it is one of the hottest new beauty
trends eyebrow micro bleeding the photos
are all over social media women showing
off that perfect brow
yeah but the big question is at what
price new six morning anchor and health
reporter Kirsten O'Connor shows us how
it landed one woman in the hospital and
now she wants to warn you right here sir
yeah well Candace think about it
eyebrows frying rear face how would you
express yourself without them so it's no
wonder micro bleeding has become really
popular it is all over your Instagram
and your social media feeds I'm sure but
this woman is so embarrassed about what
happened to her face she doesn't even
want us using her name still she wants
to make sure this doesn't happen anyone
else when this woman we will call
Jennifer walked out of the salon this is
how her eyebrows looked it looked great
you were happy I was happy what Jennifer
had done is called micro bleeding it
involves a hand tool with tiny needles
to make shallow little cuts on the skin
then the pigment seeps in giving you
semi-permanent results basically it
gives the appearance of hair on your
eyebrows instead of regular tattooing
this makes your eyebrows look like you
actually have hair but then the redness
started setting in a few days after I
noticed that they were starting to get
like little lumps and the pain started
to increase and the swelling go under
urgent care they diagnosed me with
cellulitis on my face and gave me an
antibiotic and sent me on my way
but the situation kept getting worse
Jennifer took daily photos to document
she decided to head to the ER when they
admitted me they put me on an IV
antibiotic and then the next morning
they started me on steroids
Jennifer spent three days in the
hospital I was terrified it's terrified
I didn't you know my face is swelling up
my eyes are closing I think I don't know
what's gonna happen how are you it looks
a little better
oh so putting on the cream mm-hmm I
think it's better Jennifer's been seeing
dermatologist dr. Stephen Gretchen for
treatment this is potentially
life-threatening if not treated
because what's right behind here sign
what are the sinuses communicate boom
they go right to the brain might be hard
to tell but things are improving so why
did this occur there are a lot of
variables in this case so is the patient
allergic to the ink that they actually
tattoo you with that's number one is she
allergic to something that they used to
prep the skin did she get an infection
by being told not to wash her face for
two days she does though have mounting
medical bills and missed days from work
I now I regret going in there and
getting it done but it is vanity you
want to look good and you don't ever
think that's gonna happen to you dr.
Gretchen's advice for those trying to
get eyebrows like this through micro
bleeding I think it's buyer beware I
think you have to do your research I
think you have to have multiple visits
to make certain that you're comfortable
that the place is clean its efficiently
run that this is not taken as sort of a
cavalier come in and and and get your
eyebrows waxed of course you know that
as soon as you walk in somewhere really
just one time you start to realize this
is not somewhere that I want to be or
this is a really reputable place another
thing to think about you kind of get
what you paid for the typical cost for
micro bleeding is anywhere from 700 to
800 dollars Jennifer thought she found a
deal for two hundred and fifty dollars
so I mean that's a significant decrease
it is and I think it's a good reminder
that even though something like that's
elective it's still a procedure it's you
know in some ways a medical procedure
you don't bargain shop for things like
that yeah normally you'd go to a
dermatologist if somebody was going to
be cutting into your face right that's
something to think about as you're you
know getting into that you're not buying
an outfit you're doing something to your
face so that is I do have friends we've
done it though and they absolutely love
it yes I have many friends too so there
are a lot of there a lot of good places
here in Central Florida that probably
all right thanks right