Is there a way to remove grafts after an eyebrow transplantation?

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Hi. I had eyebrow transplantation 10 days ago. But now i kind of regret about it. Is there a way that grafts could be removed?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Unless you remove them NOW, it is permanent. You can pluck the eyebrows  you don't like. If you do this enough it will not grow back.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

At 10 days, many of the hairs have healed (but certainly not all). In general, the most important thing for anyone who wants to remove transplanted hairs is to speak to their surgeon. I suspect that some transplants hairs would still grow back even if plucked out now.  With each passing day there is less and less chance that plucking transplanted hairs will have any effect. See your surgeon as soon as possible

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Yes, you can pick them out and about this time they may not come back. Picking out eyebrow hair consistently will eventually produce loss of the particular eyebrow hair.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

If you are planing to take out any the hairs that were transplanted, it is best to talk to your doctor and have the doctor take it out for you.

Omeed Memar, MD, PhD (license suspended) · Answer

First of all, before any hair transplantation procedure, I require at least two consultations. I never want people to have a surgery on a whim.Now, to address this case, at 10 days, the grafts can first be cleaned with hydrogen peroxide to remove any dried blood. With skilled hands, some might be withdrawn from their slits. It is important for the surgeon to grab onto the hair at its infundibulum. If only the shaft is grabbed, it might shed, leaving the viable cellular elements. The remainder of the hairs that cannot be harvested in this technique, can be removed in a traditional FUE.

Is there a way to remove grafts after an eyebrow transplantation?

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