What is eyebrow hair transplant?
They say that eyes are the windows of a human soul. Isn’t it important what about them? Eyebrows is not that part of our appearance we used to pay attention to, but what are we to do id they are overly thin, completely missing or scarred. Eyebrow hair transplant is also called eyebrow restoration. If you think it is not serious enough, think again.
Eyebrow Hair Loss
There is a variety of reasons for the hair loss:
- genetics;
- prior electrolysis or laser hair removal;
- low thyroid condition;
- trauma or accidents;
- burns;
- hormonal abnormalities;
- overplucking.
Originally eyebrow hair transplant were offered to those who had suffered from car or motorcycle accidents, burns and other injuries. Later on, the method became popular with those who wanted to improve the eyebrow shape and condition. People, especially women, used tattoos, but it didn’t give the wanted result, they eyebrows were too unnatural.
Treatment and Donor Hair
The donor hairs are usually chosen from the best ones from the back of the head. Using a microscope, the doctor chooses every hair very carefully. In the eyebrow area there are small holes created. These holes are less than 1 mm in size. The great responsibility lies on a doctor, as it is significant to place the angles of the eyebrow hairs correctly, they must look like natural.
Eyebrow hair transplant involves the replacement of different number of hair, from 50 to 325. Everything depends on the existing amount and there density.
Results of the Procedure
This cosmetic surgery lasts from three to six hours with only local anesthetic. A patient can leave a hospital at once after the operation. During the following two or three days a person observes tiny crusts around the transplanted hair. In a week a mild pinkness will fade and a patient is ready to return to his normal life.
The transplanted hair will fall out in two weeks and regrow at three months. It will remain the same during the whole lifetime.
Procedure Risks
As any cosmetic surgery eyebrow hair transplant is also risky, but not the procedure itself. The only failure can occur in the wrong placement of donor hair and a few hairs can grow not in the wanted direction, but they can be plucked out. So, the transplantation is absolutely safe and it can enhance persons appearance.