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The Harmful Effects of Microblading
Understanding Microblading & The Risks
Gone are the days of painstakingly drawing in your eyebrows with a pencil every morning. Microblading is one of the most popular beauty trends nowadays--it seems that there is a certified tattoo artist around every street corner! Both men and women have been eager to get these semi-permanent tattoos that resemble natural eyebrow hairs to ease their everyday beauty routine. While the appearance of microblading and permanent makeup is attractive, the long-term results can be quite different than one would expect. Here are the top concerns of microblading and why you may consider other options over microblading:
How is Microblading performed:
Microblading is performed by a blade made up of several needles that etch into the skin hair like lines, basically creating numerous cuts into the skin then applying a layer of pigment which absorbs into the cuts.
Possibility of Infection
One of the top concerns with having microblading done is the high risk of getting an infection. The skin barrier on your face is thin and very sensitive, so you might experience an adverse reaction once you pierce it, even more so if the artist uses unsterile equipment, is not extensively trained, or performs the procedure on clients that are not a good candidate.
There are many contraindications when having this procedure done. To name a few: Immune disorders, Aging Skin, Diabetes, and Blood Clotting.
Age and condition of skin is very important as the older we get the longer it takes for our bodies to heal. Think about when you were young and you got a scrape or cut. Our bodies kicked in and we would see that wound heal fairly quickly. Now think about the healing time on those same scrapes and cuts as you’ve aged. Now you understand how age affects the healing time therefore opening a much higher percentage for infection.
If you are suffering from extended redness, swelling, or even oozing, you should seek medical attention for a possible allergic reaction. You should never take infections lightly since they can travel to other parts of your body through your blood, leading to even more health concerns.
It's essential that you find a certified microblading professional who knows what they're doing. Inexpensive usually means inexperienced--don't risk your health just for a lower price!
Scarring
Scarring is VERY common with microblading. Have you ever cut yourself and not had some sort of a scar? The artists knowledge of depth is extremely important with microblading and studies have shown that approximately only 20% of the artist currently doing microblading use the correct depth. Understanding how a cut affects your skin is very important, once your skin is cut it forms a “v” so the deeper the cut the deeper the “v”. Deeper the “v” the higher chance of scarring as the skin will not close up tight & clean.
Maintenance
As microblading is only a semi-permanent tattoo, you will typically need to go in for retouching every six months to one year. Without it, the pigment will fade after just a few years, especially if you live in an area that gets high sun exposure.
Microblading can only be done so many times (3) before you can no longer get those results you experienced from the first time.
You also need to follow the rules and procedures before and after the appointment to limit the negative effects: no intense facial treatments, plucking or waxing, discontinue certain medications and vitamins, avoid water and makeup, etc. Since you are required to go through the process every year, you're constantly putting yourself at risk, as opposed to a one-and-done tattoo.
No Easy Fix
Any mess-up during the microblading process damages not only your physical health but also your mental health. It's permanent makeup, which means you can't immediately fix any mistake. If it's done incorrectly, you might be stuck with it for a while before it fades, which would cause damage to your self-esteem and mental stability. You would need to undergo multiple expensive laser removal sessions to remove it properly--it might cost you upwards of $1,000! Also, trends don't last forever. You'll be stuck with this brow shape, even if it goes out of style. Removal is not guaranteed to even remove all the pigment and as well as being very expensive, laser can cause significant scarring.
Alternative to Microblading
More times than not most people that have gotten microblading are not happy as they still feel the brow needs to be filled in.
Finding an artist that has been trained in creating those same beautiful hair stroke lines with a machine is highly recommended. This eliminates many risks that you would have with microblading while ending up with a more crisp longer lasting brow. Adding some shading in with the hair strokes can leave you with the most beautiful realistic eyebrow.
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