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Shock loss after eyebrow transplant?

mattyfMar 17, 2015
I am 3 and a half weeks post op. After my eyebrow transplant. All of my transplanted hair has fallen out. Which I know is normal. But now I am losing quite a bit of my native eyebrow hairs as well. Is this normal? Is it what they call Shock loss, how long does it last and could I completely lose my existing brows? Please help

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