Comment by Patricia Gerbaud on April 20, 2013 at 3:08pm

I've been thinking of having eyebrow tatoos too but saw on many sites that you shouldn't do it if you have an auto-immune disease. Haven't seen my dermatologist yet to ask her why but alopecia universalis and in my case Hashimoto thyroiditis are both auto-immune diseases. Ever read or heard anything about that in other countries ?

Comment by JeffreySF on April 20, 2013 at 11:30pm

I've had my eyebrows tattoos for several year with the hair stroke technique. I'm due for a touch up. But it is the best thing I ever did for myself image. Go to a specialist and see there work beforehand.
As far as the scalp tattoo i have been thinking about this as well. i have a consultation coming up this May. www.hishairclinic.com for micro pigmentation.

Comment by ASRN on April 21, 2013 at 4:42am

Best money I spent on myself after AU went full force. Do ask around. Check references and look at their book of their own work. I went to a gal who works in a spa setting that is owned by a dermatologist. I've not hard one of my drs yet say no tattoos and I have a grand total of 3 autoimmune disorders. Go for it. Don't hide. Embracing the bald is pretty great and you can become an inspiration to others who fear it too.

Comment by Debs on April 21, 2013 at 9:32am

I have my eyebrows tattooed. The first time I had it done the technician did it too deep into the skin and too dark, it made a scab after and took about 2 weeks to heal...the second time I had it done (just this January) I had a different technician who was fantastic. It did not need any time to heal, she only went into the top layers of skin so no scab after and she used much lighter and warmer colours so my eyebrows are brown not black. I get mine touched up approx one every 12-18 months. The hair stroke technique is very natural. Do make sure your technician does not go too deep into the skin - it should not hurt, if it does they are probably going too deep and ask them to use warm tones so when the ink fades it does not go a blue/grey tone it should just fade out to lighter browns. It really is worth doing, your brows frame your eyes and do give you confidence back. Good luck

Comment by alamogirl/ aka Judy on April 21, 2013 at 3:50pm

I love my brow tats. I got the "feathered" look and they look SO REAL!! Even my bestie didn't guess and she and I are as close as sisters. My hubby loves them, maybe because I feel so good about them. I also got my upper lids tatooed and this is good too. People expect to see lashes and so they do, I guess. The above comments are wise and I echo much of what they say. Be SURE to have an expert do this for you---it is more expensive, but it is your face and worth getting it done right. Blessings.

Comment by Ella on April 24, 2013 at 7:33pm

I got my eyebrows tattooed on just a couple of days ago, and it has taken my a few days to get used to them, but honestly I don't know how I went as long as I did without them. It used to take me an hour to get ready in the morning (and that was a full face of makeup), but this morning I only put eyeliner on, it took me five minutes and I feel confident enough to leave the house. I would highly recommend them. But definitely do your research, like with any tattoo or procedure, and especially because this is meant to get your confidence back, you don't want an amateur ruining that opportunity for you. I wish you the best! :)

Comment by Becca74 on April 25, 2013 at 11:10pm

I have been thinking about having this done as well. Does anyone know of any good places on the East Coast of US? I live in PA. Or any suggestions on how to find a good place, I am clueless on how to search for something like this. Thanks

Comment by BMG on April 26, 2013 at 9:16pm

I just had my eyebrows and eyeliner tatooted about 5 days ago. It was a big step but I am so glad i did it. The eyebrows are a light brown and use the hair stroke technique so no one even could tell I did them. The eyeliner was a bit more interesting. Definitely more painful and not sure if I would do that again but the eyebrows are a definite thumbs up

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