Microblading vs. Eyebrow Tattoo: What's The Difference

Microblading creates a more natural end result compared to eyebrow tattooing, which results in brows that appear “drawn on” and flat. This is ... 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Microbladingisapopulareyebrowenhancementtechniquethatimprovestheshape,definition,andthicknessofthebrows.Themicrobladingtechniqueusesaspecializedhand-heldtoolwithauniquebladetodepositdyeintotheseconddermallayeroftheskin,creatingveryfinestrokesthatmimictheappearanceofnaturaleyebrowhair. Peopleoftenthinkmicrobladingisatypeoftattoo.Whilethetechniquesmaysoundsimilar,microbladingandeyebrowtattooingareverydifferent.Thispostwillcomparethemajordifferencesbetweenmicrobladingandeyebrowtattoos. WhatisMicroblading?  Microbladingisatechniqueperformedbyanaestheticianwhichleadstonaturallooking,fullereyebrows.Afterapplyinganumbingcream,tinyincisionsaremadeinthebrowwhichmimicyournaturalhairs.Theseincisionsarethenfilledwithpigment. Microbladingisrelativelypainless,thankstothenumbingcreamappliedbeforehandandtheshallowcutsofthemicroblade.Youshouldexperiencelittletonobleeding.Aminimalamountofpigmentisused,whichallowscolortostayputwithintheincisions,withoutbleedingoutward. Microbladingfadesovertime,andtheresultsofmicrobladingcanlastanywherefrom1-2years.However,patientscanopttoextendtheirresultsforlongerbyundergoingperiodic“maintenance”treatmentsessions. ChanelFlores,LA Before After ViewMicrobladingPhotoGallery WhatisEyebrowTattooing? Eyebrowtattooingisjustlikeanyothertattoo.Yourtattooartistusesatattooneedlewhichissuppliedwithinkandhookeduptoapowersource.Theneedlerepeatedlypenetratesyourskinwithaquicktappingmotiontoapplyinktothedeeperlayersofthedermis. Tattooingispermanent,althoughcolorsmayfadeandlinesmayblurovertime.Onceyouhaveaneyebrowtattooit’sverydifficult,ifnotimpossible,toremove. MicrobladingvsEyebrowTattooing Whenconsideringwhichisbestforyou,it’shelpfultounderstandthedifferencesbetweenthesetwoeyebrow-enhancingtechniques. PermanentvsImpermanent Formostpeople,themostsignificantdifferencebetweenmicrobladingandeyebrowtattoosisthelongevityoftheresultseachprovides. Eyebrowtattoosarepermanent.Oncetheinkistattooedontotheskinitisthereforlife(althoughundesirablefadingoftheinkasmentionedaboveispossible).Onceyouhaveaneyebrowtattoo,it’sforeverunlessremovedviatattooremovaltreatments. Thisisverydifferentfrommicroblading,wheretheresultstypicallylastabout6monthstoayear.Becausethepigmentdoesn’tgoasdeep,itfadesasyourskincellsnaturallyturnover.Simple“touchup”treatmentscanbedoneannuallyifthemicrobladingpatientwishestomaintaintheirenhancedbrow.Thesemi-permanentnatureofmicrobladingallowspatientstheabilitytochangetheappearanceoftheirbrowastrendsandstyleschange. MicrobladePigmentvsTattooInk Microbladingpigmentscomeinorganicorinorganicvarieties,inarangeofseveralcolors.Asmicrobladinginkslowlyfadesitdoesgetlighter,butthetonestaysthesame.Microbladingpigmentisspecificallydesignedtofadeintoalighterversionofthecolorusedsothepatientretainsanaturalappearance.Thus,theresultmaintainsanaturalappearanceuntilitfullyfadesaway. Tattooinkisusedforeyebrowtattooingwhilemicrobladingusesaspecializedpigment.Inkdiffersgreatlyfrompigmentinthewayitfadesovertime.Astattooinkfades,itoftendevelopsablue-greencoloredtint,especiallyaroundtheedgesofthetattoo.Blacktattooinkisnotoriousforturningblueorgreen,astheredpigmentsthatkeepitdarkfadefaster.ThiscanleavepeoplewithsomeoddlycoloredeyebrowsthatoftenlookasthoughtheywerecreatedwithaSharpie.Thiscanresultinveryunnaturallookingbrows. BladingvsNeedling