By Angela Messer, MS, Teratogen Specialist, Mothhertobaby California
“I love the way my eyebrows look!” Emily has just discovered that she was 6 weeks pregnant and had started the micro-blading process (a cosmetic tattoo technique, in which a tool of small needles are used to add semi-permanent pigment to the skin that resembles hair) Before she knew she was pregnant. The connection of the Mothertobaby conversation for some guidance, since the electronic search resulted in mixed answers, wanted to know if it was still okay to continue the micro -establishment during her pregnancy.
Emily’s question is common we receive here at Mothertobaby. With new and upcoming products in the beauty industry, many women want to know if they are okay to start or continue treatments like microblading when they become pregnant. Procedures such as these often require more than one visit, separated between weeks or even months. For pregnant women, “nine months” raises questions about their use during pregnancy.
The difficulty in answering a question such as Emily’s results in the lack of information about these types of procedures during pregnancy and also while breastfeeding. Without the available research, we simply do not know how or not may affect your pregnancy or nursing infant.
Ink
The pigments used in micro-sectary consist of different types of chemicals, such as oxides, which can be mixed and purchased by the tattoo artist. They can also be mixed by the professionals themselves. Some unknown are how much pigment, if any, goes to the skin, enters the blood of mom, crosses the placenta and reaches the baby – which also means that we do not know if the coloring components could put any risk. The same is true for breastfeeding mothers – without good data, we do not know how much pigment, if any, enters the milk that reaches the breastfeeding baby.
Infection
Another thing that needs to be considered for micro -repair during pregnancy and breastfeeding is the risk of infection. As mentioned earlier, during the microblading process, a cosmetic tattoo artist deposits a pigment on the outer layer of the skin, penetrating the skin with tiny needles. There is a possibility that needles used may not be completely sterilized, which can lead to a higher risk for health problems such as Staph infection, abscess, inflammation of the skin or other infections such as hepatitis B and HIV. Medicines such as antibiotics may be needed to treat these conditions, sometimes require weeks or months of treatment. If left untreated, they can lead to health problems for mom and baby. Visiting a reliable business with good hygiene practices in place is a good idea if you choose to make small businesses during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Pain
Some women report that micro -business treatment can be painful. If this is the case, the cosmetics artist can recommend the use of additional drugs to control pain (eg a local lidocaine or tylenol cream). During pregnancy and breastfeeding, Tylenol (acetaminophen) is considered by most health professionals to be the preferred pain relief: with local reports, such as lidocaine cream, a significant amount is generally not expected to enter its blood mom and lead to exposure to pregnancy. Consider these additional reports during pregnancy or while breastfeeding when you decide whether or not you close an appointment.
With all these unknown in mind, it can be difficult to evaluate what are the potential risks that a growing baby or breastfeeding can face. Eventually it comes under weighing the risks over the benefits, and that’s exactly what I discussed with Emily in our conversation. Having gone to an authorized cosmetic tattoo artist, Emily assured that her micro -business process early during pregnancy was unlikely to be concerned. Moving forward, he decided that given the lack of research, he would prefer to wait until she was no longer pregnant or breastfeeding to continue treatment. “My eyebrows may not look so big for next year, but I will not have to constantly worry about the ink that reaches the baby or the ability to infection to do so!” Shared as we finished the conversation.
If you have questions about microblading while pregnant or breastfeeding, don’t hesitate to contact a special motherbaby by phone, text, conversation or email.
Angela Messer, MS, He is a teratogen information specialist with Mothertobaby California. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Chapman University and her master’s degree from the Kansas State University in Academic Counseling/Counseling. Angela has been with Mothertobaby since 2009 and is of particular interest to maternal medical conditions during pregnancy. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time on her birthplace in San Diego, California with her husband and 9 -month -old daughter.
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