Eyebrows are an essential feature of the face and facial expression. In many ways, the eyebrows are at least as important for the appearance of the face as hair because they are located in a central position and they frame the eyes. Unlike hair loss from the scalp, the loss of eyebrows is not a natural process, which is why the lack or absence of eyebrow hair is often difficult to live with, not to mention that it draws attention. The eyebrows can be missing for a number of reasons including thyroid disease and other systemic diseases, alopecia, burns, tattoos, infections, repeated hair removal, the congenital absence of eyebrows and the tendency of eyebrows to thin or miniaturize over time. Eyebrow transplant is a micro-grafting technique intended to fill a lack of hair in the eyebrow arch. This procedure aims to densify the eyebrow, redraw and restore relief to the curve of the eyebrows. Because eyebrows have unique attributes, eyebrow transplant differs from hair transplant in several important points.
Eyebrow transplant
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Eyebrow characteristics
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Eyebrow transplant technique
The most important thing to do for and eyebrow transplant to be successful is to follow the natural direction of the hair carefully. This has to take into account the acute angle of hair growth in order to reproduce the original appearance of the eyebrows and the converging direction of hairs along the eyebrows. Most importantly, perforations in the skin intended to insert eyebrow hair must be made using a very thin instrument that slides under the surface of the skin to ensure that hairs are held horizontally above the surface of the skin as they grow.
Another important aspect of eyebrow transplant is the fact that only individual hair follicles can be used. Because the scalp has follicular units containing 1 to 4 hairs, these units may need to be divided into individual grafts under a microscope. Technically speaking, eyebrow transplantation is considered to be an advanced form of micro-transplantation rather than a transplant.
Positioning hairs one by one and creating the implantation sites in the eyebrows require considerable mastery and a lot of experience from the surgeon. In addition, when the patient’s hair is wavy or curly, it is important to turn the hair so that the curvature of the hair shaft follows the natural curvature of the eyebrow.
Unlike hair transplantation, which involves harvesting hair and transplanting it to the same scalp, hair chosen to be transplanted into the eyebrows does not come from the eyebrows. The characteristics of the hair used may be slightly different in terms of growth rate and appearance. However, over time, the hair transplanted to the eyebrows adopts the characteristics of the hair in the area. The appearance of the eyebrows changes over a period of approximately one year. During this period, the eyebrows can be cut and shaped as desired.