Following a motorbyke accident where I scraped my face 25 years ago I started tattooing my eyebrows where the hairs stopped growing. There was no cosmetic tattoo at the time so mine is a full on tattoo which I periodically retouch. I now have a half hair half ink situation which I'd like to fix. Is it possible to do an eyebrow transplant directly over the ink or better to remove with laser first?
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I agree that you should do the blepharoplasty and brow lift before the eyebrow transplant. In that way, not only does the scar heal better for the brow lift if you are considering a trichophytic brow lift and then doing the Follicular unit transfer from the back of the scalp where scarring will...
It’s frustrating to deal with seborrheic dermatitis, especially after an eyebrow transplant. Seborrheic dermatitis can cause inflammation and irritation, leading to hair shedding, including transplanted hairs. However, it’s important to remember that some hair shedding is normal in the mon...
In order to perform an eyebrow transplant, hair follicles are extracted from the donor area and implanted on the receiving one. Even though thanks to the latest techniques the scarring of the donor area is minimal, using your own eyebrow hair as a donor area would still lead to visible scarring...
