After a year you will most likely need regular, yearly touch-ups to maintain the original results. Without these touch-ups, Menendez says you would see the microbladed brows fade and will eventually disappear completely after about three years.
Appearance Is Faded but Still Looks Great
The decrease in thickness of your eyebrows will be noticeable ONLY if you'll compare your photos today vs. when your microbladed eyebrows are only weeks or months old. 3 years after microblading, they'll look more natural with time until they fade.
Your brow shape is fine and pigments didn't migrate out of the initial outline, but the color of microblading after 5 years has turned either reddish/orangey or gray/bluish. If your brows are not too saturated, this can be fixed with a microblading color correction.
How Long Does Microblading Last? Since microblading pigments are not embedded into the skin as deep as traditional eyebrow tattoos, the area will naturally fade over time. Microblading typically lasts 1-3 years, based on skin type (normal, oily, dry) and age (youthful/mature).
As mentioned above, microblading can last anywhere from 18 to 30 months. In general, it requires touch-ups once or twice a year. Once pigment from the procedure begins to noticeably fade, you'll need to go back to your practitioner for a touch-up application.
Microblading, which is completely safe with a qualified artist, is meant to be semi-permanent. This means it is a semi-permanent tattoo that is intended to fade with time. With no touch-ups, microblading should fade completely within two years after the initial service.
Initially stronger in color, your new Microblade Eyebrows will soften to a natural looking, beautiful color in 10-14 days.
In short, no. Although there are some considerations which we'll get into more below, it doesn't seem that semi-permanent brow procedures have any kind of lasting effect on the way your natural hair grows, even when it seems your entire brow needs to be reshaped.
Eyebrow tattoos last forever. Regular eyebrow tattoos last a lifetime, but with microblading, ink is not placed as deep underneath the skin. This means that as your skin naturally cycles through, the ink eventually rises to the surface or moves around underneath the skin as to appear lighter.
To correct or confirm the shape your brows must be re-mapped, re-drawn and then approved by you. If the colour is wrong then they may need to be lightened or cooled down first, before a new and different pigment can be applied. In the worst scenario, manual removal may be needed to take out the incorrect pigment.
After a year you will most likely need regular, yearly touch-ups to maintain the original results. Without these touch-ups, Menendez says you would see the microbladed brows fade and will eventually disappear completely after about three years.
Most people get worried because right after the procedure their brows are dark but over time as their brows get lighter. During the healing process incisions that were made during the procedure are covered by new skin. This gives the pigment a faded look and your eyebrows might look patchy.
What Happens if You Don't Touch Up Microblading? If you don't get the first touch up microblading, your brows will stay the way they turned out once the skin has healed – uneven and patchy. If you don't touch them up ever again, they will fade within 6-12 months.
Microblading can be removed. There are several ways in which this can be done. The most common one is laser treatment. The advantage of microblading is that, unlike other forms of tattooing, it can usually be removed with a couple of laser treatments.
'Microblading, unlike tattooing, is not in the deep layer of skin, but more on the surface. This is also not permanent, and the colour fades within 18 months.
Can I still grow my own brows with microblading? Yes, definitely! Extra hair growth will make your microblading look more natural and could eventually eliminate the need for extra touch-ups at all.
Immediately after the treatment your brow area is slightly irritated and this contributes to the appearance of a darker pigment color. When the irritation subsides after two or three days, the color will already start to appear softer. Also, there is excess pigment “trapped” near the surface of the skin.
Absolutely not! Under no circumstances should you be picking or pulling at your scabs. If you pick off your scabs then you may pull out the pigment along with the scab and then you will run the risk of losing all of the hard work you went through with your first visit.
The healing process for the Touch Up appointment is the exact same as the initial appointment. Your eyebrows will darken, get lighter, and then eventually darken again. Your eyebrows may look a little more “patchy” this time around, because not every part of your brow has been re-touched.
Just mix salt with a drop of water and rub the treated area. It combines exfoliation with the property of sodium chloride to draw the pigments out of the skin, diminishing the visibility of the results. Some people say this is one of the most effective ways how to remove microblading at home.
There are 3 relatively effective options for straight-up removal of microblading pigments: laser removal, saline removal, and glycolic acid removal. If fading is too much hassle for you or it simply didn't give the expected results, you might want to look into microblading removal.
You know if your artist went the right depth because you will hear a characteristic "tearing" sound in the skin. There will also be SOME pain (but not a lot). If this happens to you, you will know it because the pigment will come out as your scabs start to come off and all of the pigment will be gone within 2 weeks.
After 1 month, your skin will be completely healed. You shouldn't feel any pain or discomfort. Your eyebrows should also look soft and full. In another month or two, you'll likely have a follow-up appointment with your provider.