You get your brows done and you love it. The Microblading healing process for brows can be an emotional roller coaster or maybe a bit scary. The healing process may typically take 28-30 days. You will experience different sensations in your skin. Your face will feel tenderness, redness, tightness, pain, and it will turn into itchiness and flaking after the procedure. It is important to remember that it’s a normal part of the Microblading healing process.
Day By Day Process| Microblading pre-care| Microblading aftercare| Benefits of microblading| Tips|
If you are getting microblading or PMU for the very first time, just know everyone has a similar experience. It is important to understand the complete healing process microblading healing procedure of your brows. You just remember one thing, trust the process.
Microblading is a permanent makeup technique like tattooing filling eyebrows in which a small handheld tool made of several tiny blades and is used to deposit semi-permanent eyebrows to look fuller and thicker into the epidermis (top layer of your skin). The Microblading procedure is known as semi-permanent makeup micro stroking.
Day By Day Microblading healing Process:
Day 1-2: Immediately after the procedure the treated area will appear red and swollen or tender. The pigment may appear darker, and the strokes will be extremely crisp.
Day 3-10: your brows might be itchy, and scabby (don’t scratch). They may be flaking, it might look like you have lost pigment, don’t panic; that’s normal!
Day 11-15: All scabs are gone, the brows will look super light, waiting for the new healthy skin to grow in. All the scabs have fallen, now you can put eyebrow makeup on to fill in any sparse areas
Day 16-30: The stroke areas becomes lighter, the color definition will come back. It will begin to even out and look more natural. If you may want to add brow pencil and brow powder to your brows you can. Stroke may appear true to implanted size or expand slightly in thickness depending on skin type, age, and unpredictability of skin.
Microblading pre-care:
- Avoid thinning blood remedies at least 2 weeks before.
- Stop facial treatments, Botox and chemical peels 2 weeks prior
- No retinol products 1 month prior
- Avoid alcohol or caffeine on the day of microblading treatment
- No workout on the day of the treatment
Microblading after-care:
- Use healing balm for the next 7 days
- Don’t wet the area for 15 days
- Sleep on your back
- Clean your brows 2 hours after the process
- Avoid eye makeup for 10 days
- No tugging, no picking, no touching excessively
- Avoid sports for 10 days
- No swinging for 10 days
- Avoid sun and sweating for 2 weeks.
- No skincare that contains vitamin A, bleach, or acids
How long does a permanent eyebrows Stay?
Like any tattoo, microblading does fade over time. Expert to return after 12 to 18 months for a touch-up. if you don’t want to touch it up again it will fade away, it is up to you.
Benefits of microblading:
Natural looking results
Timesaving
You can customize the shape after it fades
It enhances facial features
Waterproof and sweat resistance
Ideal for sparse brows
No need for frequent touch-ups
It doesn’t run or smudge
Boost confidence
Tips:
Microblading treatment tends to be more uncomfortable during periods due to hormone shifts. You should go for the treatment before or after the period.