Healing Before Meetings: Returning to Work After Microblading
The microblading healing process requires minimal medical downtime, but the visible healing process is often the main reason clients hesitate to return to work right away. Here are some timeframes to help you book your procedure accordingly.
Days 0–3: Dark and Noticeable
Immediately after your procedure, the skin responds by clotting and forming early scabs. During this stage, brows typically appear much darker, bolder, and slightly raised. Mild swelling and redness are common. Although you can return to work the same day or next day, many clients feel self‑conscious during this phase, especially in corporate, client‑facing, or camera‑visible roles.
Days 4–7: Scabbing and Flaking
As healing continues, scabs begin to dry and shed. This is often the most visibly “messy” stage. Brows may flake, peel, and look patchy as pigment sheds unevenly. Makeup cannot be applied to the area, which can make brows appear untidy or unfinished. For this reason, many clients choose to take 5–7 days off to avoid returning to work during the scabbing phase.
Days 7–10: Work-Ready Brows
Once all scabs have naturally fallen away, brows look cleaner and smoother. Colour appears lighter and more natural, though still settling. At this point, most clients feel comfortable returning to work without drawing attention to their brows.
Planning Your Time Off
While it is physically safe to resume normal activities quickly, brows can go through stages where they may look dark, scabbed, or uneven, which some clients prefer not to show in professional or public settings. This is why many clients schedule microblading before weekends or time off so they can return to work looking polished rather than mid‑healing.
Why the Right Timing Matters for Microblading After Cancer
Microblading after cancer treatment can be a meaningful way to restore eyebrows. For many people, it helps bring back confidence and a sense of normalcy. However, when the procedure is done is just as important as how it is done.
During chemotherapy or radiation, the body goes through a lot. The immune system is often weakened, and the skin becomes thinner, drier, and more sensitive. Because microblading creates tiny cuts in the skin, doing it during treatment can increase the risk of infection, irritation, and poor healing. For this reason, microblading should never be done while cancer treatment is ongoing.
Giving Your Skin Time to Heal
After treatment ends, the body needs time to recover. Doctors and specialists usually recommend waiting 6 to 12 months before considering microblading. This waiting period allows the immune system to strengthen and the skin to heal and rebuild. Healthier skin means less risk and better results.
While the presence of hair is not necessary for your microblading procedure, waiting also helps with brow design. Hair often starts to grow back slowly after treatment. Once hair regrowth stabilizes, your technician can create a shape that looks more natural and suits your face better. Doing microblading too early may lead to uneven or poorly placed brows as the hair continues to change.
Moving Forward with Confidence
In the end, patience pays off. Giving your body enough time to heal helps ensure that microblading is not only safer, but also more effective. When done at the right time, it can be a gentle and empowering step forward after cancer.
Before booking, it’s important to get medical clearance from your doctor. This ensures your body is ready and that the procedure will be safe for you.
Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Treatments and Pregnancy
IPL Hair Removal works by emitting a light beam into the hair follicle, this treatment coagulates the melanin when the light beam turns into heat energy. This “zaps” the hair follicle, leaving it unable to grow new hair. While this light beam doesn’t penetrate deeply enough to reach a developing baby, there isn’t enough scientific research proving IPL is completely safe during pregnancy. As a result, we choose caution over risk.
There’s also the effectiveness issue. Hormonal hair growth during pregnancy can make IPL results inconsistent or temporary. This is because during pregnancy, rising estrogen prolongs the hair’s growth phase and reduces shedding. In addition, progesterone supports this effect by counteracting hair‑thinning hormones.
Together, these hormonal changes often make hair appear thicker, fuller, and healthier. In other words, you could go through the treatment and still end up shaving anyway—hardly a win.
So when does IPL become safe again?
Most professionals recommend waiting for IPL Hair Removal treatments until after pregnancy and breastfeeding. Once hormones settle back into their normal rhythm—usually a few months postpartum—your skin is calmer, hair growth stabilizes, and IPL can work the way it’s meant to.
Surprise Pregnancy?
As soon as you know about your pregnancy, stop IPL hair removal treatments and let us know. Pregnancy hormones can make skin more sensitive, more pigmented, and more unpredictable. That increases the risk of burns, irritation, or dark spots.
We can resume your treatments when hormones settle—usually a few months postpartum—IPL works better and more safely. In the meantime, you can continue shaving as pregnancy‑safe standby. It’s not glamorous, but it’s safe and reliable.
