Resilient Artistry: Cosmetic & Medical Tattooing

Reviews

15 reviews

Jeremy Bishop-Arjun

โ€œMelissa Hagen creates such a comforting and welcoming environment โ€” not only for the LGBTQ community, but for everyone who walks through her door. Her fun personality and respectful professionalism turn what can be a vulnerable experience into something genuinely pleasant. This tattoo meant the world to me, and the moment I saw her work on social media, I knew I chose the right artist to bring my vision to life. Melissa executed it perfectly. A huge thank you and so much gratitude to Melissa โ€

Nov 14, 2025
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About

At Resilient Artistry, healing and creativity come together. Led by Melissa Stetson, BSN, MSN-FN, RN, registered nurse and highly trained paramedical and cosmetic tattoo artist, the studio specializes in 3D areola restoration, scar camouflage, and cosmetic tattooing designed to help clients reclaim confidence, wholeness, and a sense of self after trauma, surgery, or life-changing medical experiences. With more than a decade of experience doing extensive work with trauma survivors, oncology patients, and surgical patients, Melissa brings a uniquely compassionate and clinically informed approach to every service. Her practice is rooted in safety, warmth, and dignity, creating a space where every client is seen, supported, and genuinely cared for. Whether youโ€™re seeking natural-looking areola restoration after breast cancer, softening and blending of surgical or injury-related scars, or enhancing your features with cosmetic tattooing, each appointment is personalized, trauma-informed, and guided by a deep understanding of anatomy, healing, and aesthetic balance. Melissa believes tattooing can be a powerful form of rebirth, a way to close a chapter, honor the body, and move forward with renewed confidence. At Resilient Artistry, you are welcomed into a safe, inclusive environment where your story, comfort, and healing matter. Explore services, book with confidence, and experience tattooing that goes beyond skin deep.

Policy and Terms

Clients can cancel or reschedule appointments up to 48 hours before start time. Booking fees are non-refundable in case of cancellation or no-show. However, if you reschedule your appointment using the link provided within 48 hours, it will be automatically transferred to your future booking. Contraindications - You are not a candidate for micropigmentation if any of the following apply to you: โ€ข Pregnancy โ€ข Diabetes Type 1 โ€ข Lupus โ€ข Hepatitis B/C โ€ข AIDS โ€ข Active Vitiligo โ€ข Severe Rosacea โ€ข Blood Disorders: Sickle Cell, Hemophilia โ€ข Keloid Formation โ€ข Accutane (must be off for 6 months) โ€ข Steroids (must be off for 6 months) โ€ข Active Skin Disorders: Cold Sores, Shingles, Impetigo, Psoriasis, Pink Eye, Sun Burn Restrictions - โ€ข Retinol/Retin-A must be discontinued 7 days prior to procedure. (It will cause the skin to bleed). โ€ข Injections (Botox, Radiesse, JuvaDerm, Voluma, etc.) must be done 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after procedure. โ€ข Chemical peels and laser treatments may not be done within 60 days before or after procedure. โ€ข The use of Latisseยฎ must be discontinued at least 3 months prior to your eyeliner procedure (it creates an inflammatory response, causes excess bleeding and prohibits the eyeliner from healing well). โ€ข Sunburned or Suntanned skin is damaged skin and therefore will cause excessive bleeding. We CANNOT work on sunburned or suntanned skin. โ€ข You cannot expose the area to the sun for 30 days before or after procedure. โ€ข Do not schedule this procedure within one week prior to a water vacation. โ€ข Stay out of steam rooms, saunas, hot yoga, swimming pool, etc. for one week following procedure. โ€ข Avoid working out or sweating for 1 week post procedure. (sweat will prevent pigment from healing into the skin) โ€ข Avoid alcohol and caffeine 1 day before procedure to minimize any oozing, bleeding or swelling. โ€ข Do not take aspirin, ibuprofen, niacin, fish oil or vitamin E 3 days prior to procedure unless medically necessary.

Hours

Sunday

Closed

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Wednesday

10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Thursday

10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Friday

10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Saturday

Closed

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All services


Cosmetic Tattooing Consult

*$50 goes towards the service* For those who are on the fence about PMU for any service are welcome to come in to consult prior to booking. During the consult, after everything is discussed concerning clientโ€™s goals and answering any questions you have, I will draw on your brows/lips/freckles/etc to mimic the procedure desired. This gives you an idea who what it would look like prior to booking.

30 min | $50

Medical Tattooing Consult

*$50 goes towards the service* For those go want to forgo sending photos and want to be seen in person to discuss options. This is for any listed paramedical procedure.

30 min | $50

Tiny Tattoo Consultation

30 min | $50

Saline Tattoo Removal Consult

30 min | $50


Tattoo

Tiny tattoos! Must be approved by Melissa first

3 h 30 min | Price varies


Faux Freckles

Faux Freckles

All of the perks of being sun kissed in without the sun damage! Completely customizable from as natural as possible, to heart shaped beauty marks or specific freckle patterns! Add effortless glow and warmth to the skin with faux freckles today! Lasts 1-2 years. Price varies depending on if itโ€™s a full face or partial.

