Eyebrow Hair Transplantation

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Eyebrow Transplantation

Eyebrow Transplantation & Restoration

Eyebrows are one of the most crucial features of the face, playing a key role in shaping how we are perceived externally.

In many ways, eyebrows are more important for a person’s appearance than scalp hair, as they occupy a more central position on the face and serve to frame the eyes, which are arguably the most important feature of the face.

Unlike the loss of scalp hair, eyebrow hair loss is not considered a natural process and, therefore, is not aesthetically accepted.

  • When Can Someone Lose Their Eyebrows?

    Eyebrows can be lost for various reasons, including thyroid diseases and other systemic conditions such as alopecia areata, burns, tattoos, infections, repeated waxing, congenital weakness in their growth, and a genetic tendency for the eyebrows to thin or even disappear over time.

    Eyebrow restoration procedures are similar to hair transplantation procedures, which are also performed on the scalp, in that, for suitable candidates, transplanted hairs are permanent.

    However, because eyebrows have their own unique characteristics, eyebrow transplants differ from hair transplants in several significant ways.

  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Eyebrow

    The direction of the hair in the eyebrows changes dramatically in different parts of the forehead.

    In the area of the eyebrows closest to the nose, the hairs grow upward.

    The hairs along the top of the eyebrow grow outward and downward.

    The hairs at the bottom of the forehead grow outward as well as upward.

    This pattern causes the hair in the middle of the eyebrows to grow in a way that converges, forming a thin, natural arch that follows the horizontal middle line of each eyebrow.

    The second characteristic of eyebrow hair is that the hairs emerge from the follicle at a very acute angle, so that the hair grows parallel to the surface of the skin at the same level.

    This contrasts with the hair on the scalp, where the angle between the hair and the scalp skin can be as much as 45 degrees.

    The third important characteristic of eyebrows is that the hairs grow as single units, unlike the typical 1–4 hairs per follicular unit that are common in scalp hair.

    The fourth distinguishing feature of eyebrow hair is that the hair growth cycle is very short.

    This means that eyebrow hairs will grow (anagen/regrowth) for only about 4 months before entering the resting phase (telogen) and falling out.

    In contrast, scalp hair has a growth phase that can last from 3 to 7 years, which results in the scalp hair being able to grow much longer.

  • The Eyebrow Transplantation Technique

    The most important aspect of eyebrow transplantation is to closely follow the direction of the natural eyebrow hairs.

    The recipient areas for the hairs should be prepared using a very fine (in diameter) guide needle that will literally brush along the surface of the skin as the implantation points are determined, a practice that ensures the hairs are positioned as close as possible to the same level as the skin’s surface as the new hairs grow.

    Another key part of eyebrow restoration is that only individual hair follicles can be used.

    Since the scalp naturally consists of 1 to 4 hairs per follicle, the hairs taken from this area must be subdivided into single hair grafts using a microscopic scope.

    From a technical standpoint, eyebrow transplantation is not truly a follicular unit transplantation, but rather a highly refined form of micro-transplantation.

    Additionally, when the patient’s hair is wavy or curly, it is especially important to rotate the direction of these hairs, so that the curve of the transplanted hair follows the natural curve of the eyebrows.

  • Four Tips for Eyebrow Transplantation

    1. Use of a single (and only one) hair in the transplantation rather than grafts with multiple hair follicles.
    2. The hairs must be rotated to follow the natural curve of the forehead and, consequently, the eyebrow.
    3. The transplanted hairs should be implanted as flat (parallel) as possible to the surface of the skin.
    4. The transplanted hairs must be placed in such a way that they mimic the changes in the natural direction of the hair at different parts of the eyebrow. Specifically, the upper hairs of the eyebrow should project slightly outward and slightly downward, while the lower hairs (at the end of the eyebrow) should project outward and have a slight upward direction, allowing the creation of the mutual ridge that gives the eyebrows their natural appearance.

  • Cosmetic Results of Eyebrow Hair Transplantation

    Although eyebrow transplantation is a safe and aesthetically refined procedure, there are certain things to consider before undergoing this type of hair restoration.

    Just like with hair transplants on the scalp, transplanted eyebrow hairs will continue to grow and, therefore, must be trimmed periodically.

    While this may be a minor inconvenience overall, trimming these specific hairs leaves a final appearance after cutting that is not as delicate as the smooth edges of the untouched hairs in a natural eyebrow.

    During the healing process, all incisions tend to converge.

    When this happens in the recipient areas of the graft, there is a chance that their level orientation may slightly change, and sometimes this results in the eyebrows in those areas being slightly more lifted than desired.

    In contrast to scalp hair transplants, where the transplanted hairs are taken from another part of the scalp and match perfectly, in eyebrow transplants, the grafts are taken from an area of the body other than the eyebrows. As a result, they may have slightly different characteristics in terms of both growth rate and appearance.

    If they are different, over time, these transplanted hairs will gradually begin to align with the growth trajectory and characteristics of the existing eyebrow hairs.

    The appearance of the eyebrow transplants will mature and perfect over the course of about a year.

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