Microbladingisdonewithahandtoolwhichcutsonlyintotheuppermostlayeroftheskin.Thisisnotonlyfarlesspainfulthantattooing,butcauseslessdamagetotheskinandresultsinaquickerrecoveryprocess.Also,lesspigmentisneeded,whichpreventscolorfrom‘bleeding’intoadjacentskincells. Tattooingisdonewithamachine,whichpenetratesmoredeeplyintotheskin.Thismakestattoosgenerallymorepainfulthanmicroblading.Thedepthofthepuncturesencouragestheuseofmoreinkthanneeded,whichcausescolorto‘bleed’intothesurroundingarea.Recoverytimeisalsolonger,asyourskinwillneedtohealfromtheinjurycausedbythedeepneedlepunctures. FineLinesvsFilledBrows Trainedmicrobladingartistsareskilledathand-drawingfinelineswhichmimicthenaturallookandshapeofeachindividualeyebrowhair.Theselinesblendinwithyournaturaleyebrowstocreatealookthat’softenindistinguishablefromtherealthing. Eventhemostwell-trainedtattooartistsfinditdifficulttoachievethefinelinesofmicrobladingwithatattooneedle.Tattooingsimplydoesn’tlenditselftothesameprecisetechnique.Tattooedbrowstendtohavemoreofasolidlook,andappearasbrowfillermoresothanyournaturalbrow. Natural-lookingOutcome Microbladingcreatesamorenaturalendresultcomparedtoeyebrowtattooing,whichresultsinbrowsthatappear“drawnon”andflat.Thisisbecausethemicrobladingtechniquecreatesindividualhair-likestrokesthatareidenticaltohairgrowthpatternofthesurroundingeyebrowhair.Agoodmicrobladingtechniciancanmaketreatedareaslooklikeamoredenseversionofthenaturalbrowhair. Pain Gettingatattoocanberelativelypainful,especiallyiftheyareplacedinasensitivearealiketheface.Themicrobladingtechniqueinvolvesmuchlessdiscomfort,especiallyifthebrowareaisnumbedwithlidocainepriortotreatment.Mostpatientsdescribethefeelingofmicrobladingtobesimilartotweezing. MicrobladingProsandCons ✅ Lesspainful ✅ Quickrecovery ✅ Naturallooking ✅ Won’tchangecolor   ❌Semi-permanent ❌ Requirestouch-ups ❌Generallymoreexpensive   EyebrowTattooProsandCons ✅ Goodformid-browfullness ✅Generallylessexpensive ✅Permanentresult   ❌ Looksmorelikemake-upthananaturalbrow ❌ Requireslongerrecovery ❌ Inkcanbleedorchangecolorovertime WhichShouldIChoose? Bothmicrobladingandeyebrowtattooinghavetheirprosandcons.Areviewofeachcanhelpyouchoosewhichmethodofeyebrowenhancementisbestforyou. Onceyou’vemadeyourdecision,selectanaestheticianthatspecializesinmicroblading,oratattooartistthatfocusesspecificallyoneyebrowsandpermanentmake-up.Asktoseebeforeandafterphotosoftheirpastclients,andfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeirreviewsbeforecommittingtotheprocedure. AbouttheAuthor WDStaff AunitedgroupofskincarespecialistsfromWestlakeDermatology&CosmeticSurgery,Austin'sleaderinDermatologyandPlasticSurgery.ArticlespostedunderWDstaffareauthoredthroughcombinedcontributionsfromourentireteam,includingPlasticSurgeons,Dermatologists,Aestheticians,PhysicianAssistants,AestheticNurses,andPatientCoordinators. AunitedgroupofskincarespecialistsfromWestlakeDermatology&CosmeticSurgery,Austin'sleaderinDermatologyandPlasticSurgery.ArticlespostedunderWDstaffareauthoredthroughcombinedcontributionsfromourentireteam,includingPlasticSurgeons,Dermatologists,Aestheticians,PhysicianAssistants,AestheticNurses,andPatientCoordinators. 60Responsesto“Microbladingvs.EyebrowTattoo:What’sTheDifference” Deborahsays: April11,2018at7:21pm IsMicrobladingavailableattheCentralLamarWestlakeDermatologylocation?Ifso,howmuchisthecost? Reply WDStaffsays: April13,2018at2:52pm HiDeborah,thanksforreadingourpost!Unfortunatelywedon’toffermicrobladingatLamarCentralbutwedohaveitatourLakeway,SouthAustin,andRoundRocklocations.Wehaveacurrentpromotiongoingfor$750(normalpriceoftreatmentis$1,000). Pleasegiveusacallifyouhaveanyadditionquestionsontheserviceourwouldliketoschedule. Thanksagain, WDStaff Reply Lesliesays: April20,2018at3:37pm