SPMU is a cosmetic technique which employs tattoos

(permanent pigmentation of the dermis) as a means of producing

designs that resemble makeup, such as eyelining and other

permanent enhancing colors to the skin of the face, lips, and

eyelids. It is also used to produce artificial eyebrows, particularly

in people who have lost it as a consequence of old age, disease,

such as alopecia, chemotherapy, or a genetic disturbance, and to disguise scars and white spots in the skin such as in vitiligo. It is also used to restore or enhance the breast's areola, such as after breast surgery.

Most commonly called permanent cosmetics, other names include dermapigmentation, micropigmentation, and cosmetic tattooing (the latter being most appropriate since permanent makeup is, in fact, tattooing.)