Is it possible to change the directions of eyebrow hair after a poor eyebrow transplant procedure?

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My previous eyebrow transplant didn't go well because the angles and directions are unnatural. Since I don't have enough suitable hair for my eyebrow. I wonder if it is possible to extract my eyebrow hair using fue and place them back to my eyebrow?

Amir Yazdan, MD · Answer

Its very difficult to remove the transplanted follicles especially in the eyebrows.  This will also leave scarring and possibly damage to surrounding follicles.  The best bet is to probably have laser hair removal to damage the follicles growing in the wrong direction and then have your eyebrows corrected by a qualified hair restoration surgeon that performs lots of eyebrow procedures.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

In general, eyebrow transplants are technically standard (straight forward) for a hair transplant surgeon but it is cosmetically challenging even for the best doctors. Even in the best circumstances, a natural looking eyebrow transplant is challenging when compared to a hair transplant surgery (to the scalp).  The direction and the angle of hair growth may be an issue.FUE of your exiting eyebrow hair will cause visible scarring.You can however pluck the offending eyebrow hairs out or consider electrolysis.  Plucking out the hair is the easiest solution but it is not a permanent solution.Laser hair removal, as simple as it may sound, is not recommended unless you want all your eyebrows removed.  Lasers cannot focus on individual hairs (at least not in 2015).

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

If the grafts were placed poorly which cause abnormal direction in growth, they must be plucked out continuously until they never return. Eyebrow hair can not be retransplanted with FUE. Eyebrow transplants using scalp hair requires a special skill in identifying the ‘bend’; that is natural in each transplanted hair. So when put in by the surgical team, the natural curve of the hair must be placed to take advantage of it as it is placed.  It also must be put in laying them flat consistent with your natural eyebrow hairs Too many surgeons without considerable experience can’t seem to get either of these techniques right and if they don’t the eyebrow stick out rather than lay flat as they should. You may have to get a second opinion.

Sara Wasserbauer, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

It is possible to remove brow hairs with FUE, but it is not a guaranteed or optimal solution.  In the first place there is no guarantee you can actually get the follicle out intact.  Secondly, it will leave visible scarring  - unfortunately no matter what you do.  And thirdly, there is no guarantee that if you get the old grafts out in a reasonable state that they will regrow if you re-transplant them.You should probably see your physician or another surgeon to determine what might have happened before.  Your regrowth may be early and it may be possible to retrain the hairs to go in a better direction.  Brow waxes and gels can help with this.  If that is not possible you can remove some or all of the offending hairs with laser hair removal or electrolysis.  Tattooing and additional hair transplant with new grafts may also be options.Good luck!

Is it possible to change the directions of eyebrow hair after a poor eyebrow transplant procedure?

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Answer: Eyebrow extraction and re-insertion

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