Ifindsomeofthisarticletobefalse.Thesameexactnumbingcreamisusedinbothproceduresandthepainisthesame.Microblading,whileprettyatfirst,willbleedoutastechismakingacutintheskin,liketakinganbladetoatomatoandmakingacut–itwillsplayopen.Tattooingisputtinginkintotheskinwithoutmakingthesliceliketattooinganapple,therewillbenosplayingout,butwillremainartontheappleorskin.Theinkthatisusedisalsothesame.Itisuptothetechtousethepropercolor–allinkwillfadesome.Donoteveruseblack,Idon’tcarewhattheclientwants…thosewilleitherbetoodarkorwillfadesometobluelikemanytattoosdo.Youalwayswanttobalanceyourink.Thebeauticiansdoingthemicrobladinginmanycaseshavenoideawhattheyaredoingandfortunatelyfortheclient,muchofthebladingwillfade. Reply WDStaffsays: April24,2018at2:13pm HiLeslie,thanksforreadingourpostandsubmittingyourgreatcomment.Weagreeregardingtheoveruseofblack,that’sagreatpoint!It’sveryimportantthatpatientsselectanexperiencedmicrobladingproviderasthesplayingouteffectyoudescribedcanbeminimized.Wehavecorrectedsometerribleworkdonebyotherlessexperiencedbeauticians! Thanksagain, WDStaff Reply Allisonsays: March5,2020at2:50pm ThankyouforyourcommentIwishIhadreaditbeforeIspent245formyMicrobladingnoteveninto2ndweekandyoucantevenseethelinesdisappearingasthescabsfalloffverydisappointed Reply Kimsays: April11,2021at9:03pm Microbladingfadessuperfast!I’vehaditdonemanytimes.Theyreallyneedtoupdatethisarticleandprovideinformationthatisnotmisleading. Reply Dianesays: April12,2021at1:53am Iagreewithyou100%.Waytooluckymis-informationgoingoninthisarticle.Whenpigmentisplacedintothedermallayerwithanymodality,it’satattoo.Microbladingismuchmorepainfulthanpermanentcosmeticsdonewithasingle,hairlineneedleinamachine.Cuttingtheskininmicrobladedservicesismuchmorepainful.Mostmakethosecutstoodeepaswell!IamalsoanA+OceanSalineTattooRemovalspecialistandIseeahugeamountofpoorlydoneMicroblading! Chooseyourartistonskilllevelandcolortheoryknowledge! BothmicrobladingabdmachinedonebrowsareTATTOOING!!! Reply LeeAnnsays: May17,2018at7:46am I’dhavetoagree,Ithinkmicrobladingdoeslookmorenaturalcomparedtoatattoo.AlsoIlikethefactthatitfadessoitsnotsomethingthatisforever.Youcandecideifyouwanttodoitoveragainorgobacktohowitwasbefore Reply Erikasays: August4,2020at3:25am Ihavemyeyebrowstattooedat1/2thecoat($325)andtheyareshavedandlook100%natural.Theinksheusedisforcosmetictattooingandwillnotturnintoanyothercolor.Mytattoowilllastabout8years,not6monthsorayear.Shealsousedanumbingagentanditdidn’thurtatall.Ihighlyrecommendatattooaslongasyouhaveagoodartist! Reply Irenesays: September18,2020at7:49am HelloErika, MayIaskwheredidyougetyoureyebrowsdone.It’shardtofindsomeonewhocandothetattoo.Seemslikeeveryoneonlydoesthemicroblading. Thanks Reply HelloEricasays: August30,2021at9:38am ThatsoundsAwesomecanyoupossiblytellmewhereyouwent?I’minCaliforniaintheBayAreaThanks Tammy Reply Kristinsays: September10,2021at11:54pm Wheredoyougetthistattoodone?Ihadmyeyebrowsdoneanditcostme$500AUDanditdidn’tlasteven2months Reply Juliasays: June26,2018at1:38pm Hadmyeyebrowstattooedaround18monthsorso…..wouldliketotrymicroblading,butnotsuretogetthemtattooedagain?anyadvice.anyadviceplease. Reply WDStaffsays: June26,2018at2:01pm HiJulia, Thanksforreadingourpostandsubmittingyourcomment!Microbladingcanbedonepost-tattoo,howeverwewouldhavetoseeyouforaconsultationtodetermineifthetreatmentwouldalignwithyourgoals.IfyouareintheAustinareapleasegiveusacallat512.328.3376.Wecangetyouintheofficeforanassessmenttodeterminewhichavenuewillprovideyourdesiredendresult. Thanks, WDStaff Reply Hazelsays: July21,2018at3:26am