Q: I have had thinning eyebrows since my early twenties (I am now 32) and they have gotten to the point that I can’t make them look good with mascara anymore. I am considering an eyebrow hair transplant, how is it different from other hair transplants?
A: Eyebrow hair restoration procedures are similar to hair transplants to the scalp in that the hair, once transplanted, is permanent. They differ both in the techniques used to perform them and in the results.
In eyebrow transplants, only individual hairs should be used, whereas follicular units containing from 1 to 4 hairs are used in a hair transplant to the scalp. In eyebrow transplants, the hairs must be positioned to lie as flat as possible to the surface of the skin. In hair transplantation to the scalp, the angle between the hair and the scalp surface can be as much as 45 degrees or more.
As with hair transplants to the scalp, the hair transplanted to eyebrows will continue to grow and must therefore be cut. However, in contrast to hair transplants where the donor hair is generally a perfect match for scalp hair, in eyebrow transplants the hair is taken from a different part of the body and will have slightly different characteristics both in growth rate and in appearance.
Visit our eyebrow transplant page for more information on eyebrow transplant and restoration procedures.
Topic: Eyebrow TransplantTags: Donor Hair / Eyebrow / Eyebrow Repair / Eyebrow Restoration / Eyebrow Restoration in Women / Eyebrow Transplant / Eyebrows / Fix Eyebrows / Four-hair Follicular Unit / Hair Character / Hair Orientation / One-hair Follicular Unit
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:09 am
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