EYEBROW HAIR TRANSPLANT
We perform eyebrow transplantation
for both men and women. Most commonly, in the case
of the men, there is a lack of eyebrow hairs in the
outer half simply due to heredity. For women, the
problem with the missing hairs is usually caused by
over-zealous “plucking” or electrolysis
treatments.
Even if you have eyebrow tattoos,
the hair tranplant can be done over the tatoo. To
give you the most natural look, we are very precise
in the direction in which we place the eyebrow hairs.
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Around half of our patients come only
once for transplanting and half come a second time
for greater density. Complications are quite unusual,
with the commonest ones being perhaps a small area
of purplish discoloration under the eyelids for a
week or so, or some mild swelling for a couple of
days.
The donor hair for the eyebrow transplants
is obtained from just behind the ear in the scalp.
Obviously, this hair will continue to grow, as it
does on the scalp, and will have to be trimmed once
a week by the patient for the rest of his or her life.
The donor hairs
are trimmed a little long, at around 1/4 inch in length
so that the curl is seen, and, after they are placed,
you can immediately see the effect that the transplants
will have on your appearance. Just as in scalp hair
transplantation, most of those hairs will then fall
out for a period of “telogen” (hibernation)
and will then begin growing around 3-4 months later.
Over that first
year the hairs also get larger in caliber also. If
someone comes twice, the second session is generally
scheduled around 8-12 months after the first one.
The procedure takes around 2
1/2 to 3 hours to perform and is generally done in
the late afternoon. We place around 90-140 micrografts
in each eyebrow generally, according to the plan of
what is required with the shape of eyebrow the patient
wants.
For 4-5 days after the surgery
there will be tiny scabs which appear like dots of
sand on the skin, and then these fall off, leaving
the eyebrow looking pretty much like it did before
the surgery. Most people have the procedure done on
a Thursday or Friday, and are back to work on Monday.