That’sinterestingthatmicrobladingusesaspecializedpigmentinsteadoftattooinksoiffadesintoalighterversionofthecolorratherthanablue-greentint.ThisisgoodtoknowsinceI’vebeendebatingondoingmicrobladingsinceIhavereallythineyebrowsbutI’veneverlikedthewaytattooslookwiththeygetolder.Knowingthatit’sacompletelydifferentinkthantattoosmakesmethinkthatI’dreallylikethemsinceitwouldfadeintoamorenaturalcoloronceitgetsolder. Reply annasays: September16,2018at2:51pm Hi, IhadmybrowstattooedyearsagotheyhavefadedtoabluishcolorIwouldliketomicrobladeoverthemwithstrokesalighterbrownandfullerastheyarealittlethinanyfeedbackappreciated Reply Elsasays: September26,2018at10:41am Greatpost.Thesemi-permanentvspermanentdistinctionisniceandhelpful.Thankyouforthat! Reply beckysays: October19,2018at6:54pm Ididn’trealizetherewasadifferenceinthepigmentation. Reply Cherylsays: November2,2018at7:39pm Icurrentlyhaveeyebrowtattoosthathavefadedtoagraycolor.IsittruethatIhavetohaveeyebrowtattoosremovedbylazeringbeforeIcangetnewMicroblading? Reply WDStaffsays: November6,2018at7:10pm HiCheryl, Thanksforreadingourpostandsubmittingyourgreatquestion!Microbladingcanbedoneoverapreexistingtattoo.Howevertheresultswillonlyshowiftheoldtattooissignificantlyfaded.Sounfortunatelytheansweris“itdepends”.Yourbestbetwouldbetogetanin-personconsultationwithaproviderwhocandetermineifanyfurtherlighteningofthetattoowouldbenecessary. Wehopethathelps! Thanks, WDStaff Reply Louisesays: November12,2018at3:52pm Iusedkeywordsearch“microbladingVstattooing”totrygainsomeinsight. IfoundthisposttobeextremelybiastowardsMicrobladingwhichdidn’treallyhelpme. Ihavehadsemi-permeyebrowtattooingpreviouslyandithasnowcompletelyvanished,inthesamewayasmicroblading.Sothisisafalsestatement.Also,tattooingstrokesarealsocompletedasfinelines.Perhapsnotasfineasmicroblading(thatistrue!).And,myeyebrowsdidnotlooklikethey’dbeendrawnonwithasharpie,thismaybetheresultfromabadjobwitheitherofthesetechniquesifusinganinexperiencedtechnician.It’sworthnotingthatjustlikeatattoo,therewassomescabbinginitiallyandittookafewweekstogetthetrueresult.(MyMBfriendstellmeit’sthesamewithMB). Ihavegirlfriendswhohavehadbothproceduresrecently,andstoodside-by-sidebothoutcomeslookgreat!Theyusedexperiencedandqualifiedtechnicianswhomdesignedtheirbrowsbasedontheirfullfacestructure,notwhatcrazeis‘in’atthemoment.Therearealotofbadbrowsoutthere,solikeme,takesometimetoresearch. Ihaveheardthatmicrobladingcausesscarringthereforeyoucanonlymaintainforacoupleofyears.Hencekeywordsearch“microbladingVstattooing”. Iwillcontinuetoresearchthepotential‘scarring’issueasthiswasnotmentionedinthispostandIfeelit’sanimportantfactor!I’llthenmakeupmymind.SofarthoughIamveeringtowardstattooing. Pleasedolotsofresearchladies🙂x Reply WDStaffsays: November13,2018at4:01pm HiLouise, Thanksforreadingourpostandsubmittingyourgreatcomment.Ithinkitwillbehelpfultopeoplewhocomeacrossthispageandwedefinitelyagreewithyouontheneedforperspectivepatientstodotheirresearch. Thepostwaswrittenfromourpastexperienceswithex-tattoopatientswhowereunhappy.Weregularlycorrectissuestothepointwhereweseeeyebrowtattooingasinferior(whichiswhywedonotoffertheservice).Andbecauseofthepermanentnatureofatattoomanypatientsneedtoundergosomelasertattooremovaltreatmentsinordertoevenbeabletocorrecttheirbrowtattoos,whichisverydisappointingtothepatients. However,I’msuretherearetalentedeyebrowtattooartistswhodisagreeandseetattooingassuperior.That’sunderstandable! Allwecansayisthatanexperiencedmicrobladingartistwillbeabletocreategreatresultthatcanlastforlongperiodsoftimewithoutthepotentialforscarring(infactthepotentialforscarringisgreaterwithatattooasitismoreinvasive).Webelieveittobethebestoptionwhichisthereasonbehindourpostandourofferingit. Ihopeyoufindtherighttreatmentthatwillworkbestforyou.Pleaseletusknowifyouhaveanyotherquestionsonthemicrobladingfront. Thanks, WDStaff