Located in Edmonton, Alberta, we offer the Alisa photofacial- a treatment for large pores.
Can you actually reduce pore size?
Small pores indicate good skin health and present a youthful appearance. If you did not win the “skin lottery” genetically, there is not much we can do to reduce the natural size of your pores. On the other hand if your pores have become enlarged over time, IPL photofacial treatments can help you “shrink” your pores back to a normal size, particularly, the ALISA treatment.
IPL phototherapy uses a broad spectrum of light pulses that penetrate deep into the skin. These light pulses gently heat the tissue and stimulate a natural restorative response. This process boosts collagen production, which enhances skin elasticity and tightens the surrounding tissue. As a result, the pores appear smaller and less noticeable.
How many treatments are needed?
The number of sessions needed depends on a few factors such as your present skin condition and pore severity. Other factors include skin type and age, with younger clients responding faster due to higher collagen production.
Typically, clients begin to see results after a few sessions, with optimal improvements in pore size and skin clarity appearing after 3–4 treatments, spread 3-4 weeks apart.
Do photofacials hurt?
Photofacials are non-invasive. They are relatively painless, especially for individuals with light to medium skin tones. Individuals with medium to dark brown skin are eligible for the treatment but may experience a light pinching sensation. This sensation is normal. It occurs because darker skin tones contain more melanin which absorbs more of the IPL’s broad-spectrum light. It is this excess absorption that can lead to increased heat buildup in the skin, causing discomfort.
Photofacials require minimal downtime. For those seeking a refined, radiant complexion without invasive treatments, photofacials offer a luxurious and effective path to clearer and tighter skin
The following microblading pretreatment guide will help you select the best date for your appointment.
With microblading, your brows are skillfully etched into shape. We do this by combining our signature brow design with top-of-the-line eyebrow embroidery products. Your eyebrows are designed by our experts using your natural facial structure, measurements, and any desired personal touches. Each individual hair stroke is carefully placed on the skin, building a beautiful and natural brow that lasts up to 3 years.
Before the Brow Magic
Review this pretreatment guide before booking your microblading appointment. Taking necessary precautions prior to treatment will ensure that your treatment can be performed safely and effectively. You are required to begin following your pretreatment guide after your 1st appointment.
Microblading Pretreatment Guide
Cleanse and moisturize morning and evening. Use a PRE CLEANSER such as our Glô Therapeutics Gentle Cream Cleanser in the evenings over your brow area.
AVOID caffeinated beverages 2 hours prior to appointment as this can cause skin sensitivity.
DO NOT consume alcohol 12 hours prior to scheduled appointment as this can cause excessive bleeding and sensitivity during treatment.
DO NOT take the following medications/ supplements during the 72 hours leading up to your procedure: Consult and report with your physician prior to stopping medication
5. Direct contact with water will need to be avoided for 72 hours following your procedure; therefore make sure to wash your hair prior to your appointment.
6. Apply SPF over brow area before sun exposure. AVOID direct sunlight and extended sun exposure.
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Lash Lift post care is easy. Technically you can wash your face the evening of your service, however, allowing your eyelashes to soak so soon after will undo the process. As a result, we recommend that you try to avoid water in the eye area for 48 hours after your service.
If you must wash your face after your Lash Lift, do it as fast as possible and dry your eyelashes immediately with q-tips or soft tissue paper such as Kleenex.
How do I prepare for a lash lift?
It is always a good idea to wash your hair the day of your appointment. This way you can keep showers short for the first two days after your service. This minimizes the chances of accidentally soaking your eyelashes.
For contact lense wearers, another tip includes wearing your glasses to your appointment. While most of the time the service goes smoothly, on rare occasions the eyes may need to be flushed with water. This usually happens when the client accidentally opens their eyes even slightly during the service. It is best to return to wearing your contacts the morning after your Lash Lift service.
Finally, some clients like to prepare for their Lash Lift by using a lash growth serum such as Adoreyes. While not necessary for most clients, we recommend this for clients that are recovering their eyelashes from recent Lash Extensions, or for clients with particularly short eyelashes.
Can I wear eyeliner with a lash lift?
After the first 48 hours, Lash Lift post care becomes even easier. You can wear mascara, eyeliner, eyeshadow- the works! You can wash your face as usual. We recommend always brushing your eyelashes with a spoolie. This will help your eyelashes grow strong over time- just remember to keep the spoolie clean!
