Is it possible to transplant hair into the eyebrow scar, will the hairs hold? I lost part my eyebrow skin. (photo)

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What is the best possible treatment for my injury? Since i lost the upper part of my eyebrow skin i am worried if hair transplant would yield best results.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Eyebrow transplants usually work well for eyebrow scar.  You may not be able to fix the scar, but you can hide it with hair.You may need more than one surgery if the grafts do not take well, but hair transplants do grow on scars.Focus on the result, not the method.  Many patients and doctors are preoccupied with technology of harvesting hair.  Neograft, ARTAS are just instruments that can harvest the grafts using the FUE method.  It does not mean you will get better results.

Anastasios Vekris, MD · Answer

The restoration of special traumatic cases is possible with the FUE technique. Single hair follicles can be extracted from the donor area and implanted to the recipient area under local anaesthesia. The whole session will last only a few hours. However a specialised medical team with expertise in such special cases is required so as to achieve density and natural results.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Transplanting scalp hair into an eyebrow scar should easily grow when performed properly and put in flat in the direction of the other eyebrow hairs

Sara Wasserbauer, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

It is possible to implant hair into the scar, but you might want to revise the scar first since an indentation covered by hair will still look a little like an indentation.  Also, keep in mind that brow hair grows in scar but the growth can initially be slow and may be "directionally challenged."  It may take a touch-up surgery and it may take you training the hair to get the results just right.  Finally, choose a surgeon who has done a LOT of brows since the angles and directions of the hairs in this area are unlike any other hair on the body.  Good luck!

Brian Goertz, MD (retired) · Answer

I see one photograph image view of the scar through your eyebrow. A second view would be helpful in assessing your situation. The indentation of the scar may necessitate 2 procedures. My approach may include a scar revision to improve indentation if cosmetically necessary, followed by transplantation into the brow to replace the missing eyebrow hairs. Eyebrow transplantation is a very precise procedure and should not be entered into lightly. It is an important part of your facial features.The best way to insure great results is to do your homework, carefully review the eyebrow restoration results of a number of surgeons, first online then in person. By looking at a hair transplant surgeons results try to determine: 1. How natural do they appear? 2. Do the hair angles appear normal? 3. Is there apparent scarring at the recipient sites? 4. What is the appearance of density of the grafted area? And lastly, make sure you meet with the surgeon who is performing the procedure and not a sales consultant.

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired) · Answer

Before transplanting hair into the eyebrow area I would first work on trying to get your scar revised even if it sacrifices some existing eyebrow hairs. A flap of expanded forehead skin from above could be brought down to create a more even contour of relatively normal looking forehead skin into which eyebrow transplants can be transplanted into the skin at the proper angle.

Arthur Katona, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

The quick Answer is YES! With Eye Brow transplants becoming more popular we are encountering a few patietns asking this question. It all depends on the scar but a majority of them are able to hold the follicular. The best suggestion is to go in for a free consultation and have the Doctor take a look at it. Good luck.

Is it possible to transplant hair into the eyebrow scar, will the hairs hold? I lost part my eyebrow skin. (photo)

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