Reply Monicasays: February3,2019at4:59pm Canpeoplewithkeloidingskingetmicroblading?Ihaveseveraltattoosonmybodyandnoneofthemhavekeloided.However,I’vehadminorsurgeriesthatrequiredstitchesandIhavekeloidedinthoseareas.Myearpiercingshaveneverkeloidedeither. Reply WDStaffsays: February4,2019at4:29pm HiMonica, Thanksforreadingoutpostandsubmittingyourgreatquestion!Scarringfrommicrobladingisveryuncommon.Howeverindividualswithahightendencyforscarringinthepastshoulddefinitelyconsultwithaskilledmicrobladingproviderbeforehavingthetreatmentdone.Soeventhoughmicrobladingproducesfarlesstraumatotheskinthanthoseearpiercingsitsstillagoodideatotalkthisoutwithaproviderbeforegettingitdone. Wehopethathelps! Thanks, WDStaff Reply Ssays: May15,2019at1:12pm IdisagreeandthissoundslikeaplugforMicroblading.Ihadtatoomanymanyyearsagoandafterfadingthecolorwasnevergreenbutalightershadeoftheoriginal.Ihadtatooasecondtimeandthesame.TheonlydrawbackofMytatooexperiencewasthatoneeyebrowfadedabitmore. Reply Jamiesays: May17,2019at1:10pm Icouldn’tdisagreemore,Ididmybrowtattooafewyearsagoanditwasterrible.InstantlyaftergettingthemdoneIwishedIdidn’tdoit.I’vehadtoundergonumerousremovaltreatmentsandnowIdomicrobladingregularly.Ihighlyrecommendgoingtomicrobladingroute,resultsaregood!!! Reply Donnasays: June19,2019at2:25am Ihadeyebrowtattoos2yrs7monthsago.TheyareJustbeginningtofadeawayinsmallareas&thoIthoughttheyweredoneVerywell&weredonewithindividualhairstrokes,i’mconsideringmicroblading.Myinkdidnotturnanystrangecoloranddidligbtenwithtime.Iam73&thinkingperhapsmicrobladingwilllookmoresubtlefromthebeginning.Anyinputonpros&con?Myconofmicrobladingwouldbetheshorttimeitlasts Reply Jennsays: July5,2019at11:04am Goodinformationabouttheeyebrowsandmircoblading.thankyou Reply Fayesays: July15,2019at9:38am Greatpost!Iwashopingtosharemyrecentpostonwhatcauseseyebrowlosswithyourcommunityifyouthinkitsworthwhile.Visithttps://www.hairphil.com/makeup-tattoo/3-things-you-might-not-expect-could-cause-eyebrow-hair-loss/ Reply Jacquelinesays: July20,2019at5:09am IwouldhavetodisagreeaboutthepainlevelinMicroblading.Bothmyselfandfriendssaiditwasexcruciating.,andthat’swithnumbingcream,tocompareitwithtweezingisridiculous, Reply Suzysays: August9,2019at9:47pm IhadMBlastyearandafollowupthisyear,Iwasleftwithverypatchythickdarkbrowsnearlyblack,thisyearshewantedtoaddwarmthbutIcan’tseethisintheresulttheywerestillpatchyandthestrokeswerequitethickandsparse,IhavejusthadmyfirsttattootoremedytheMBandshehasmanagedtosoftenthewholeeffectandthestrokesarefinejustlikehair,sheusedtwodifferentinksandtheinkwillnotgopinkorblue.SoaftertheexperienceofbothIpreferthetattoo.alsomuchlesspainful! Reply Balasays: August29,2019at9:18am verynicearticleaboutMicrobladingvsEyebrowTattoo,verydetailedexplainedthanksforsharing.Veryinformative Reply rachelsays: February18,2020at11:02am IreallywantedtodothisbutI’mafraiditwillbepainful/ Reply WDStaffsays: February18,2020at2:47pm HiRachel, Wecompletelyunderstandyourconcern,butwecanassureyouthattheprocessofmicrobladingisnotpainfulespeciallywhenyougotoaprofessional.Ifyoudodecidetotaketheplunge,weadviseyoutofindareputableprovider! Thanks WDStaff Reply Christiasays: March4,2020at5:36am Hi,I’mveryinterestedinmicroblaing.AnylocationsinthePhiladelphiaarea?Ifsowhatistheestimatedcostfortotalprocedureforbothsession? Reply WDStaffsays: March4,2020at3:32pm