Why does Scalp Micropigmentation FADE? SMP

I get this question almost everyday!! Because the tattooing process essentially creates tens of thousands of tiny wounds into a deep layer of skin, the procedure pushes the immune system into overdrive. When in healing mode, the body rushes a team of blood cells called macrophages to the site of the tattoo to remove the foreign substance (ink particles) that are now in the dermis. This process is complex: Macrophages are why tattoos fade over time AND part of what makes them permanent. Some macrophages swallow ink particles and send them out through the lymphatic system. However other macrophages remain in the dermis and allow the injected ink to remain visible. This process can help explain how tattoos fade over time. Tattoo ink is not really INK its pigment. The pigment is dry. The pigment is mixed with a bus (usually a water mixture) to create a pigment solution, This enables the tattoist to tattoo the mixture into your skin. Once under your skin, your blood system carries away the bus (liquid part of the mixture) and leaves the dry pigment as color in your skin.