Healing Stages
What to Expect
Generally, here's the healing progression you can anticipate following the procedure:
Days 1 to 3: Enhanced fullness with potential skin sensitivity
Immediately after the procedure, your eyebrows will exhibit a bold and voluminous appearance.
The pigment will might seem notably dark, but it's important to remember that this intensity will fade over time. During this period, you might encounter:
- Redness
- Sensitivity
- Mild swelling
Days 2 to 5: Intensified darkness followed by slight flaking
As discomfort and sensitivity wane, your eyebrows will become deeper in color and more substantial.
Around day 5, scabbing of your brows will begin, leading to flakiness and pronounced itchiness. This is a natural part of the healing process and indicates your skin is regenerating.
Days 5 to 8: , further scabbing, flaking, and peeling
This phase will witness further scabbing, flaking, and fading of color. It's important to resist the urge to pick at the scabs, as doing so can hinder the healing process, and may lead to uneven pigmentation.
Allow the scabs to naturally slough off. During this time, as the flakes persist, the initially deep color will soften, but rest assured that the intended color will gradually emerge.
Days 8 to 12: Following the initial week, the flakiness will progressively subside, and the color will reappear.
Days 12 to 21: Natural color and texture refinement
Brows shall exhibit enhanced definition, with an illusion of feathery brows.
Days 21 to 30: Completion of skin healing
Approximately a month post-procedure, your brows should healed competely and ready for a touchup session where the brow artist will assess the healing progress and make necessary adjustments on the touchup session.
How should you maintain your brows
It's commonplace for permanent makeup to gradually diminish over time. Consequently, following your initial microblading session, regular touch-ups may be required to sustain the shape, color, and definition of your brows.
As a general guideline, scheduling a touch-up every 12 to 18 months is recommended. However, this is according to your personal aesthetic preference.