HiChristia, Thanksforreadingthispostandforyourinterest!UnfortunatelyallourlocationsareinTexascurrently,howeverwehopetogetouttoPhiladelphiaandtheeastcostinthecomingyears! Untilthenwewouldencourageyoutodoyourresearchandfindaproviderinyourareathatisreputable,properlylicensed,andhasexperience.AtthemomentwedonothaveanyrelationshipswithprovidersinPhil,sowedon’treallyhavearecommendation. Butwithsomeresearchwe’resureyou’llfindsomeonegreatthere! Thanks, WDStaff Reply Donnasays: June18,2020at7:58pm Irecentlyhadmybrowsmicrobladedandonlybecauseanestablished“facialist”wasopeninghersalonandtheincentivecouponwastoogoodtopasson.Whileithasonlybeen4daysIamwaitingforthecolortosoften.AlsoIamencouragedthatifIgettiredofthestyleIcanchangeiteventually.Iwishthetailswereabithighersogoodtoknow.Ihavetosaythatitwasn’tpainful(justaboutthesameastweezing)anditreallylookslikehairs!CancertreatmentsleftmebrowlesssoIamthrilled.I’vespentsomuchmoneyonpencils,pomades,gels,powdersandthenew“tatbrow”productsIshouldhavedoneitlongago.Iconsideredbrowtattoosbuthaveseenwaytoomanythatlookunnaturalandturnedpurple.Sofornow,I’mecstaticwithmynewbrows. Reply WDStaffsays: June19,2020at2:21pm AwesomeDonna,thankssomuchforsharingyourexperiencewithourreaders.That’soneofthebigbenefitsofmicroblading,youcanalterthebrowsuntilyougetthemjusttheywayyoulikethem.Mostproviderscanalsomaintainatemplateonceyoufindtheperfectversiontomakefuturetreatmentseasier. Wedefinitelyappreciateallyourtimeinsharingwithourcommunity.Wearegladtohearyouarehappywithyournewbrows!!! WDStaff Reply ChristinaMorgansays: April10,2021at4:27pm “Microbladingisatechniqueperformedbyanaestheticianwhichleadstonaturallooking,fullereyebrows.“ Thisisafalsestatementormorelikeahalftruth ANYONEinTexaswithatattoolicensecanperformMicroblading.Thatmeanspersonswithzeroestheticexperiencecantakeathreedayclassandperformonpeople.It’sveryimportanttofindanexperiencedmicroblader,lookattheirwork,makesureitIStheirownworkanddecideifthatartistisforyou.Also,itISatattoobecausepigmentisimplantedintheskin. Reply Melbasays: April10,2021at4:41pm Thisarticleisfullofmisinformation.I’mpassionateabouteducatingthepublicwithfacts.I’ma13yrCertifiedPermanentCosmeticsProfessionalandTrainer.Aneyebrowtattooisaneyebrowtattoo.Howthepigmentisimplantedmaydiffer.Whetheryouuseahandtoolsuchasamicroblade,asofttaptool,oramachine…it’salltattooing.Pigmentplaceinthemid/upperdermisifdonecorrectlywilllasttheexactsameamountoftimeifallotherfactorsarethesame.Samecolor,sameskintype,samesunexposure,sameskincareregimen,sameage,samehealthfactors,samemedications.Allresultsdependmainlyontheskillsandknowledgeoftheartist.Microbladingcausesmorescaringthanamachineimplantationifthedebthisthesame.Thecellswillturnoverandthetattoowillfadegreatlyifthecutorimplantationistooshallow.Itwillblur,lookashier,andcoolerifthecutorimplantationistoodeep.Chooseanexperiencedartistwisely.Checkouttheirportfolioandreviews.Eyebrowtattoopigmentsareformulateddifferentlythantheywere15+yearsago.Experiencedartiststodayusepigmentsspecificallymadeforpermanentcosmetics.It’sfalsetoimplysomeoneusingamachinevsahandtoolusestraditionaltattooink.Eyebrowstattooedlightercolorssuchasblondewilltendtofadefasterthanbrunettecolors.ThathastodowiththemoleculesinthepigmentandhowquicklyitwillfadeafterexposuretoUVlightovertime.Oilyskinisproblematicforhairstroketechniquesnomatterwhichtoolisusedtodothetattoo.Skintypeandageisalsoheavilyconsideredwhenchoosingwhichmethodoftattooapplicationtouse.Thepainexperiencedisrelativetothenumbingproductusedandhowitisusednotthemethodusedfortattooing.Bottomline,it’salltattooing.Consideritpermanentwithaneedtorefreshitevery2-3yearsformostpeople.Chooseagoodartistforthebestexperience.Iuseseveralmethodsandtechniquestotattooeyebrows.Whichmethodortechniqueisclientspecific.Forexample,Iwon’tuseamicrobladeonanolderclientwiththinskinandwrinklesintheirbrows.Theskinshouldnotbeslicedinthiscase.Thedepletionofcollagenandelastinasweagewillaffectthebouncebackandhealingofamicrobladeapplication.So,I’dtakeagentlerapproachusingamachinetoimplantabeautifulsetofbrowsonanelderlyclient.Notallclientsareagoodcanvasformicroblading.It’sallrelativeandclientspecific.Ihopethishelpsyouunderstandbetter. Reply