1 h 30 min | $300

3D Areola Tattoo (unilateral)

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž! 3D areola/nipple tattooing is creating the illusion of a 3 dimensional nipple using pigments. Color and shape are entirely customizable. This procedure can be performed on mastectomy patients whether they had nipple sparing surgery or not, this includes patients who had flaps done as well. This procedure can also be done on gender affirming patients or any patient who has gone through any type of breast surgery that altered the appearance of their natural nipple. Clients must be 3-18 months post surgery, please check with your doctor as well as they might have specific guidelines for timing. This is for those who only had ONE breast effected!

3 h 30 min | $350

3D Areola Tattoo (bilateral)

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž! 3D areola/nipple tattooing is creating the illusion of a 3 dimensional nipple using pigments. Color and shape are entirely customizable. This procedure can be performed on mastectomy patients whether they had nipple sparing surgery or not, this includes patients who had flaps done as well. This procedure can also be done on gender affirming patients or any patient who has gone through any type of breast surgery that altered the appearance of their natural nipple. Clients must be 3-18 months post surgery, please check with your doctor as well as they might have specific guidelines for timing. This is for those who only had BOTH breast effected!

5 h 30 min | $650

3D Areola 8-12 Week Follow Up

2 h | $200

Inkless Stretch Mark Revision

Using medical grade serums, micro needling is done to activate the bodies natural healing process to increase collagen production and elastin to help repair the stretch area. This is a 2-4 appointment process with results seen in 4-6 months. No pigment is used, but this service can be used in combination with scar camouflaging for an even better result. Please message or email photos of the area youโ€™d like to treat prior to booking to ensure you are a candidate. Scars must be healed before booking.

3 h 30 min | $300

Scar/Stretch Mark Camouflage

Using pigment that blends seamlessly into your natural skin tone, we can vanish scars and stretch marks! Medical grade serums are also use to help the skin heal and produce elastin and collagen in the area. This is a 2-3 appointment process, please email or message photos of your scar prior to booking. Discounted prices if it is a smaller scar.

3 h 30 min | $350


Microbladed Brows (initial)

Microbladed Brows (initial)

๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ!) Hairstrokes are made with a hand tool to give the illusion of natural brow hair. This is our most natural looking enhancement. Best suited for dry/normal skin types. Lasts 1-2 years, at which point youโ€™d need a color refresh. This is a two step process, after the initial session you will need to come in for a 8-12 week follow visit, then youโ€™re good for the next few years! **PLEASE READ PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT** Please refer to the policy section on the main home page to review precare instructions

2 h | $450

Powder Brows (initial)

Powder Brows (initial)

๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ!) Using a machine, a light dusting of color is done behind the brow hair. It can be as bold or as light as you want it. It gives more density to the brow and is a great addition for someone who already has a lot of brow hair. This last 2-3 years (st which point youโ€™ll need a color refresh) and can be done on any skin type. This is a two step process, after the initial session you will need to come in for a 8-12 week follow visit, then you will be good for a few years! This can be combined with hairstrokes (see combo brow option in services).

2 h 30 min | $450

Combo Brows (initial)

๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ!) This is where we combine both microblading and microshading. Natural hairstrokes are done in the front of the brows, and shading is done through the rest of the brow for more density. This last anywhere from 2-3 years on average. This is a two step process, after the initial session you will need to come in for a 8-12 week follow visit, then will just need to come back every few years for a color refresh! Great for those that still want the natural look of hairstrokes but need a little extra to build the density of their brows!

2 h 30 min | $550

8-12 Week Brow Follow Up

๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ!) Follow up session for all brow services to see how everything healed and make any adjustment so you leave with your ultimate dream brows! After this, youโ€™re good for x amount of years (depending on initial service).

1 h | $150

Color Boost within 12-36 Months

๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ!) Color refresh for microshaded, microbladed brows or combo brows. Must be orignal work done by Melissa to take advantage of this price! If orignal work wasnโ€™t done by Melissa, you will need to schedule as an inital brow appointment.

2 h | $350


Lip Blush (initial)

๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ!) Tired of applying lipstick over and over again? Have you lost pigment in your lips as youโ€™ve aged? Do you have hypopigmented areas and wish your lips were uniformed in color? Then lip blush is for you! It can be as subtle or as vivid as you want. Bring in your favorite lip color and we can color match it! **PLEASE READ** Instructions leading up to your appointment โ€ขIf you have any history of cold sores, fever blisters, or herpes simplex, you must contact your physician to obtain and take the proper prescription medication to prevent such outbreaks. Please take your prescribed dose the day before, day of, and day after your appointment. Many physicians prescribe 12 capsules of 500mg Valtrex. Follow your physician's instructions.

