With the development of emphasis on face fitness and skincare, there are ample ways to enhance beauty and promote backward aging. However, all beauty treatments take a step back towards the procedures for pregnancy and related maternal stages- mainly because it involves the fetus. For example, Microblading is a popular semi-permanent eyebrow tattoo technique used to create the illusion of fuller brows. There has been an increasing concern about whether it's safe to undergo the procedure during pregnancy with its growing demand. This article will fill you up with all these questions and more.
Safety Of Microblading During Pregnancy
The majority of doctors and eyebrow artists agree that microblading eyebrows while pregnant is strongly inadvisable. There are many reasons why microblading during pregnancy is not favored- this includes both side effects for the mother and the fetus. While most reasoning lacks backed-up research, doctors and PMU artists say that it's best not to risk the safety of your baby for good-looking eyebrows. This is also why professional and well-established beauty clinics have a policy that doesn't offer microblading services for pregnant women- until the best period to do so post-maternity.
The same principles apply even if you want to get microblading touch-ups during pregnancy. For example, if your eyebrows have begun to fade and you missed the mandatory 6-8 week touch-ups, and come to realize that you're pregnant, then you should skip it at all times. Although it may feel inconvenient or unpleasant for your appearance, the health and safety of you and your baby should be the top priority.
Effects Of Microblading During Pregnancy On The Fetus
There are no strong studies that suggest or prove how microblading during pregnancy can affect the fetus. However, experts predict that microblading during pregnancy can result in specific effects that can harm the fetus.
One of these comes from the numbing creams that help ease pain during a microblading session. In addition, these topical anesthetics often contain epinephrine, which strongly links to fetal tachycardia and cardiac problems.
Apart from this, microblading procedures that don't comply with proper safety protocols can result in infections, such as blood infections, HIV, and Hepatitis B. All these have a higher risk of harming the fetus.
Possible Risks Of Microblading During Pregnancy
Can Impact The Pigmentation Colour
According to PMU artists, pregnancy has strange hormonal changes that affect the pigments' color injected into the skin. As a result, some women also experience hyperpigmentation (melasma) during pregnancy. This is a condition where the skin around the mouth, cheeks, and forehead darkens. Your PMU artists can pick the wrong pigment color for the procedure. And post-pregnancy, once the melasma goes away, your eyebrows will not match your natural skin color.
Excessive Bleeding And Unattractive Results
As pregnancy hormones affect blood circulation, they increase the chances of bleeding excessively during the procedure. This can result in patchy and uneven settling of pigments and unattractive results. And as pregnancy hormones slow down healing, they can increase the risk of infection post-procedure until the skin closes up completely.
Swelling That Can Affect The Shape Of Your Eyebrows
Many women experience swelling and bloating in different parts of the body during pregnancy, including the face. So the shape of your microbladed eyebrows can look wrong or messed up once the swelling subsides post-pregnancy.
Safe Period To Get Microblading Post Pregnancy
No one can guarantee that the pigments used within the microblading process to be 100% safe for the unborn fetus or an infant that feeds on breastmilk. And as microblading is a reasonably new skincare treatment, the research is minimal. In addition, while experts believe that breastfeeding women can undergo the procedure but will not be able to utilize the anaesthetic, it can be extremely painful. So doctors and PMU experts advise women also to avoid microblading when breastfeeding.
If a mother gets an infection from microblading, she could pass it along to her nursing child. Avoiding microblading during breastfeeding will also prevent unsafe substances from the pigments from passing onto the baby. So ideally, the safe period to get microblading post-pregnancy is after you have stopped breastfeeding- as it reduces the risks to zero.