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Online Saline Removal Course

A self-paced online course on saline tattoo removal for permanent makeup, taught by Billy DeCola. 28 lessons, four live demonstrations and a certificate of completion. It opens November 27 at Studio Kiku Academy.

Opens November 27 at US$99
Billy DeCola holding a bottle of saline lightening solution up to the camera

The Course

Laser tattoo removal does not work on every pigment. More and more permanent makeup (PMU) pigments are mixed with white or carry a high concentration of yellow, and those undertones stop responding. The client is left with yellow brows that the laser will not move.

Saline removal is the other tool. A saline solution is tattooed into the skin with a machine and a needle. It is a manual removal, it is not a fast process, and it asks for a light hand.

This online saline removal training teaches how and when to perform saline removal, when not to, and when laser is the better choice. Billy DeCola takes you from pigment theory and equipment through the consultation and technique, then into four full demonstrations on real clients.

Billy DeCola at his desk, smiling at the camera, hands resting on the table

Preview

Gloved hands fitting a needle cartridge onto a wrapped machine

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Who It's For

The course is made for PMU artists, scalp micropigmentation artists and tattooers. It ends with a lesson on bringing saline removal into the practice you already have.

PMU Artists

Your clients are the ones walking around with yellow brows after laser. The course shows how to consult them, treat them and tell them what to expect.

Tattooers

You already know the machine. The course covers what changes when you work with saline instead of pigment, from how far the needle hangs to how the skin shows the work.

SMP Artists

You already have the machine skills. The course is plain that most SMP comes out with laser alone, and it teaches saline for permanent makeup: brows and lip blush.

If you are new to needles and skin, lesson 5 recommends a bloodborne pathogens certification before you work on anyone.

Curriculum

Theory first, then the equipment, the consultation and the technique, then the demonstrations. Each module builds on the one before it.

01

Introduction

  • Welcome and Who I Am
  • What Saline Removal Is and How It Works
  • When to Use Saline, and When Not To
  • The Risks: Scar Tissue and Allergic Reaction
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Realistic Expectations

02

Pigment Theory

  • Pigment Particle Size
  • Organic vs. Inorganic Pigments
  • Colors That Resist the Laser

03

Equipment and Supplies

  • Machines and Stroke Length
  • Needles
  • Expendables
  • Setting Up Your Station

04

The Consultation

  • Options and Possible Outcomes
  • Mock Consultation: Yellow Brows

05

Technique

  • Client Positioning
  • Stretching the Skin
  • Controlling Depth
  • Application Technique

06

Live Demonstrations

  • Before You Watch
  • Demo 1: Brows After Laser
  • Demo 2: Yellow Brows
  • Demo 3: A Second Saline Session
  • Demo 4: Lip Blush
  • Demo Wrap-Up

07

After the Procedure, and Your Business

  • Aftercare
  • Bringing Saline Into Your Practice
  • Congratulations and Your Certificate

Why This Course

Billy DeCola looking down at a client's brow, the machine in one hand and a two-finger stretch with the other

Billy treats saline removal as a conservative tool. The goal in every session is to make an improvement without damaging the skin, and the course teaches that from the first lesson to the last demonstration.

Laser First, Saline Second

Billy does both. He teaches saline as the step after laser has been tried and has stopped working, and he shows the exceptions.

A Light Hand

The most common mistake is overworking the skin. The method here implants the saline and lets it do the job, so the skin is not scarred.

Honest Expectations

Saline is not 100 percent. The course says where it works well, where it may not work at all, and how to be honest with a client about it.

A Consultation Without the Sales Pitch

A full mock consultation for the most common client: the options, the risks, the aftercare and the price, with the decision left to them.

The Exact Setup

The machine, the stroke length, the needles, the supplies and the station Billy uses, with the reason for each.

Nearly Two Hours of Demos

Real procedures on brows and lip blush, including a second saline session six months after the first.

Demos

Three brow sessions and one lip blush session, each on a real client. You watch the setup, the stretch, the passes and the aftercare talk, and you hear what Billy is thinking while he works.

From above: the needle at the inner end of a client's brow while a gloved hand rests flat on her forehead
Close: the machine comes straight down to a client's lower lip line, a thin gold necklace at her neck

Demo 1: Brows After Laser

Yellow and some red left after laser.

Demo 2: Yellow Brows

Yellow that stopped responding to laser.

Demo 3: A Second Saline Session

Six months after the first session.

Demo 4: Lip Blush

The lower lip line, with no laser first.

Included

  • 28 video lessons
  • 3+ hours of video
  • Four live demonstrations on real clients
  • Watch at your own pace
  • One year of access from the date you enroll
  • Certificate of completion

Billy DeCola

Billy DeCola, founder of Studio Kiku and instructor of the online saline removal course

Tattooing professionally since 2009, Billy started his career at the world-famous Miami Ink Tattoo Studio in Miami Beach, Florida. He appeared as a cast member on TLC's hit reality series “NY Ink”, which aired worldwide.

Billy now owns Studio Kiku. After years of laser tattoo removal he saw that laser does not work on every pigment or in every case, and saline removal is how he treats what it leaves behind. The course teaches the method he uses on his own clients.

Students can reach Billy by email or DM with questions after the course.

FAQ

Studio Kiku offers an online saline removal course taught by Billy DeCola. It opens November 27, 2026 at Studio Kiku Academy, and you take it from anywhere, at your own pace.
Seven modules: an introduction to saline removal and when to use it, pigment theory, equipment and supplies, the consultation, technique, four live demonstrations on brows and lip blush, and aftercare with a lesson on bringing saline removal into your practice.
The course is 28 video lessons and runs a little over three hours. The four live demonstrations make up close to two hours of that.
Billy DeCola, the owner of Studio Kiku. He has tattooed professionally since 2009, started at the Miami Ink Tattoo Studio in Miami Beach and appeared on TLC's "NY Ink".
PMU artists, scalp micropigmentation artists and tattooers. If you have no experience working with needles and skin, lesson 5 recommends completing a bloodborne pathogens certification before you work on anyone.
Laser removal uses light energy to shatter pigment particles so the body can clear them. Saline removal is manual: a saline solution is tattooed into the skin with a machine and a needle. Billy teaches saline as the step after laser has been tried and has stopped working, most often on permanent makeup pigments that are mixed with white or high in yellow.
No, and the course says so. Saline removal works well in some cases and not at all in others. One lesson is about realistic expectations and being honest with your clients about them.
Yes. A certificate of completion comes with the course, and you can download it from your Studio Kiku Academy account at any time.
Access runs for one year from the date of enrollment.
Billy is reachable by email or DM for questions after the course.
The course opens November 27, 2026 at Studio Kiku Academy.
The course is US$99 from November 27 to 30, US$149 in December, and US$249 from January 1.
Course purchases are final and non-refundable.
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