Microblading After-Care
Post-Microblading Eyebrow Care
Microblading is a popular procedure nowadays and sometimes known as “micro-stroking” or “feather touch.” Its procedure is performed by a trained technician and results usually last between 12-18 months, which plays a huge part in its appeal.
Since microblading makes incisions into the skin, there are specific guidelines and steps to post-microblading procedure care! Here are things to keep in mind before, during, and after your microblading experience.
Before Your Microblading Procedure..
- Don't work out one day before your procedure.
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NO liquor or caffeine 48 hours before your procedure.
(Yes, there is caffeine in decaf espresso and tea!) - Stay away from sun and tanning 7 days before your procedure .
- A big NO to brow waxing, tinting, or threading 7-day earlier (the more natural hair development you have, the better!
- Avoid using chemical peels, microdermabrasion, or facials for about a month earlier in your procedure.
Supplements & Chemicals to Avoid
- Keep in mind to avoid Niacin, Aspirin, Vitamin E, or Advil/Ibuprofen at least 48 hours before the day of your procedure.
- Don't take any Fish Oil, Prenatal Vitamins, Nutritional Shakes (Shakeology, and so on), "Hair, Skin, Nail" supplements 48 hours before your procedure.
- Discontinue using Retin-An at any rate a month earlier (and keep away from on eyebrow area after your procedure).
- Refrain yourself from using any Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) products near the eyebrow area fourteen days earlier (and make sure to avoid on eyebrow area after your procedure).
- You should avoid Botox and filler on the forehead, temple, and eye area one-month before your procedure, especially for individuals who don't regularly get injectables.
Microblading After-Care
How you’re going to put effort in taking care of the area of skin where microblading procedure is being done is much similar to how tattoos should be taken care of.
You’ll notice that skin underneath will appear red and the pigment will show up very dim right after the procedure is done. Remember to run a wet q-tip that has been dipped in the cleaned water over the area where procedure is done, and it should be done two-hour after the said procedure. It will be a big help in removing excess dye that still remains on your eyebrows. Plus, it will also help sterile the area.
It will much likely take 1-2 weeks before your skin starts to appear recuperated as well as for the pigment to start fading to its regular shade.
You can follow the steps listed below to appropriately take care of your skin after the procedure of microblading is done:
- Make sure to avoid the area getting wet for as long as 10 days, which incorporates keeping your face dry during a shower.
- Make sure that you’re not wearing any makeup for at least seven days, on the grounds that the pigment is just starting to set to the shallow cuts in your skin.
- Make sure that you won’t try to pick at scabs, even pull, or itch your eyebrows area.
- Don’t ever go to saunas, or try even swimming, and avoid any excessive sweating until such time that the area is totally mended and you have a subsequent appointment with your technician.
- Take note that you must keep your hair far from your brow line to avoid any possible infection.
- You can use and apply any cured cream or recuperating balm as per advised and provided by your technician.
Maintenance Tips After Your Microblading Procedure
Getting a “touch up” at least once per year is probably the most suggested after care tips from most technicians. Adding pigment to your eyebrows is the procedure that needs to be done in touch-ups.
Taking care of your skin is a must when it is already completely recuperated. One way you can do to prevent the area from fading is through using and applying sunscreen to where the microblading procedure is done. Like comparable cosmetic treatments —, for instance, eyebrow tattooing — microblading is also permanent, however, it will eventually fade.
Compared to brow tattooing, microblading may perhaps fade quickly due to the smaller amount of pigment utilized in the procedure. You’ll most likely have to repeat the said procedure, two years after your first procedure.
Potential Microblading Complications
Infections of the skin because of allergic reaction or irritation from the pigment is one of the possible side effects or complications of microblading procedures.
Experiencing some pain and distress is normal while the procedure is ongoing. Likewise, you may also feel a slight residual stinging after your procedure.
But take note that having some serious pain in the affected area upon leaving your technician’s office is not normal.
Putting extra careful and checking to the microbladed area if it’s getting puffy or raised is also important and must-to-do. Take note that infection starts when you notice an excessive redness or a yellow-tinged release.
On the off chance that the area swells, keeps on scabbing following fourteen days, or starts leaking pus, you should visit the doctor right away.
It is always a big concern if you have an infection in your eyebrow area for the fact that it reaches your bloodstream, and the said area is so near to your eyes and brain.
You will be needing treatment with antibiotics on the off chance that you get an infection from microblading.
If you’re pregnant, easily prone to keloids, or just recently undergone an organ transplant, make sure that you avoid and never engage yourself to do the microblading procedure.