Eyebrow Transplantation - What Happens when Transplanted Follicles Turn Gray?

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For eyebrow transplantation, I know that the doctor would choose the darkest hair follicles, but wouldn't those transplanted hair follicles turn gray eventually? Another question is once they are transplanted to the eyebrow site, would they become like eyebrow hair and not turn gray? If not, what can I do to prevent the transplanted hair from turning gray?

Sanusi Umar, MD · Answer

Transplanted hair retains its texture, color, growth speed, and length. Thus, hair taken from the body and transplanted to the head (in body hair transplant) or, in this case, hair taken from the head and transplanted to the eyebrows will retain these innate characteristics. If your scalp hair is meant to turn gray, there is no way to prevent this from happening after its been transplanted to the eyebrows.

Matthew Richardson, MD · Answer

With any hair transplant procedure, including eyebrows, the transplanted hairs retain the characteristics from the donor area where they originated. If a particular hair is destined to turn gray, it will still turn gray after being transplanted to the eyebrows. While there is nothing that can be done to prevent transplanted hair from turning gray, the hair can still be easily colored like any other hair.
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Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Transplanted hair may turn gray as you age like any other hair.  Transplanted hair is not immune from turning gray.

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACS · Answer

Like with any hair transplant, the color of the donor hair will be the same in the area transplanted.  When I perform these eyebrow procedures, I select out the hairs from the area that is least likely to turn gray.

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

Graying of hair results from a lack of pigment.  typically if scalp bearing hair turns gray then the eyebrow hair usually turns gray also.  If you are opposed to graying then dying your hair and brows may be attempted.

	 

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