I Hate my Eyebrow Tattoo, They Look Awful! Melbourne, AU

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

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

Hi, i have just had my eyebrows done and they looked ab fab to start with though a bit dark, but knew they would lighten. Unfortunately, though i have used balm every day the brows have crusted and started to come off and underneath the crusts is just my normal skin which is skin coloured not brown like they said it would be. Is there any circumstance that could make this happen, i have gone by all the rules she gave me and though it itched have left it alone, i know i have the second lot to come, but there is nothing there, help! Caz28

Well I got my eyebrows done over 2 months now, they still lots darker than what I expected, they look so un-natural and one eyebrow is thicker and darker than the other, I look awful. I exfoliate my eyebrows everyday and I also tried acid peel 3 times, I can't see much of the result at this stage but I will keep exfoliate my eyebrows as it helps to fade quicker. In a mean time I use loose powder to cover my eyebrows which helps to soften them a bit. I have thought about laser tattoo removal, but I really don't want to lose my eyebrow hairs, so I just have to put up with it.

I am in the same boat. I can live with them being a little dark but she ruined the shape and I don't have much hair so I don't really care about that. I would gladly pencil them in like before

WAIT!!! Dont do anything. Seriously if I could show you my daily pictures you would not believe it if I told you. I purposely documented the healing process of my lips daily. I took close up photos so I would have documentation I was sooo worried and they are 21 days and fantastic. I never would have believed it they were soooo big and sooooo red, I felt like a traffic light/stop sign but they are healed and a nice soft natural lip color. Don't put anything but Vaseline on them and dont pick, just be patient. Once mine started to slough off...I thought I went through all that trauma and had NO color. From Fire engine red to nothing, and then two days later color started to appear and then a bit more and they look great. Just wait, I know it's hard but just wait because if you apply other products you may do some very serious harm and end up scarring yourself permanently.

Hi I have been doing perm makeup for 7 years and all have been happy.Good news for you and all the unhappy eyebrows ..they can be removed without laser..a new facial tatoo removal procedure is available in a few months..

What is the new procedure that's coming out? The only truly effective adn most likely non-scarring one I have heard of is laser. However, from what I understand the laser has to be a certain type or more likely then not, there will be scarring. Any in Arizona that has had their's removed without scarring? I am thinking of going down that road in a few months.

I had my lips done 4 days ago and the first day they were really red and puffy, the second day they looked perfect and the third day the color is totaly gone. Im so upset the color never came back it looks like I never had anything done. Has anyone ever had this happen.

Hi SOH - I tried the laser and gave up, it didn't seem to get rid of my brows, but time has been good and they have lightened up... I think some people chose Rejuvi (can't spell) as an alternative, but to the best of my knowledge it's not or was not available in the US... Hope that helps and please keep up updated with any procedure you choose as if we stick together, we all learn - Thanking you in advance, SY214

Hello.....what is the name of the tattoo removal??

I had my eyebrows done 6 days ago. I too am upset,I resemble the unibrow baby in simpsons! I. Decided to my quite heavy cooverage foundation on them(hank god. For that it worked,why didn't I think of that soone! I hope this helps someone else out there who feels as desperate as sll posts I read! Good luck.

It will lighten up a LOT. Don't worry about it. Give it a week or two.

not to worry , they do lighten up ! i had the same reaction and even though it was myeyebrows and not my eyes they were like [RS bleep] looking. but they did lighten up and i am sure you are still swollen,so this adds to the misery.it scared the hell out of me and i would never do it again. well maybe my lips but not anything else. let it sit for a couple of weeks if done right it will lighten. it took almost 3 weeks for it to start looking better. and the swelling to go down completely. i am stillnot happy with myeyebrows but i have gotten so many compliments on them i just go withthe flow. email me if you have any other questions. rose

Acid peels will not help. Need laser, penetrates deeper into the skin.

Hi! I am 4 days in and am so freaked out bc my eyebrows look so dark! They are also scabbing and bleeding. Did this happen to you?

Hi Nataliea,
Yes it happened, you need to put ointment on like Neosporin, so there will be no scabbing, it will help your brows heal FAST. Lady who did your brows should have told you to apply Antibiotic Ointment....... Hope this helps :)

laser actually is worse for removal than what your artist is doing. the heat of the laser actually forces some ink further into the skin...which is why lasered tats of any kind always have a "shadow"

Kahlu, Are you saying that the hairdresser used hair lightener on your tattoos, and that this helped bleach them out of your skin? Anxious for your respons.

Kahlu, I don't quite understand--are you saying that in your case hair bleach helped to lighten the tattoes on your skin as well?

Hi there, I had my eyebrows dyed to match and it doesn't work, so save your money.

kahuie
hi you should really read up about such permanent things.
You can try makeup until they fade of which they do by themselves.

