“I Hate my Eyebrow Tattoo, They Look Awful!”

That is fine but what if she makes them thicker than what they were and changes the shape. Then what do we do. I had mine done about 6 years ago and they were fine. I went back today to get a touch up and she said they were uneven and brought the one eyebrown closer to my nose and by doing that she made it thicker than the other one so now I think it looks awful. Should have left well enough a lone. Any suggestions as to how I can do anything to get the pigment out before contacting a pro.

the tattoo lady who did my eyebrow made my eyebrows really dark, thick and close to each other--like i have unibrows. i had it done last march. after a month(this april) i had the part that is really close to my nose lasered out. it is about 1/4 inch each eyebrow so now i just have to deal with how to make it heal and lighten faster. i am very satisfied. the ink is gone. it's just a little red in color but i'm using scar treatment ointment. having it lasered out was very much worth it. it just cost me $125 for the procedure and the nurse who lasered the excess eyebrow tattoo said that i might not need to go back there for another laser treatment. if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me.

My eyebrow tatoo is very thick and uneven. Can you please give me the contact information for the doctor who lasered out your eyebrows. I am very upset and I dont know what to do. I live in Elkton Maryland. I wonder if there is an office near me? thanks so much!

Dear Eilleen, I just had my eyebrows done for the first time yesterday and I think they came out too dark. The tattoo lady said that it would form a crust in 5 days and would peel off and become lighter. Do you know this to be true? Right now they look dark brown but she said she used ash blond. She just told me to be patient and give it 5 days to peel off the dark color. Please let me know if you or anyone out there had this happen to them. I also had my lip liner done and it definitely made by lips look larger. now I have just a red line around my mouth (kinda like a clown) but she told me that too will form a crust and peel off in 5 days. Then my liner will blend into my natural lip color. Do you know if this is true also. Please help me cause now i'm a nervour wreck waiting for the next five days to pass. Thanks

Hi debra, I don't have experience with lip tattoos but I can tell you that when I first got my eyebrows tattooed, it was very dark and it took 7 days for the scabs to peel off. After the scabs peel, the tattoo color will definitely become lighter. Hope that helps.

Hi. I was thinking about getting it lasered out but the place I called mentioned something about how the ink for permanent makeup is different than regular tattoo inks and may actually make the color fade into a weird color instead of completely removing it. What color were your eyebrows tattooed and do you know what kind of laser they used? Thanks

Getting it lazered out is drastic. You can have it reversed with Glycolic Acid. I am a permanent makeup tech. What I mean by having it reversed, is you can have it taken out the same way it was put in with Glycolic acid.

Before laser treatments you will want to know if the tattoo that was used on you had yellow or skin tone in it. If so you will need up to 10 laser treatments to remove the tattoo color. If your tattoo has yellow in the pigment then the first couple of treatments with the laser the tattoo will turn black. This will lighten with each laser treatment. It can be done it just takes longer. I had the same problem 12 years ago and after one laser treatment learned of the yellow in the pigment problem. Once I saw the first shot turn black (I have light red hair) I opted to leave and have used waterproof coverup and re-penciled in my brows. Now they are light enough that I am going to try another technician's hand at permantently convering up and re-applying permanent eyebrows. Good luck.

hi, i recently had 1 of my eyebrow tattoo removed and now it's all red. I would like to ask you how long did it take for yours to heal? what is the ointment name you used?

Hi, I wasn't sure if this question was directed to me but when I got my eyebrow tattoo lasered off, I used Aquaphor ointment (available in any drug store). It really helped tremendously with the redness and healing.

Hi Cheetah, How are you? Can you say that you are completely free of the ink now? it has been couple of months since your last treatment. How do you feel? Redness gone completely?

Hello nnn, I'm doing ok, thanks for asking. I would say I am 99% if not 100% free of any tattoo ink at this point. There's really nothing left of the ink that I can see with my naked eyes, even if I look closely. After my last treatment, what little ink was left continued to fade within the following weeks thereafter. The redness/pinkness of the areas are also gone but the treated areas are now slightly lighter than my normal skin color. The lighter skin color is not very noticeable unless you look real closely. The doctor said this side effect is quite common after the redness subsides but it should return to normal skin color after a few more months. How is your treatment coming along? Are you still doing the laser sessions? You mentioned before that you had some redness in the area. Did that fade as well? And is the ink all gone for you?

Hi Cheetah! Thanks for getting back. Happy to hear about your results. I'm still getting my treatments, i had last one beginning of the August. Eyebrows are still red (meaning ink) and some ink left in my lips. Because of red ink, i cannot say if i have redness as a side effect or not. But i don't think so, because i can clearly see the borders of my inked brows. but i have redness in my lip area beyond lip liners. Anyway, I'm happy with the results, even if I need to do more treatments, I'm afraid I might need 2 or more treatments. But i'm going to give more time to heal this time, maybe even 3-4 months between each treatment. I want ink to fade before I spend so much money again.

