PUM Fundamentales

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Build a strong foundation in permanent makeup with our Fundamentals Course. Learn core techniques, skin anatomy, pigment theory, and essential safety protocols to deliver beautiful, lasting results with confidence.

PMU 101 - Course Curriculum

1. WELCOME TO THE COURSE - MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION
2. 1.1 - THE ORIGIN OF TATTOOS
3. 1.2 - THE HISTORY OF MICROPIGMENTATION & PMU
4. 1.3 - WHAT IS MICROPIGMENTATION?
5. 1.4 - THE EVOLUTION OF BODY ART & MICROPIGMENTATION
6. 1.5 - QUIZ: INTRODUCTION TO MICROPIGMENTATION
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1. MODULE 2 OVERVIEW
2. 2.1 - WHO ARE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR MICROPIGMENTATION? AND WHO IS NOT?
3. 2.2 - CLIENT CONSULTATION
4. 2.3 - POP QUIZ: POTENTIAL CLIENTS AND THE SERVICES THEIR SEEKING
1. INTRO TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
2. 3.0 - WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF MICROPIGMENTATION - COMPLICATIONS, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INFECTIONS
3. 3.1 - WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN (ECP) AND AN INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PLAN (IPCP)
4. 3.2 - SAFE HAND WASHING PROTOCOL
5. 3.3 - REQUIREMENT'S FOR THE SAFE PERFORMANCE OF BODY ART
6. 3.4 - PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN YOUR STUDIO
7. 3.5 - PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
8. 3.6 - FACILITY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (FPE)
9. 3.7 - SHARPS WASTE AND DISPOSAL
10. 3.8 - REGULATED WASTE
11. 3.9 - EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
12. 3.10 - OSHA REQUIRED RECORD KEEPING
13. 3.11 - POP QUIZ: HEALTH & SAFETY
1. MODULE 4 - INTRODUCTION TO THE NECESSARY FORMS
2. 4.1 - FORM #1 MEDICAL QUESTIONNAIRE FORM
3. 4.2 FORM #2 INFORMED CONSENT AND RELEASE
4. 4.3 FORM #3 PROCEDURE REPORT CHART
5. 4.4 - FORM #4 AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS - REPLACE FORM
6. 4.5 - WHAT IS (HIPAA) AND HOW DOES IT APPLY TO YOU
7. 4.6 - POP QUIZ: CLIENT FORMS AND REGULATIONS
1. 5.1 - 3 MEDICAL CONTRAINDICATIONS TO UNDERSTAND
2. MODULE - 5.2 SKIN CONDITIONS AND INFECTIONS
3. 5.3 - CLIENT COMFORT RECOMMENDATIONS
4. 5.4 - POP QUIZ: CONTRAINDICATIONS & CLIENT COMFORT
1. 6.1 - THE ANATOMY OF THE SKIN
2. 6.5 - THE TATTOO & WOUND HEALING PROCESS ON THE SKIN
3. 6.2 - DIFFRENT TYPES OF SKIN
4. 6.3 - SKIN VARIATIONS TYPES
5. 6.4 - AGING SKIN
6. 6.6 - POP QUIZ: SKIN ANATOMY
1. 7.1 - BASIC UNDERSTANDING FACIAL MUSCLES & NERVES
2. 7.2 - MUSCLES OF THE FACE & EYEBROW AREA
3. 7.3 - THE MAJOR BLOOD VESSELS OF THE FACE AND NECK
4. 7.4 - LYMPH VESSELS & NODES AROUND THE FACE
5. 7.5 - BASIC SCALP ANATOMY FOR SCALP MICROPIGMENTATION
6. 7.6 - POP QUIZ: THE BASIC ANATOMY OF THE FACE AND SCALP
1. 8.1 - UNDERSTANDING SKIN PIGMENTATION (MELANIN)
2. 8.2 - SKIN UNDERTONES
3. 8.3 - THE FITZPATRICK SCALE
