Eyebrow loss: causes and hair transplantation

Hair restoration has been used for several years to fill in sparse or missing eyebrows, and even to conceal scars in the area. Various conditions can cause eyebrow loss; the most common cause, however, is self-inflicted. Women who pluck their eyebrows run the risk of causing permanent damage to the follicles, which can lead to the permanent loss of the eyebrows. Among the other common causes of eyebrow loss are chemotherapy, trauma and burns.

The eyebrows matter a great deal to the appearance of the face, since they frame it and contribute to its symmetry. Losing them can have a strong impact on a person's confidence and wellbeing. An eyebrow transplant in Tunisia stands out as a natural, permanent and effective solution for restoring or rejuvenating the eyebrows.

Eyebrow loss: causes and hair transplantation

Eyebrows can thin for several reasons

Among all the causes, the most common are the following:

• Physical trauma: accidents, burns (chemical, thermal or electrical)
• Systemic or local diseases causing the loss of the eyebrows and/or the eyelashes
• Congenital absence of eyebrows and/or eyelashes
• Repeated plucking of the eyebrows, to perfect their shape, which can cause their permanent loss
• Trichotillomania, a compulsion that leads a person to pluck their eyebrows excessively
• Surgical or medical treatments that cause the loss of the eyebrows (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, tumour removal surgery)

About the drawing of the eyebrows

Women and men generally show marked differences in the eyebrows. Most men have thicker eyebrows which are horizontal, while women's have a more delicate, elegant and curved shape. The angle at which eyebrow hairs emerge is one of the most important elements of an eyebrow transplant. The hairs at the upper edge of the brow's angle generally point towards the hairline, while the hairs in the outer parts of the eyebrows are horizontal and point towards the ears. The hairs in the upper part of the eyebrows must point slightly downwards and those in the lower part slightly upwards, so as to make them converge in the centre and form a ridge.

Is the result of the transplant visible immediately?

As with a hair transplant, the hairs transplanted into the eyebrows fall out after about two weeks and then grow back within three to four months. That period has to pass before the final result of the transplant can be seen.