Hi nnn, Yes I think it's a good idea to let the ink fade some before going back for treatments. The doc told me it can take up to 6 months for the ink to continually fade. Of course this varies between each individual. I know in my case, the ink continued to fade for 2-3 months afterward. Plus, it also gives the skin time in between to heal. Good luck with your treatments.

hey, i'm interested in getting my permanent makeup (eyebrows) lasered out but which area do you live in and where'd you get it done? cause I know it usually costs a lot more then $125. also, if i get both my whole eyebrows lasered out are the little hairs i do have going to fall out? does it affect the brow hairs at all? thanks

Fran- thanks for posting. I just got my eyebrows tattooed 3 days ago, and I am freaking out! I am totally paranoid cause they look like Groucho Marx. They came out soo dark, I hope they fade, so it took you 2wks or so ? How are your brows now ? I am using powder to lighten it, which totally helps. Hope this fades, b/c I will never get them tattooed again. I learned my lesson.

Hi, I live in Hawaii and got it done here. I had 4 sessions in total spaced a couple months apart. For both brows, the first session cost me $425, for the second: $320. For third:$240 and the last session was $157. As you can see, it cost me $1,142 in total. The reason it got cheaper for each session is because there wasn't as much ink left each time I go in for the treatment. The price will vary from location to location and from doctor to doctor so you may need to shop around. As far as hairs falling out is concerned, yes some (not all) of my brow hairs fell out each time I went in for the treatment but they all grew back within 2 months afterward. The hairloss you might experience with the procedure is only temporary and will grow right back.

I too freaked when I saw my eyes and was sooooo upset but I did as my tattoo technician said & waited a few weeks and they are perfect now. Glad I waited & didn't do anything drastic. Did you use a permanent cosmetics technician or a regular tattoo shop?

Well everybody I am so sorry to hear all of the terror stories that you all have gone through . I am also a permanent makeup artist like Teena and what she is saying is correct . I been doing permanent procedures for the last eight years here in Mcallen Texas . I would like to give some advise if you let me , When you are looking for a makeup artist go to the place, have an interview with the artist if they want your business they can answer all your questions before you decide to have anything done.Then look at portafolio before and after photos. If you decide to have eyebrows done take you eyebrow pencil so the artist can see what color you are looking for because we as artists know the way that our colors will work . The color you decide to have the procedure done will not always be the same brown you are thinking is going to come out due to the fact that our color in our skin might affect the way pigments work . Pigments for permanent makeup are most of the time concentrated what I belive happen in most of the cases that your eyebrows mighthave been overworked ending in a very dark color. Most of the pigments when aplied will look darker than the final result and I tell my customers to take care of them with a triple antibacterial ointment so that they wont get dry and you dont loose too much color and avoid getting them wet too much but if they dont come out like you want do the opposite let them get dry an dont put too much ointment and you will loose most of the colorduring healing process. Also Pigments change depending on our color of skin . I can use the same brown in 3 diferent people and everyone will end with diferent color due to our pigmentation (color of skin.) But if you bring the color you use we can see what kind of brown is the one you want. Also we are suppose to draw your eyebrows before so that you can see how it will look after is done and that will show you if that is what you are looking for. Also look for Tdh License in the place ,look for certification of the artist ask how many years of experience? all these questions are important remember is your face and the glycolic acid is applied the same way you were tattooed. It might take 3 aplications but of course it will remove the color, now we have diferent ways to remove or make corrections all the artists have to do skin tests before they do a correction with skin colors ,just to make sure they find the color of your skin before they do the correction. Every mistake can be erased but it will take time and pacience . I been teaching different techniques in my place and I enjoy everytime I can help anyone to make a customer happy. Good luck Laura

u can have a tatto artist remove the tattoo using a regular tattoo gun and needle, u just use buttermilk or peroxide, no ink..it may take a few sessions, and a few artists to find one who will do it..not too many people want to correct another persons mistakes but it can be fixed

Hi Eilleen, Could you please give me the name, address and phone number of the person who lasered your excess tattooed eyebrow? Thanks, Cel Editor note: you must join RealSelf so you can be contacted privately with provider recommendations and feedback. This requires free registration for an account. When registering you must opt-in to receiving private contacts (a check box).

Francine, If you're referring to the woman who said her new eyebrows looked like 'hooks,' I disagree. She should try to have the tattoos removed immediately, or they will only get harder to remove.

I got my brows done about 2 years ago i hate them they were done above my hair so it looks like i have 4 brows. i'v tried every thing to fade them. right now they are a orange color they were brown at first. i cant afford lazor what can i do any ideas? (i have to use consealer to cover them up)

can you please tell me more about this process and idea where to look to get it done... thanks Angie ibreezeby@aol.com