4. 8.4 - FITZPATRICK SCALE SKIN TYPE WORKSHEET:
5. 8.4b - FITZPATRICK SCALE SKIN TYPE WORKSHEET: DOWNLOAD TOP RIGHT CORNER ---------------->
6. 8.5 - POP QUIZ: SKIN COLOR, SKIN UNDERTONES AND THE FITZPATRICK SCALE
1. 9.1 - TOOLS OF THE TRADE, INTRODUCTION TO BLADES, NEEDLES & MACHINES
2. 9.2 - INTRODUCTION TO POWERED DEVICES
3. 9.3 - BASIC TATTOO NEEDLE KNOWLEDGE
4. 9.4 - NEEDLING TECHNIQUES, TIPS, AND COMMON MISTAKES
5. 9.5 - SKIN STRETCHING
6. 9.6 - POP QUIZ: TOOLS, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
1. 10.1 - COLOR WHEEL BASICS
2. 10.2 - COLORS MIXING BASICS
3. 10.3 - COLOR CORRECTIONS
4. 10.4 - POP QUIZ: BASIC COLOR THEORY
1. 11.1 - PIGMENTS & INK - WHATS THE DIFFRENCE?
2. 11.2 - PIGMENTS - ORGANIC VS INORGANIC
3. 11.3 - PIGMENTS - BREAKING IT DOWN
4. 11.4 - PIGMENTS - AND THE CARRIERS THAT BIND THEM
5. 11.5 - PIGMENTS - HOW IRON OXIDE REACTS IN THE BODY AFTER A PMU PROCEDURE?
6. 11.6 - PIGMENTS - GUIDELINES, HOW TO WORK WITH THEM, HELPFUL HINTS & TOOLS
7. 11.7 - POP QUIZ: PIGMENTS AND CARRIERS
1. 12.1 - INTRODUCTION TO TOPICAL ANESTHETICS
2. 12.2 - HOW AND WHEN TO APPLY TOPICAL ANESTHETICS
3. 12.3 - PAIN MANAGEMENT
4. 12.4 - POP QUIZ: NUMBING AGENTS, TOPICAL ANESTHETICS & PAIN MANAGEMENT
1. 13.1 - PMU TRAY SET UP - VIDEO TUTORIAL
2. 13.2 - WORKSTATION SETUP AND INVENTORY CHECK LIST.
3. 13.3 - WORK STATION TEARDOWN AND CLEAN UP - VIDEO TUTORIAL
4. 13.4 - THE AUTOCLAVE DEVICE - GENERAL INFO AND GUIDE
5. 13.5 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
6. 13.6 - POP QUIZ: SETTING UP AND TEARING DOWN YOUR WORK STATION
1. 14.1 - LICENSING, STUDIO SETUP, EQUIPMENT INVENTORY CHECKLIST AND CONSTRUCTION GUIDLINES
2. 14.2 - QUIZ: - STUDIO SETUP AND EQUIPMENT
1. 15.1 - MODULE 24: Final Exam
1. 16.1 - A-B GLOSSARY OF INDUSTRY TERMS
2. 16.2 - C-D Glossary of Industry Terms
3. 16.3 - E-H Glossary of Industry Terms
4. 16.4 - I-L Glossary of Industry Terms
5. 16.5 - M-O Glossary of Industry Terms
6. 16.6 - P-S Glossary of Industry Terms
7. 16.7 - T-Z Glossary of Industry Terms

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PMU 101 - Course Curriculum

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO MICROPIGMENTATION

MODULE 2: POTENTIAL CLIENTS AND THE SERVICES THEIR SEEKING

MODULE 3: HEALTH & SAFETY

MODULE 4: CLIENT FORMS AND REGULATIONS

MODULE 5: CONTRAINDICATIONS, MEDICAL CONDITIONS & CLIENT COMFORT

MODULE 6: THE ANATOMY OF THE SKIN & WOUND HEALING PROCESS

MODULE 7: THE BASIC ANATOMY OF THE FACE AND SCALP

MODULE 8: SKIN COLOR, SKIN UNDERTONES AND THE FITZPATRICK SCALE

MODULE 9: TOOLS, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

MODULE 10: BASIC COLOR THEORY

MODULE 11: INTRODUCTION TO PIGMENTS, INKS & CARRIERS,

MODULE 12: INTRODUCTION TO NUMBING AGENTS & PAIN MANAGEMENT

Module 13: SET UP, SAFETY AND TEARING DOWN YOUR WORK STATION

MODULE 14: LICENSING AND SETTING UP YOUR NEW STUDIO

Final Exam

MODULE 16: GLOSSARY OF INDUSTRY DEFINITIONS

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