Skin camouflage micropigmentation for scars is not a new concept.  Nowadays there are many artists who specialise in this treatment and are often to referred to as medical tattooists or skin camouflage tattoo artists.  Micropigmentation and tattooing are on in the same thing – it is just semantics. Since Brazilian tattoo artist Rodolpho Torres emerged on the scene in 2017 with his new techniques for tattoo camouflaging stretch marks, this treatment has taken the USA and Brazil by storm.  The new technique has now filtrated into the UK through Ink Illusions. Matching skin colour is not an easy feat.  It takes an eye for colour and knowing which colours to add or subtract to get the desired result.  The artist also needs to take into consideration the client’s undertone, overtone, melanin stimulation and healed colour when mixing.  And knowing when a client isn’t a good candidate for treatment. One thing that really shocked me about the Brazilian technique, is the lack of colours being used to camouflage all skin tones.  4 colours were presented to mix up to allegedly match anyone.  These are white, “skin” tone, beige, dark beige (brown).  The Brazilian pioneer has literally taught thousands of students and results are emerging, demonstrating that the colour mixing teaching methods are not the full picture.  It does not teach anything about colour theory and how it is necessary in some skin types to modify colour with grey/green/orange/pink.  It does not explain the way ink heals in the skin (losing vibrance etc).  There is no explanation of natural melanin production or hyperpigmentation in some skin types, which affects the healed colour.  He does not explain the risk of using too much titanium dioxide and saturation.  In fact, the Brazilian theory suggests adding more titanium dioxide (white) to match very light skin tones, which is very risky business.