Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of microblading.
Everything desired comes at a risk. In the ’90s, if you wanted “the Rachael” hairstyle, you’d have to face the fact that your stylist may give you a lopsided bob. Today, a Kylie Jenner-inspired lip filler might get irritated. But unlike a haircut, cosmetic procedures run the risk of becoming infected. Most of the time, things turn out fine, and you can walk out of a microblading session ready to show Instagram your new on fleek eyebrows. However, for Amanda Coat, things went terribly wrong.
In her since-deleted Facebook post, the Melbourne, Australia native shared her cautionary tale.
“I went to get my eyebrows feather tattooed to enhance them,” she wrote on Facebook. “I ended up with a severe infection from clinic and the skin was just falling away and my eyes blew up.”Microblading is a procedure that involves the cutting of small blades into the skin before the insertion of ink to create a fuller eyebrow. Unlike a regular tattoo, the cosmetic procedure involves a handheld tool instead of a machine. On average, the procedure takes about two hours. So when Coat’s session
Microblading is a procedure that involves the cutting of small blades into the skin before the insertion of ink to create a fuller eyebrow. Unlike a regular tattoo, the cosmetic procedure involves a handheld tool instead of a machine. On average, the procedure takes about two hours. So when Coat’s session at Cosmetics Tattoo Victoria was done in 30 minutes, she knew something was wrong.
She wrote on Facebook that the woman who did it “was very rushed, going in and out of the room attending to other clients during my procedure and also doing another eyebrow tattoo at the same time, she did not put new gloves on each time which does not keep things sterile.”
The mother of three had the procedure done on June 30 and said she quickly messaged and called the salon the next day when she noticed her skin was peeling off and puss was oozing out. She said she didn’t get a reply.
The owner of Skincare Laser Clinic, Iain Cleveland, told Refinery29 she believes the reaction was due to “an allergy from one of the supplementary products.” Cleveland then assured the publication that the procedure was done in a sterilized environment and will give Coats a refund.
Since the procedure, Coats told the Mirror she has had to deal with cost of bandages, medication, eye drops, ointment, and painkillers. She claims the aftermath cost her more than the procedure itself. She has shared her story as a warning to others fixing to go under the knife.
“If I can help one person, then I don’t mind how bad the photos of me look.” she told the Mirror. “I want to make sure no one has to go through what I went through and that’s the reason I’m speaking out.”
Her original post has since been taken down due to Facebook’s copyright infringement guidelines. But that hasn’t stopped Coats from continuing to spread her story through the social site while also thanking the public for sharing her post.”Thank you to the people who have had similar experiences at the clinic that contacted me and also former employees, your information has been invaluable,” Coats wrote on Facebook.
“Thank you to the people who have had similar experiences at the clinic that contacted me and also former employees, your information has been invaluable,” Coats wrote on Facebook.
