A semipermanent technique for enhancing the appearance of the eyebrows, in which pigment is scratched into the skin in fine, short strokes resembling hair, using a hand tool with a blade formed of tiny needles. Scabbing can be part of the normal healing process after you get your brows microbladed. What can freak people out is the fact that when a scab comes off it looks like it takes pigment away with it. This process leaves a "patchy" appearance to the brows.