Your comment is reckless and unprofessional. The worse thing you can do is use glycolic acid on a fresh tattoo and "scrub" and "peel"the scab". She can have a serious injury that will end up in infection and multiple scarring. Then she is looking not only at the thick dark ugly eyebrows, but the pock marks that are all over it. Seriously, you are looking at a lawsuit. Never give advice on these things unless you know what you are going to do. Always have them go to someone who is a licensed professional and is able help her. PS..a good experienced artist would never "stencil" the work. It has to be done so that it moves naturally with the client's face.

I have read these terrible results due to permanent makeup and I hate that these women were victims of uneducated aestheticians. I have been an aesthetician for 14 yrs as well as a hairstylist for 8 yrs. Just recently, I attended the American Institute of Intradermal Cosmetics in Arlington,Texas. I live in North Carolina. In the past, I worked for a dermatologist and they offered permanent makeup to their patients. I was so facinated, that I decided to my upper and lower liner. This procedure occured 6 yrs ago. After 7 days of intense training at the academy, I knew that my procedure was done incorrectly. I am so confident and so well educated in this pioneering profession. Permanent cosmetics are so wonderful and so convenient in todays busy schedules. Anyone interested in this amazing procedure should check the education of the technician and by the end of the consultation you will feel confident in your decision.

NEVER go to a permanent makeup artist who uses PRE-SHAPED STENCILS and a TATTOO-GUN. You'll end up with 'HOOKS,' 'COMMAs,' and/or 'WORMS.' I made that mistake,of going to a pre-shaped stencil and gun user, and had to have the brows lasered off. And this tattooist was referred to me by a cosmetic surgeon too! Pre-shaped stencils guarantee that the tattoos will NOT be shaped to suit your face--and a tattoo gun leaves you with 'worm-like' ends to your eyeliner. Here's one big problem: Looking at yourself in a MIRROR only gives you a 2 dimensional view of yourself--and you can't see what your eyebrows look like from the side, or from various angles either. Only photos taken from various angles will reveal to you what the eyebrows truly look like.

Ihad my eye brows done due to the fact I had cervical cancer and they would not come back in all the way. I was so excited until after the fact and she totally blotched them up. She mad my eyebrows go up to a sharp point and I looked like I was mad. Then I had her to try and fix them when I was scheduled for touch and she really done a job on me. She made them so thick and uneven. I can't afford laser treatment. so where can I get this glycolic acid that I've herd is supose to remove them?

keep scrubbing? You're crazy! That's the cruelest advice you could give to anyone as it will only leave them with scaring!

Hi, I will be moving to NJ June 1st, if you can wait that long, I will be visiting sometime in April. You can check my before and afters at: laurasbeautymark.blogspot.com I've done quite a bit of corrective work and would be happy to check yours out to see if I can help.

Hello, I am blonde and fair and had permanent eyebrows done yesterday. I am really taken aback at the intensity of the color, the scabbing and the swelling. I went to a very reputable person. But I didn't understand that I would be stuck at home unable to go around people until the intense scabbing goes away. This could be a week! I would never have done this if I 'd known I would be virtually house bound. Does anyone have any suggestions for healing quicker. I am putting on A and D oinment, lightly and putting ice packs on lightly. Otherwise I don't touch. Help. Please. My brows are each one big scab. Thanks.

Hi Paget, When I go in for laser sessions to remove my brow tattoos, the area also scabs but I use Aquaphor ointment on them (available OTC) and it has cut back down on the scabbing. It also cut healing time in half so by the 4th day, the scabs peel off. You're doing the right thing by applying ointment on them as this helps keep the areas moist. No matter what you do, don't pick at the scabs and try to peel them off yourself as this can cause an infection. They will fall off on their own.

Hi all.I had my eyebrows tattooed by a very talented tattoo artist that i dated for 5 years. He has been a tattoo artist for over 25 years,he did my eyebrows 4 years ago he used regular tattoo ink (color used, doodoo Brown) and never once had to touch them up.They did not noticeably scab at all.So my advice is to use very very little A&D, you do not want to keep them wet with ointment that will only prolong the healing.The most important thing is keep them clean & don't overdue it, so clean 1-2 x's a day with witchazel and then pat them dry (never rub never scrub) then apply very very thin coat of A&D you want your scab to dry so dont keep it moist let it dry as much as you can without it cracking.Whoever tattooed you went way to deep in my opinion.I also think the best way to get permanent makeup is by an experienced tattoo artist the ink does not fade so no touch ups ever & they are artists.Happy Healing

Im concidering having mines done. I just wanted to know if you went to a tattoo parlor or a cosmatologist to have this done? For the people who hated the results

Thanks Seponaa: Witch Hazel is the Best :)