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I Now Have Three Bare Spots.
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I Now Have Three Bare Spots.
Sunshine5415December 27, 2025
$7,000
My Appreciation:
Her professionalism and good bedside manner; the incision on the donor area healed well without any problems; antiseptic post-surgery cleansers; detailed info on the stages of healing; office staff was always friendly.
My Disappointment:
1. Three Bare Spots
Dr. Kinler made the incision on the donor area (scalp) and the incisions on the recipient area (brows). Two nurses inserted the donor hairs into the incisions on the brows. One nurse was experienced and gave me a decent (left) brow that can be trimmed down, in terms of the width of the brow, to fit my small face.
A less experienced nurse, who Dr. Kinler and the senior nurse both observed separately and praised while he was working, implanted hairs that grow in the wrong direction in some spots and cannot be trimmed to fit my face. The (right) brow that he worked on also has two sparse areas, that I now have to pencil in everyday.
The (left) brow, with hairs implanted by the senior nurse, looked perfect once it healed. It now has a conspicuous bare spot because of erroneous aftercare instructions, which recommended "threading" to shape transplanted brows. I was told in written aftercare instructions and verbally that "threading" cuts brow hairs close to the skin, making it a safe option for transplanted brows. The second time I got my eyebrows threaded, brow hairs were pulled out by the roots and never grew back. After this happened, I started to read different threading salons' websites, and many of them boast about pulling hair out by the roots! Threading should not be recommended. The only safe way to tame transplanted brows is to trim them with scissors.
2. Did Not Give Me the Brows I Asked For
Just before the surgery, Dr. Kinler drew the outline of brows on my face to help determine size and shape. I asked her to make the brows more narrow, because dark and wide/thick eyebrows look masculine and out of place on my small face. She assured me that the brows will shrink as they heal and recommended threading to change their size and shape. The brows did not shrink. Threading is not an option. I feel more self-conscious about my brows now then I did before the surgery. (My dermatologist reminds me how inappropriate they look each time I see her. It's embarrassing.)
Conclusion
After one year of healing, the sparse areas remain sparse. The brows remain too wide/thick for my face. Dr. Kinler and I met one final time, and I expressed my concerns to her. She remained friendly and took my concerns seriously without becoming defensive. She offered to perform a another transplant to fill in the three bare spots, charging me only for the operating room costs. The price that was quoted to me is more than I can afford right now. (The transplant was a gift from a family member.) I am stuck with these brows for the foreseeable future.
Her professionalism and good bedside manner; the incision on the donor area healed well without any problems; antiseptic post-surgery cleansers; detailed info on the stages of healing; office staff was always friendly.
My Disappointment:
1. Three Bare Spots
Dr. Kinler made the incision on the donor area (scalp) and the incisions on the recipient area (brows). Two nurses inserted the donor hairs into the incisions on the brows. One nurse was experienced and gave me a decent (left) brow that can be trimmed down, in terms of the width of the brow, to fit my small face.
A less experienced nurse, who Dr. Kinler and the senior nurse both observed separately and praised while he was working, implanted hairs that grow in the wrong direction in some spots and cannot be trimmed to fit my face. The (right) brow that he worked on also has two sparse areas, that I now have to pencil in everyday.
The (left) brow, with hairs implanted by the senior nurse, looked perfect once it healed. It now has a conspicuous bare spot because of erroneous aftercare instructions, which recommended "threading" to shape transplanted brows. I was told in written aftercare instructions and verbally that "threading" cuts brow hairs close to the skin, making it a safe option for transplanted brows. The second time I got my eyebrows threaded, brow hairs were pulled out by the roots and never grew back. After this happened, I started to read different threading salons' websites, and many of them boast about pulling hair out by the roots! Threading should not be recommended. The only safe way to tame transplanted brows is to trim them with scissors.
2. Did Not Give Me the Brows I Asked For
Just before the surgery, Dr. Kinler drew the outline of brows on my face to help determine size and shape. I asked her to make the brows more narrow, because dark and wide/thick eyebrows look masculine and out of place on my small face. She assured me that the brows will shrink as they heal and recommended threading to change their size and shape. The brows did not shrink. Threading is not an option. I feel more self-conscious about my brows now then I did before the surgery. (My dermatologist reminds me how inappropriate they look each time I see her. It's embarrassing.)
Conclusion
After one year of healing, the sparse areas remain sparse. The brows remain too wide/thick for my face. Dr. Kinler and I met one final time, and I expressed my concerns to her. She remained friendly and took my concerns seriously without becoming defensive. She offered to perform a another transplant to fill in the three bare spots, charging me only for the operating room costs. The price that was quoted to me is more than I can afford right now. (The transplant was a gift from a family member.) I am stuck with these brows for the foreseeable future.
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