What to Know About Eyebrow Transplants
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.
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.
Am I a Good Candidate for an Eyebrow Transplant?
Eyebrow hair transplants are an excellent option for men and women who wish to restore their eyebrows permanently using their own natural hair. Depending on the severity of hair loss and your aesthetic goals, you can choose either a full or partial eyebrow transplant to restore thin spots
HOW MUCH DOES AN EYELASH TRANSPLANT SURGERY COST?
Like other hair transplant treatments, the eyelash transplant cost in Iran might be based on the number of grafts or it might be a flat fee. But to give you a ballpark figure, an eyelash transplant in Iran costs anywhere from $800 to $1500 depending on different factors.
For more detailed information about eyelash transplantation prices in Iran, you can fill out our free quote form or send us a message on WhatsApp and one of our medical consultants will soon provide you will all the information.
