Eyebrow Transplants

Eyebrow transplants were originally introduced to patients who had suffered from burns, motor vehicle accidents, sports injury or congenital malformations of the eye. However, since this procedure has been perfected, people suffering from eyebrow loss now have an available medical alternative. In the past, some people opted for eyebrow tattoos to recreate lost eyebrow hair, but tattoos can be obvious and look unnatural. Eyebrow transplants will give you natural looking eyebrows and a result that you will be happy with. Eyebrow transplants can also be used simply to thicken existing eyebrows or fill in sparse ones. This is where an eyebrow restoration comes in handy. So what is involved in an eyebrow transplant?

The latest techniques tend to involve removing a very fine strip of skin in the scalp region (the “donor site”) that have the most delicate and fine hairs. Using a microscope, each hair is carefully chosen. Then small holes are created in the eyebrow region with a custom made blade that is sized to fit the patient’s hair follicles perfectly. These tiny holes are less than 1mm in size. After the holes (the “recipient sites”) are made, the delicate follicles are inserted into the tiny holes one at a time to produce perfectly natural results.

The whole procedure takes about three to six hours and only local anesthetic is used. A patient typically takes a nap and actually leaves feeling refreshed after the procedure! They are alert enough to drive home. Dr. Ferreira calls the patients for the next few nights just to check and see that all is well.

The results are not immediate and can take a couple of months before the hair grows through the skin, and another couple before the eyebrows are properly defined again. The new eyebrow hair may also need to be trimmed on a regular basis.

Eyebrows restorations and transplants are not a new cosmetic surgery idea – however hair transplant surgery has gotten a lot more sophisticated in the last decade. Previously, it had always been difficult to fully replicate the natural angle and growth of eyebrows. Dr. Ferreira and his expert staff have mastered this technique for a more natural looking eyebrow solution.

Written on Sept 08
By, Dr. Nelson Ferreira, MD, Hair transplant doctor
Sure Hair International-Toronto-Canada.