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Can I Wear a Large Plaster over my Eyebrow the Day Following an Eyebrow Transplant?

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soapeyJul 23, 2012

Can I wear a large plaster over my eyebrow the day following an eyebrow transplant provided it does not rub on the eyebrow. If not is there any other way to disguise the redness?

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