A Melbourne mum is being sued after she took to social media to blast a cosmetic tattooist for leaving her eyebrows blistered and red following a cosmetic treatment.
Amanda Coats’ story was picked up in July by news sites across the globe and even ended up on US TV show The Doctors, after she posted photos of her severely infected eyebrows and warned others of the dangers of popular eyebrow thickening procedure microblading.
But now, Coats, 43, is being sued by the store and the technician, Batulzii Cleveland, for more than $150,000 in compensation as they claim the woman’s social media posts has had a negatively impacted the business.
Amanda Coats claims a microblading treatment left her with red, inflamed and sore eyebrows.
Reported by the Herald Sun, the business under fire, Point Cook’s Skincare Laser Clinic, claims to have lost 11 clients as a result of the attention – at a cost of $5600.
The Cosmetic tattooist claims she has been subject to ridicule following Coats’ viral complaints which she alleges implied she was rude, unprofessional and unhygienic.
Meanwhile, the mum-of-three says she contacted the technician after the treatment, sending her photos of her worsening infection.
At the time of Coats’ complaints, the owner of the clinic denied Ms Coats’ version of events to the Daily Mail, saying she was ‘delighted’ after leaving the clinic.
He claimed Coats’ rang the clinic after her treatment when she was concerned about her brow colour fading, which he added, was ‘quiet normal’.
He claimed she phoned again, two and a half weeks after her appoiuntment, to forward a photo of her infrcted eyebrow.
“There’s no way we could be possibly responsible for the infection at that stage, two and a half weeks after the procedure,” he said.
“We’ve been unable to defend ourselves and we are taking action against Ms Coats for defamation and that’s in the process of being issued.”
Actress Mandy Moore gets her brows microbladded by Los Angles brow master Kristie Streicher (left).
Microblading uses a semi-permanent ink to tattoo hair-like strokes on the eyebrows giving the appearance of thicker brows. While microblading is a relatively safe and straight-forward procedure, there may be some side effects as Coats claims she experienced.
The Independent reported, on a recent episode of US TV show The Doctors, three medical professionals discussed the unwelcome consequences and dangers of microblading after an anonymous woman submitted photos identifying some horrifying side effects.
Coats says she had a reaction to the treatment and was left with large, red blisters and scabs where her newly thickened eyebrows should be.
“This woman claims a microblading procedure did this to her brows and she wants to warn others before they have it done – I don’t blame her,” the show’s host said.
So why did she have such a bad reaction to microblading? Dermatologist Sonia Batra suggests it was likely the woman suffered the blistering due to an allergic reaction to the ink used on her skin.
The dermatologist also suggested that, the nicks made in her skin during the treatment may have been exposed to bacteria which then caused a nasty infection.
The dermatologist urged people to weigh up the potential risks of getting treatments like microblading, and to do their research before they get it done.
Experts on TV show The Doctors suggested that the woman may have had a bad reaction to the ink used on the skin during the microblading treatment.
Microblading before and after
Just so you can see why someone might want to run the risk of sore, puffy, scabby eyebrows – this is what a your eyebrows should look like post-microblading.
If you plan to have microblading done, be sure to follow Batra’s advice and investigate the procedure. She says, it’s always important to visit a trained professional and check that their treatment room is in a sanitary condition.
She also explained that people who are allergic to hair dyes or tattoo products should think carefully before getting microblading because they are more likely to be at risk to having a bad reaction.