2 h 30 min | $500

Lip Blush 4 Week Follow Up

Lip Blush 4 Week Follow Up

๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ!) After your initial lip blushing session, we have you come back in 4 weeks. This follow up is to see how everything healed, as well as tweak shape and color if needed! After your follow up, youโ€™ll be good for a few years at which point youโ€™d need a color touch up. *PLEASE READ** Instructions leading up to your appointment โ€ขIf you have any history of cold sores, fever blisters, or herpes simplex, you must contact your physician to obtain and take the proper prescription medication to prevent such outbreaks. Please take your prescribed dose the day before, day of, and day after your appointment. Many physicians prescribe 12 capsules of 500mg Valtrex. Follow your physician's instructions.

2 h | $200

Lip Blush Refresh 12-36 months

Must be work done by me initially! *PLEASE READ** Instructions leading up to your appointment โ€ขIf you have any history of cold sores, fever blisters, or herpes simplex, you must contact your physician to obtain and take the proper prescription medication to prevent such outbreaks. Please take your prescribed dose the day before, day of, and day after your appointment. Many physicians prescribe 12 capsules of 500mg Valtrex. Follow your physician's instructions.

2 h | $350


Eyeliner- eyelash enhancement (top only)

This is for top eyeliner only. This includes all styles: lash enhancement, classic eyeliner, winged, or stardust. Choose from an array for colors. **PLEASE READ PRIOR TO BOOKING** โ€ขDo not wear contact lenses during or immediately following your eyeliner procedure. Remember to bring your glasses. You may resume wearing your contact lenses as soon as your eyes return to their pre-treated condition. โ€ข The use of Latisseยฎ must be discontinued at least 3 months prior to your eyeliner procedure. Latisseยฎ produces an inflammatory reaction in the skin, which causes excessive pain and bleeding. If you use Latisseยฎ, your eyeliner will not take properly. โ€ข Do not use other growth stimulants such as RapidLashยฎ, or RevitaLashยฎ for at least one week prior to or one week after your eyeliner procedure. โ€ข Lash extensions must be removed completely before your eyeliner procedure. If you have lash extensions, we will not be able to do your eyeliner.

2 h 30 min | $450

8-12 week eyeliner follow up

Follow up allows us to see how you healed and touch up anything that needs to be. We can also go darker or add more at this session as well. **PLEASE READ PRIOR TO BOOKING** โ€ขDo not wear contact lenses during or immediately following your eyeliner procedure. Remember to bring your glasses. You may resume wearing your contact lenses as soon as your eyes return to their pre-treated condition. โ€ข The use of Latisseยฎ must be discontinued at least 3 months prior to your eyeliner procedure. Latisseยฎ produces an inflammatory reaction in the skin, which causes excessive pain and bleeding. If you use Latisseยฎ, your eyeliner will not take properly. โ€ข Do not use other growth stimulants such as RapidLashยฎ, or RevitaLashยฎ for at least one week prior to or one week after your eyeliner procedure. โ€ข Lash extensions must be removed completely before your eyeliner procedure. If you have lash extensions, we will not be able to do your eyeliner.

2 h | $200


Scalp Pigmentation

2 h | Price varies


Brow Lamination

Enhance your brows with our Brow Lamination service, a semi-permanent treatment that lifts and shapes for fuller, defined brows lasting up to eight weeks. Follow our aftercare for optimal results.

45 min | $80

Eyebrow Tint

The richly pigmented brow tint is long-lasting, vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in a luxe range of shades that provide rich results on the eyebrows. Great alternative for those not ready to commit to PMU, or can be done over healed PMU for more density. The brow tints leave a slight stain on the skin for up to 7 days and the brow hairs for up to 3 to 4 weeks.

30 min | $30

Brow Lamination AND Stain

45 min | $130

Eyebrow Stain

Experience brow pigment like never before! Brow stains work by staining the skin for up to 10 days and the brow hairs for up to 6 weeks. Great alternative for those not ready to commit to PMU, or can be done over healed PMU for more density.

30 min | $50

Brow Shaping

Achieve perfectly shaped brows with our Brow Shaping service, which includes precise tweezing and shaping to enhance your natural beauty in just one appointment.

5 min | $20

Brow Lamination AND Tint

45 min | $110


Saline Tattoo Removal (brows/lips/liner)

1 h 15 min | $250


Tooth Gem (per tooth)

Tooth gems, also known as tooth jewelry, dental jewelry, or tooth bling, are jewels that are attached to the visible surface of a tooth. They are a type of cosmetic treatment that can be made from a variety of different stones and metals. They are semi-permanent and can last from several months to several years. Gem options in photos! Custom pieces can be ordered prior to your appointment at an additional price on top of the flat rate of $100/tooth. Please contact Melissa to order before booking to ensure your custom piece will arrive on time!

30 min | $100

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