Is it too soon to tell if the color is right? (photos)

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I had my eyebrows microbladed 3 days ago and I had a significant amount of bleeding (According to the tech). The pigment immediately looked red and I hated it. The tech said it would darken then turn a more natural shade in a few days. My brows, especially what looks like the outline, and the places without hair looks very auburn. My brows hve gotten progressively darker, but the red remains the same, and it looks very unnatural. Is it too soo to tell if this color will change?

Tonya Boudreaux, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question and photos.
Day 3 is too soon to determine the color of the brows. Allow time for the brows to completely heal, if you still see too much red in the pigment your artist can do all corrections at your touch up visit which is usually at 5-6 weeks.
Best to you,

Amy Miller, MD · Answer

Don't panic!!  It's way to soon to make any judgements on color.  I'd wait 4 weeks.  You may have an mild inflammatory reaction, especially if there was a lot of bleeding, and the whole area may be more flushed/red and vascular looking initially.   Your natural brow hair is probably disguising this redness so you are seeing it more in the areas without hair.  As the area heals there will be color changes---- and everyone is a bit different in the way their body processes the color.  Give it time, I bet it will lighten up and you may need a touch up treatment to darken things up.  If the red doesn't dissipate your tech can go over things with a darker brown color.  Worst case scenario--its not permanent and will fade over 12 to 18 months.
Hope this helps you feel better.  Best regards,
Dr. Amy

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