Maritzasays: April11,2021at3:38am AsanexperiencedPermanentMakeupEducator,Ifindthisarticlefullofinaccurateinformation. Thestatementspresentedheredonotreflectaproperunderstandingorexperienceinthetopic. Saidwithallduerespect.Idisagreewithmostofthecontent. Reply Kimsays: April11,2021at8:58pm ThisarticleisfalseandyoumentionedanestheticianwilldoyourbrowswhenamicrobladingArtistcanjustbecertifieddependingonthestate.ActuallyMicrobladinghurtswaymore,I’vehaveitdone4timesbythreepeopleandthemachineShadingtwiceandonetimewithoutthenumbinganditdidn’thurt.Obviouslythepersonwhowrotethishasneverhadtheirbrowsdone.Theinkisthesameformicrobladingandshadingsoyouobviouslyhaveneverdonemachinework.Thisarticlewaswrittenin2020butIseecommentsfrom2018Ireallythinkyouneedtorevisethisarticle. Reply WDStaffsays: April13,2021at7:05pm HiEveryone, Wegreatlyappreciateallthecommentsthisposthavereceived.Wewilllookatrevisingthearticleasnecessarygivensomeoftheissuesyou’vepointedout.However,wedoperiodicallyseepatientswithissuesstemmingfromeyebrowtattoosinourclinics.Theinformationonhowmicrobladingislesspainfulthaneyebrowtattooisfirst-handinformationwegatherfromdirectlyfrompatientsaswell.We’vealsoreallywitnessedfadingtattooinkthatlooksgrosslydiscolored.Finally,thesemi-permanentnatureofmicrobladingisalsobigbenefit. Anumberofyouwho’vecommentedonthispostarepermanentmakeupartists,andIunderstandyourdisdainforthispost.Wewelcomeyouropinions.Butwetrulybelievemicrobladingisfarsuperiortoeyebrowtattooing,especiallywhenitisperformedbyanexperiencedprofessional.Theresultsarebothnaturalandlong-lasting.Ifwedidnotbelieveitwassuperior,wewouldnotprovidetoourpatients. Weappreciateallthediscussionandbelieveittobevaluabletoanyonewhoreadsthispost.However,wejustwantedtoaddourexperiencesonthesubject. Thanks, WDStaff Reply Abigailsays: April15,2021at6:48pm AsapermanentmakeupartistIfindthisarticletobeextremelymisleadingandinmanyinstancescompletelyfalse.Thetitlealoneshouldspeaksfortheintegrityofthearticlesinceweallshouldknowbynowthatmicrobladingisaneyebrowtattoo…Pleasefactcheckyourinformationbyspeaktoahighlytrainedpermanentmakeupartistbeforemisleadingthegeneralpublic. Reply WDStaffsays: April19,2021at6:54pm HiAbigail, Weappreciateyourcommentandunderstandwhereyouarecomingfrom.Justtoreiterate,wewrotethisarticlefromexperiencetreatingpatientswitheyebrowtattooissues,aswellasfromfeedbackfrompatients.It’sjustwhatwe’veseenfirst-handinourclinics. Asyou’vesaid,microbladingisjustaspecializedformofeyebrowtattoo,onewefeelissuperiortotraditionallytattooing.However,werealizeopinionsdifferespeciallyfrompermanentmakeupartistssuchasyourself.Sowedoappreciateyourthoughtsonthematterandhopeallinformationhelpsourreaderschoosethebestoption. Thanks, WDStaff Reply Sarahsays: April16,2021at11:26pm Thanksforyourtiptogetmicrobladingifyouwanttohaveamorenaturalendresult.Doyouthinkthateyelashtintingwouldalsolookmorenaturalthangettingeyelashextensions?I’llstartlookingforaspathatcanhelpmemakethesedecisionsbeforemywedding. Reply WDStaffsays: April19,2021at6:49pm HiSarah, Greatquestion!Previouslyweprovidedbotheyelashextensionsandlasttinting.Feedbackfromsomepatientswho’vedonebothindicatedthattheypreferredtinting,anditdidprovidemoreofanaturalenhancement.Theyalsopreferredittoallthehasslesoftheglue,especiallynothavingtogothroughanyremoval.SoIcantellyouthatmanypreferredeyelashtinting! Thanks, WDStaff