Healing Schedule
Week 1
- Day 1-2: Color is 20-40% darker than what is will be once healed. Don’t freak out. Scabbing from procedure causes brow to look darker at first. Color is more solid and crisp. Mild swelling, light bruising, redness, and discomfort will subside. Do not touch otherwise. May use oil blotting sheet to pat brows throughout healing process.
- Day 3-7: Outer skin healing and exfoliation begins. Top layers of the skin may shed causing excess pigment to flake away. DO NOT PICK at the peeling skin or scabs. You will end up pulling pigment and have patchy looking brows. Skin may begin to itch. DO NOT SCRATCH! Splitting scabs apart from tapping will cause pigment to lift and will need to be touched up.
Week 2
- Day 8-10: In your final stages, flaking will occur. Color may look gray, light or spotty in some causes. This is from new skin growth over the broken skin. It will darken up a bit again once the skin cells turnover.
- Day 11-14: Skin will begin to normalize. Remember not to touch and pick at the skin. You may lightly rub over the flakes when washing to help remove loose skin, BUT NOT PICKING.
Week 3 & 4
- Healing of the inner skin begins. Color will start to come back after looking gray, light or patchy. Color begins to look fresh, and scabs should not be present. Lightly brushing the brows at the end of the second week will help to remove any flaking. Continue to brush brows this week if you’re still flaking and need to remove dead skin. Be gentle and don’t force anything that won’t budge.
Week 4
- Inner skin healing reaches final stages. Color may soften a bit.
- Healing schedule may not be the same for everyone. This is just a general guide. Please ask technician for any questions or concerns.
- Retouch can be done at 6 weeks if needed or desired.