Why Do You Need to Get a Microblading Touch-up?

Most of the time with microblading, you just get up and go with no need to fret over your brows. However, it does take some initial work for you to get there.

Of course, when you first undergo the procedure, A touch-up is usually necessary after the healing period.

There is a lot that goes on during the healing period but we can break it down into 3 phases:

⦁ The ink seems to become really dark.

⦁ There is scabbing and your eyebrows are itchy but you cannot scratch them.

⦁ Your ink seems to have faded slightly.

The first stage is just your skin reacting to the procedure, there is darkening, redness, and swelling.

During the period when your eyebrows are scabbing and itchy, it is crucial not to scratch them. If you do, the pigment will come off with the scabs and it will not be as even as it would be if you just let the scabs fall on their own. When the skin heals and the scabs flake off, there will naturally be some unevenness.

When the skin flakes off, the pigmentation looks as though it has faded. Eventually, by the end of the healing period, the color will be restored. You might notice some imperfections and some areas where the pigmentation is lacking. You might even want to modify the look and can do so in the touch-up.

Although you might not feel the need for subsequent touch-ups for preservation, the first touch-up after the healing process is absolutely compulsory to get the right look.

The touch-up will correct all the unevenness and will apply pigment where it might be missing. The first touch-up basically fills any gaps and adds strokes where the ink did not set in. The PMA might even suggest microshading for the areas where they believe it will be more suitable.

You need to essentially think of the procedure as a two-step plan stretching over a period of roughly 1 month. The first pigmentation and the touch-up after the healing process go hand in hand.