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How short should fue donor hair be?

A.HAug 27, 2014
hi.how short should fue donor hair be?I had eyebrow transplantation which i want to be removed. I was told that it is possible with fue extraction.I was wandering is there a way to differ my eyebrow hair from transplanted hair during surgery?

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Dr. Parsa Mohebi, MD, FISHRS
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