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When can eyebrow transplants be shaped?

meow1978Jul 2, 2014
At what time after eyebrow transplants can shaping occur, such as tweezing, threading or waxing? Which is the best method to not damage the grafts. The reason I got eyebrow transplants is I overplucked my eyebrows in the 90's and some of the hairs never grew back. Thankyou.

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