Hi I'm 27 days post op eyebrow transplant. I have started to gently rub moisturiser in my brows. They r quite itchy and have dried skin. Is this alright to do? And can I harm any graphs which maynot have fallen out yet?
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February 18, 2016
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Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Shock loss after an eyebrow transplant is not usual. It is a known risk. Wait until the new eyebrow hairs grow and see if the native hairs return. If they do not, see your surgeon. I usually, on the rare occasions that this happens, make it ‘right’.
The hairs in an eyebrow hair transplant must be placed flat. Many doctors have problems doing this and they also must note that each hair has a curve and the curve should be placed so that it points down, not up. Your surgeon may not have understood this. You can pluck out the hairs that stick out
Thanks for question. Native eyebrow hairs grow in angles acutely off skin. Thus, the grafts when placed should sit angled off the skin as well, not perpendicular. However, it is difficult to achieve this angle at times. The hairs as they lengthen can be "trained" to sit tighter against the...
