therefore assess which type of pigmentation is appropriate and realistically possible on an individual basis. Where changes are medically related, treatment may also depend on prior clearance from your doctor.
Options at a Glance
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Optical blending of suitable scars and pigment differences
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Individual reconstruction or harmonisation of the areola and nipple area
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Restoration of lost visual contours in suitable cases of hair or pigment loss
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Naturally matched colour and shape planning
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Controlled build-up even in more complex scar or reconstruction tissue
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Individual treatment planning rather than standardised solutions
Applications of Medical Pigmentation
Scar Pigmentation & Colour Matching
Where scars are suitable, fully healed and stable, differences in colour can be visually softened using individually matched pigments.
Particularly with lighter or low-pigment scars, camouflage can help reduce the contrast with the surrounding skin. The scar structure itself is not removed or altered – pigmentation affects only its visible colour.
Whether a scar is suitable for pigmentation depends on factors including its age, maturity, structure, colour and individual development. Fresh, active or still visibly changing scars are not pigmented.
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Areola & Nipple Pigmentation
Following breast surgery or reconstruction, medical pigmentation can help restore the visual colour and appearance of the areola or balance existing differences.
Depending on your starting point, an existing areola can be harmonised in colour and shape, or an areola can be optically reconstructed in full. Carefully built colour gradients and the use of light and shadow can also create a realistic three-dimensional illusion where an anatomical nipple is absent.
Shape, size, colour and symmetry are planned individually. Pigmentation is carried out only once the tissue is sufficiently healed and the medical reconstruction is complete or has been cleared for pigmentation.
Brows & Lash Line Enhancement for Hair Loss
If the eyebrows or lashes are partially or completely lost as a result of hair loss or medical treatment, Permanent Makeup can help restore lost visual definition.
For the brows, fine hairstrokes, shading or a combination of both techniques can be used depending on your starting point. Lash Line Enhancement can subtly define the lash line when natural lashes are missing or have become noticeably sparse.
More about Lash Line Enhancement →
During ongoing medical treatment or after chemotherapy, pigmentation is only carried out when your health allows it and, where appropriate, medical clearance has been obtained.
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Stable Pigment Loss & Vitiligo
For selected cases of stable pigment loss, medical camouflage pigmentation can be used to bring lighter areas visually closer to the surrounding skin tone.
With vitiligo, careful selection is essential. Pigmentation is carried out only where the condition is stable and has been medically assessed, and never during an active or progressive phase.
Because both your natural skin tone and the pigmentation can change over time, an identical long-term colour match cannot be guaranteed. A later adjustment or refresh may become appropriate.
Following reconstructive procedures in the lip area, pigmentation may also help visually balance contours or differences in colour in suitable cases. Here too, the area must be fully healed and medically stable before treatment.
IMPORTANT FOR PLANNING
Medical pigmentation is carried out only on suitable skin that is sufficiently healed and stable.
Following surgery, reconstruction, burns or other medical treatment, medical clearance may therefore be appropriate or necessary. Areas affected by active inflammation, skin disease or medically unexplained changes are not pigmented.
If you have medical findings, reports or information about previous treatment, you are welcome to bring them to your consultation.
Your Medical Pigmentation Treatment – Step by Step
Medical pigmentation is always individual. Skin characteristics, scar or reconstruction tissue, existing differences in colour and the result you want all determine how the pigmentation is planned and built up.
A new pigmentation treatment initially includes the first treatment appointment and the regular perfection appointment after healing. With scar and areola pigmentation in particular, additional sessions may be appropriate because altered tissue can take up colour differently.
I discuss this with you as transparently as possible during the planning stage.
Six steps to your individual result
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Personal Consultation & Skin Assessment
I begin by taking time to understand your concerns and examine the area to be pigmented carefully.
I assess the skin, scar or reconstruction tissue, existing differences in colour and – depending on the type of pigmentation – shape, symmetry and natural pigmentation.
