No. Unlike a traditional tattoo that would use ‘ink’, SMP is performed using specially designed pigments that will not have the colour change or migration (blurring) that a body art tattoo would have. Although it may appear to be a similar technique, the needles and treatment depth into the skin are very different. Both use needles to implant colour, but that is where the similarity ends. This treatment will need a small number of maintenance treatments to keep it looking even over the years to come.