Reply Vanessasays: April17,2021at6:41pm IliveinAustinandamlookingforareputablemicrobladingsalon.Canyouprovidemewithyourlocationand/ordoyouhaveanyreputablemicrobladingartistintheAustinarea?Thankyou. Reply WDStaffsays: April19,2021at7:25pm HiVanessa, UnfortunatelyourMicrobladinggurumovedtoourSanAntoniolocationandweareinthehuntforanewproviderhereinAustin.We’veheardgoodthingsaboutTheLashLounge(https://www.thelashlounge.com/tx-austin-mueller/service/microblading/)though. Asalways,wewouldadvisedyoutodosomefurtherresearch.Maybeaskfriends/familyiftheyarefamiliarwiththatgroup.Alsolookattheirreviewsandaskifyoucanseebefore/aftercasesbeforecommittingtotreatment. Thanks, WDStaff Reply lesleysays: April18,2021at3:26pm Canyoutellmehowwrinklesandfinelinesmayaffectamicropigmentationtreatment? Reply WDStaffsays: April19,2021at6:45pm HiLesley, Anothergreatquestion!Linesandwrinklescanhaveanegativeeffectonmicrobladingasthehairstrokesmaynotlayevenlyonthisskin.Thiscancausesomesymmetryissues.It’sbesttoseeaprofessionalandhavethemassessyourcandidacypriortocommittingtotreatment. Wehopethathelps! WDStaff Reply Ushasays: May12,2021at11:34am Εxcellentpost.Ihaveaquestion,canIuselidocaineornumbingcreambeforeeyebrowtattooing? Reply WDStaffsays: May14,2021at3:39am HiUsha, Thanksforthegreatquestion.Ibelieveitspossiblebutaswedonotprovideeyebrowtattooing,youmayneedtotalktoapermanentmakeupartisttoconfirm.However,Icanconfirmthatlidocainecanbeusedtonumbtheareabeforemicroblading. Wehopethathelps! Thanks, WDStaff Reply Somayehsays: June7,2021at9:23pm Youreyebrowscantotallytransformyourlook.Withtherightsymmetry,shapeandstyleyoureyebrowscanframeyourfaceinawaythatenhancesyourfeaturesandhighlightstheeyearea.Bothmicrobladingandeyebrowtattooaregreatwaystoenhancethebrowsandtheappearanceasawhole. Reply Ushasays: June18,2021at8:51am Iamjustwonderingbothhurtstattooingandmicro-blading,thenwhythetattooexpertsdonotnumbtheareabeforetattooing. Reply Nathaliesays: July22,2021at4:02pm Whataretheoptionsforremovingmicroblading?I’veheardlaser,microneedlingandsalineareallgoodoptions.I’mjustafraidoflosingmyeyebrowhairandhaveheardlasercandothattoyou.Anytreatmentsyouallofferforremoval?Thankyou! Reply WDStaffsays: July23,2021at3:48am HiNathalie, Thanksforreadingourpostandsubmittingyourquestion.Lasertattooremovalisrequiredtoremoveaneyebrowtattoobutthepigmentusedinmircobladingistemporary,sothereisnoneedforlaserremovalifyoudecidedtochangeyourlook.Sothatisagoodbenefitofmicroblading! Wehopethathelps! Thanks, WDStaff Reply Jeansays: April7,2022at1:00am Iwouldlikeopinionsonchoosingbetweenthetwowhentheeyebrowsarevirtuallygone.Shewouldnotbe“fillingin”herbrowsasthereisnohair.Whichwaywouldbebetter?? Reply WDStaffsays: April15,2022at6:47pm HiJean, We’drecommendmicroblading,wejustfinditsthebetteroptionformostcases.Asthepostexplains,thedownsideisitslesspermanentthantattooing.Butwefindtheresultstobefarbetter,andtheycanbemaintainedthroughperiodictreatments. Wehopethathelps! Thanks, WDStaff Reply Ronniesays: April7,2022at9:52am IhadMicrobladingdoneanditwasextremelypainfulsopainfulthatIhadamigraineforthreedays.TheslicingisunbareableandthatwaswithnumbingcreamplusIhaveahightoleranceforpain.AftertwoweeksitfadedandIwasbacktousingbrowpowderandbrowpenstofilltheminagain.Itwaspainfulandexpensiveanddidn’tlastIwouldnotrecommend!I’mgoingthetattooroutenexttime Reply LeaveaReply Clickheretocancelreply. Name(required) Email(willnotbepublished)(required) Website Δ Subscribe SignUpForOurNewsletter Learnaboutspecialoffers,currentclinicalresearchstudies,andmore.   (Typicallyonly2messagessentpermonth.) 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