Eyebrow Transplant for Hair Loss Due to Alopecia?

There are many different types of alopecia. The term alopecia is a broad based term meaning hair loss. There is alopecia secondary to trauma. There is also alopecia secondary to inflammatory processes or autoimmune processes. Typically eyebrow hair loss secondary to inflammatory processes or trauma are amenable to eyebrow transplants. The growth in these cases maybe less than a typical result because of the scarring in the skin, but we still see improvement and growth in these patients. Patients with alopecia secondary to auto immune processes sometimes have good results and other times not. It is important to know the exact cause of the alopecia prior to performing an eyebrow hair transplant. It is also important that the patient understands the risks and the potential outcomes prior to undergoing the procedure.

Eyebrows can be successfully transplanted if the medical issue that caused the hair loss is under control or is no longer active. If the area is stable, a transplant session could be attempted, with the understanding that there is some risk of recurrence of active disease causing hair loss.
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Alopecia is just a medical term for hair loss. A doctor would need to give you a more specific diagnosis.  You would also need an exam to make sure you would be a candidate for eyebrow transplant surgery.

There are many forms of alopecia. Alopecia Areata is when the immune system attacks the hair follicles. With this condition, it may likely that this can happen to the transplant grafts in your brow region.


But it is possible for hair loss in the eyebrows to be addressed with an eyebrow transplant procedure. Hair follicles can be extracted from other areas such as the nape, leg or arms.

These hairs are thinner and create a more accurate match for brow hair. Like any other hair restoration procedure, successful growth would be affected by the skill of the provider and technique used 

 

Alopecia is more of a general term for hair loss.  If your condition is alopecia areata then the transplant is more complicated so a more complete consult and review of history is required.