Together, we discuss what result is realistically achievable, whether the skin is suitable for pigmentation and whether medical clearance would be appropriate or necessary beforehand.
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Preparation & Anaesthesia
The treatment area is carefully prepared and hygienically cleansed.
Depending on the body area, tissue and individual situation, a topical anaesthetic can be used where needed and appropriate.
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Colour Planning & Individual Design
I then match the pigment colours carefully to your natural skin tone and the existing colour nuances.
With scar pigmentation, the focus is on achieving the most harmonious possible visual blend with the surrounding skin.
With areola or nipple pigmentation, shape, size, colour gradients and – where desired – a natural-looking three-dimensional illusion are also planned individually.
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Pigmentation
I then work the individually matched pigments into the selected area gradually and with control.
The colour intensity is built up deliberately. With scar or reconstruction tissue in particular, a restrained approach is important because pigment uptake and the final effect can only be assessed reliably after healing.
The aim is not visible overcorrection, but the most harmonious possible visual blending or reconstruction.
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Healing & Aftercare
Immediately after treatment, the pigmented area may be red or slightly swollen, and the colour may initially appear more intense.
Fine crusting or flaking can develop during the first few days. Please do not remove it prematurely, and avoid friction or unnecessary touching of the treated area.
The specific aftercare depends on the body area, tissue and type of pigmentation. You will therefore receive aftercare instructions tailored to the treated area. Where appropriate, I can also provide individually selected aftercare products suited to your skin, treatment area and healing process.
The colour effect continues to change during healing and is only assessed once the area has had sufficient time to recover.
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Regular Perfection Appointment
After around six weeks, I assess the healed result and review how the colour, intensity, transitions and, where relevant, shape have developed.
This regular perfection appointment is part of a new pigmentation treatment and is already included in the individually agreed treatment price.
With medical pigmentation, additional sessions may be appropriate because of scar structure, reconstruction tissue or individual pigment uptake. If this is foreseeable from your starting point, I will discuss it transparently with you during treatment planning.
How Long Does Medical Pigmentation Last?
How long medical pigmentation remains harmonious in colour varies from person to person and depends on factors including skin or scar tissue, the body area, pigments, UV exposure and pigment uptake.
The pigmentation can fade or change in colour over time. With skin-toned camouflage shades in particular, a later adjustment may therefore become appropriate.
A refresh is not carried out according to a fixed schedule, but when the colour effect has visibly changed or an adjustment is both desired and professionally appropriate.
COSTS & PLANNING
Medical Pigmentation Pricing
Medical pigmentation is always individual. The treatment area, tissue, starting point and the amount of build-up required can vary considerably. Pricing for scar, areola and camouflage pigmentation is therefore based on the actual scope of treatment.
Scar Pigmentation
Optical blending of suitable scar areas using individually matched pigments.
Price based on treatment scope · on request
Areola & Nipple Pigmentation
Individual reconstruction or colour harmonisation of the areola and nipple area.
Price based on treatment scope · on request
Brows & Lash Line Enhancement for Hair Loss
Depending on your starting point, the regular brow or Lash Line Enhancement techniques are used.
Brows from €280 · Lash Line Enhancement from €139
Stable Pigment Loss & Vitiligo
Individually planned camouflage pigmentation for suitable, medically stable starting points.
Price based on treatment scope · on request
Personal consultation – tailored to your needs
With medical pigmentation in particular, the most appropriate approach and the realistic scope of treatment can only be assessed after a careful examination.
With scars, skin conditions or changes following surgery or medical treatment, I also consider whether the tissue is sufficiently stable and suitable for pigmentation. If medical clearance is appropriate or required beforehand, I will tell you openly.
If you would like to discuss your concerns with me first, you are welcome to book a personal consultation.
Personal Consultation · €40 · approx. 30 minutes
If you go ahead with treatment, the consultation fee is credited in full.