NEW JERSEY AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MICROPIGMENTATION
FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Needle gauge - ✔✔measurement of diameter of individual needle may represented
in millimeters mm or gaugeG depending on manufacture
✔✔Needle angle - ✔✔most common is hold the needle at 90 degrees directly above the
area to receive pigment this is shortest distancefor needles to travand provides crisp
mark. for some cases where packing coloris dsired ,the tool can be tilted to 45 degrees
creates wider area of penetration in subdermal area of skin
✔✔needle length/depth - ✔✔distanced that needle is exposed when needle is turned
on.
The depth of the needle should penetrate into the dermis, but not the hypodermis
✔✔needle penetration - ✔✔Is how far into the skin the needle is penetrating
✔✔needle taper - ✔✔at end that peneatrate the skin
✔✔short taper - ✔✔not common because they create trauma when peneatrating skin
✔✔standard taper - ✔✔most common balances trauma and depth
✔✔long taper - ✔✔create less trauma when peneatrating skin ,but can cause migration
from peneatrating to deep
✔✔sterilization code - ✔✔manufacturing process, needles go through sterilization
process they produce colr code called spore stripe to confirm sterilization before use
manufacturers may differ color needles are assigned a lot number keep in client records
✔✔stretch - ✔✔for proper implementation of pigment, minimize trauma, improves color
retention common 3 part stretch
✔✔pigment - ✔✔pigment +carrier solution = ink all ink starts out as pigment is a intensly
colored compound that reflects light a solution isadded to a powder to create ink
✔✔organic pigment - ✔✔contains carbon and is created in a lab tend to be more vibrant
✔✔inorganic pigments - ✔✔are created from materials mined from the earth and now
they are synthetically creates examples titanium dioxide white colorant heavier then any
other pigment has larger molecule does not move once it us placed in skin,iron oxide
this is colorant in various shades red,yellow, ect
✔✔Key Components of pigment bottle label - ✔✔color index number CI number,
sterilization once open not sterile, manufacturer name,,batch and lot number
, ✔✔drawdown technique - ✔✔it us to see how pigment looks in highest concentration to
mid tone (usually as heals to undertoneof color at base
✔✔Benzocaine - ✔✔deadens nervesendings in skin
✔✔Epinephrine - ✔✔Constricts vessels and relaxes airway passages
✔✔lidocaine - ✔✔numbs tissue
✔✔Tetracaine - ✔✔blocksnerve signals
✔✔healing time - ✔✔4 weeks
✔✔Acute - ✔✔The rapid - onset , short term initial stage of disease Contrast with
chronic
✔✔AIDS - ✔✔Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
✔✔Alcohols - ✔✔A group of organic compounds derived from the alkanes some
✔✔Analgesic - ✔✔2. A drug that relieves pain
✔✔Antibacterial - ✔✔Destroying or inhibiting the growth of bacteria
✔✔Antimicrobial - ✔✔Destructive to or preventing the development of microorganisms
development
✔✔Antiseptic - ✔✔A mild disinfectant used on the skin and mucous membranes to
lower the count and inhibit the growth of bacteria
✔✔Areola - ✔✔A circular area of different pigmentation around the nipple of the breast .
✔✔Chalazion - ✔✔A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian
gland is blocked
✔✔Decontaminate - ✔✔or item to the point where they are no longer capable of
transmitting infectious particles Decontaminate : The use of physical or chemical means
to remove , inactivate , or destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface
✔✔Dermatologist - ✔✔A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of
diseases and disorders of the skin .
FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Needle gauge - ✔✔measurement of diameter of individual needle may represented
in millimeters mm or gaugeG depending on manufacture
✔✔Needle angle - ✔✔most common is hold the needle at 90 degrees directly above the
area to receive pigment this is shortest distancefor needles to travand provides crisp
mark. for some cases where packing coloris dsired ,the tool can be tilted to 45 degrees
creates wider area of penetration in subdermal area of skin
✔✔needle length/depth - ✔✔distanced that needle is exposed when needle is turned
on.
The depth of the needle should penetrate into the dermis, but not the hypodermis
✔✔needle penetration - ✔✔Is how far into the skin the needle is penetrating
✔✔needle taper - ✔✔at end that peneatrate the skin
✔✔short taper - ✔✔not common because they create trauma when peneatrating skin
✔✔standard taper - ✔✔most common balances trauma and depth
✔✔long taper - ✔✔create less trauma when peneatrating skin ,but can cause migration
from peneatrating to deep
✔✔sterilization code - ✔✔manufacturing process, needles go through sterilization
process they produce colr code called spore stripe to confirm sterilization before use
manufacturers may differ color needles are assigned a lot number keep in client records
✔✔stretch - ✔✔for proper implementation of pigment, minimize trauma, improves color
retention common 3 part stretch
✔✔pigment - ✔✔pigment +carrier solution = ink all ink starts out as pigment is a intensly
colored compound that reflects light a solution isadded to a powder to create ink
✔✔organic pigment - ✔✔contains carbon and is created in a lab tend to be more vibrant
✔✔inorganic pigments - ✔✔are created from materials mined from the earth and now
they are synthetically creates examples titanium dioxide white colorant heavier then any
other pigment has larger molecule does not move once it us placed in skin,iron oxide
this is colorant in various shades red,yellow, ect
✔✔Key Components of pigment bottle label - ✔✔color index number CI number,
sterilization once open not sterile, manufacturer name,,batch and lot number
, ✔✔drawdown technique - ✔✔it us to see how pigment looks in highest concentration to
mid tone (usually as heals to undertoneof color at base
✔✔Benzocaine - ✔✔deadens nervesendings in skin
✔✔Epinephrine - ✔✔Constricts vessels and relaxes airway passages
✔✔lidocaine - ✔✔numbs tissue
✔✔Tetracaine - ✔✔blocksnerve signals
✔✔healing time - ✔✔4 weeks
✔✔Acute - ✔✔The rapid - onset , short term initial stage of disease Contrast with
chronic
✔✔AIDS - ✔✔Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
✔✔Alcohols - ✔✔A group of organic compounds derived from the alkanes some
✔✔Analgesic - ✔✔2. A drug that relieves pain
✔✔Antibacterial - ✔✔Destroying or inhibiting the growth of bacteria
✔✔Antimicrobial - ✔✔Destructive to or preventing the development of microorganisms
development
✔✔Antiseptic - ✔✔A mild disinfectant used on the skin and mucous membranes to
lower the count and inhibit the growth of bacteria
✔✔Areola - ✔✔A circular area of different pigmentation around the nipple of the breast .
✔✔Chalazion - ✔✔A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian
gland is blocked
✔✔Decontaminate - ✔✔or item to the point where they are no longer capable of
transmitting infectious particles Decontaminate : The use of physical or chemical means
to remove , inactivate , or destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface
✔✔Dermatologist - ✔✔A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of
diseases and disorders of the skin .
