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What To Know About Eyebrow Transplants

Eyebrow transplants involve surgically transplanting hair follicles from other parts of the body to the eyebrows. They can benefit those with hair loss from burns, scarring, tumors, trichotillomania, alopecia areata or hypervitaminosis A. Risks include patchy regrowth, misaligned brows, infection and scarring. The average cost is $3,000-$8,000.

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What To Know About Eyebrow Transplants

Eyebrow transplants involve surgically transplanting hair follicles from other parts of the body to the eyebrows. They can benefit those with hair loss from burns, scarring, tumors, trichotillomania, alopecia areata or hypervitaminosis A. Risks include patchy regrowth, misaligned brows, infection and scarring. The average cost is $3,000-$8,000.

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What to Know About Eyebrow

Transplants
 Medically Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on June 15,
2021

IN THIS ARTICLE
 What Are Eyebrow Transplants?
 Who Might Benefit From Eyebrow Transplants
 Cost of Eyebrow Transplants
 Risks and Side Effects
Eyebrows play an important role in framing your face.
Genetics can play a role in the look and fullness of your
brows — some people are born with thick, ample
eyebrow hair, while others have thin, sparser hairs
above their eyes. People who don’t have a lot of
eyebrow hair often make them appear fuller or thicker
by filling in their eyebrows with cosmetic products.
Eyebrows don’t only serve a cosmetic purpose,
however — they divert moisture like droplets and sweat
away from your eyes. ‌
Eyebrow hair loss can happen for several reasons.
Certain medications, injuries, medical conditions, or
even taking some vitamins excessively might cause you
to lose eyebrow hair. ‌
People who have little to no eyebrow hair might want to
change their appearance. In these cases, eyebrow
transplants could be an option to help alter the
appearance of your brows and make them look fuller. 
What Are Eyebrow Transplants?
Eyebrow transplants are a procedure where a cosmetic
surgeon takes a graft of hair (plug). The surgeon takes
the graft with both the hair and its roots (follicle) and
moves it to the eyebrow area. The hair graft is usually
removed from the nape of your neck or the area
around your ear. 
Once the hair grafts are removed, they’re placed in a
storage container with a chilled saline solution for up to
an hour before they are implanted in your eyebrows by
the surgeon.
Eyebrow transplants are usually done under local
anesthesia, so you won’t feel anything during the
procedure.‌
After the procedure is done, the area is left open and a
crust starts to form around the newly transplanted
follicles. These crusts are a normal part of the healing
process and should fall off after a few days. 
There can be slight bruising and swelling in the area for
up to five days. A saline spray should be applied every
2 to 3 hours. It’s common for your doctor to prescribe
painkillers, antibiotics, and steroids to take by mouth
for up to five days after your surgery. 
After the initial implantation, the newly placed hair will
fall out. This is normal. Hair regrowth in the area
should begin around the 3-month mark after your
surgery. If some of the grafts don’t “take” or the hair
isn’t quite as dense as it should be, you might be able
to have a touch-up nine months after the surgery. This
will depend on a case-by-case basis, and you should
talk to your doctor. 

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Who Might Benefit From Eyebrow


Transplants
There are multiple reasons why someone might need
an eyebrow transplant.
Some of those reasons include: ‌

 Burns to the eyebrow area


 Scarring
 Tumors
 Trichotillomania, when people suffer from the
uncontrollable urge to pull their hair out 
 Alopecia areata (stabilized), an autoimmune
condition that makes your hair fall out
 Loss of eyebrows or eyelashes due to an
underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism)‌

Another group of people who might receive eyebrow


transplants are those who suffer from hypervitaminosis
A. Hypervitaminosis A is a condition where there are
toxic levels of vitamin A in your body. 
The recommended daily amount (RDA) of vitamin A for
an adult 19 years and older is 4,300 international units
(IU) per day. The upper daily limit is 10,000 IU. If you
take too much vitamin A, it can be very toxic for your
body. It can cause your hair to fall out.‌
Hair loss due to hypervitaminosis A isn’t always
permanent. In some cases when people had hair loss
due to hypervitaminosis A, it was corrected after the
patients lowered their vitamin A intake. 

Cost of Eyebrow Transplants


The exact cost of an eyebrow transplant will vary based
on a few factors: 

 Where you live


 How many grafts are needed 
 Specifics of the surgery, such as time spent in a
care facility and anesthesia needed
 If you have health insurance
 If your insurance covers all or a part of the surgery‌

The average cost of eyebrow transplants in the United


States is $3,000 to $8,000. If you have insurance
coverage, you would be responsible for any copays or
deductibles. 

Risks and Side Effects


Some possible complications of eyebrow transplants
include: ‌

 Some transplants not “taking” to the skin resulting


in patchy hair growth 
 Misaligned eyebrows due to anesthesia positioning
your brows unnaturally during surgery
 Hair growing in different directions or having
different textures‌
Rarer complications can include: ‌

 Infection
 Inflamed and infected hair follicles (folliculitis) 
 Scarring
 Bruising and swelling ‌

Most suitable candidates who get eyebrow transplants


often see good results within the first two years. After
that, the results can fade and hairs often fall out.
Sometimes the results can last for years after the initial
surgery. If you choose to get eyebrow transplants, be
prepared for a possible touch-up procedure in the
future. 

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