Eyebrows are so important in once beauty and appearance. Many poets have described the beauty of eyebrows in different ways in their philosophies. Having a beautiful thick eyebrow is such a blessing but all of us are not so blessed to have the thick eyebrows. For those people who don’t have good eyebrows, who want to make their eyebrows thicker more beautiful – in this blog Dr Shankar Sawant discuses about surgical Restoration of eyebrows.
Dr Shankar Sawant is one of the best hair transplant surgeon in Mumbai. He also has expertise in eyebrow hair transplant. He is one of the most well known in Mumbai, India for the same.
Surgical Restoration of eyebrows
Most of the medicines usually does not work for hair growth on the eyebrows. As it is a small area that is tricky to treat through medicines. Eyebrow transplantation works beautifully in such cases. Like hair transplant on the scalp, this is also a transplant procedure. Where graft is taken from the Donor area and planted in the recipient area which in this case is eyebrows.
Who is the ideal for eyebrow Restoration?
The ideal candidate for eyebrow restoration is:
- Any person who has a scar on the eyebrows maybe because of injury.
- It can be done in people who have thin eyebrows, those who never had thick eyebrows since childhood.
- It can be done in patients who have lost their eyebrows because of some disease. Disease like alopecia aerate which affect hair growth. This disease is also a major cause of eyebrows hair loss. In this disease mostly hair comes back at their own or by some medications or some injections. Such cases one should not go for surgical hair restoration.
Only long-standing cases, non-responding cases of alopecia areata, they can opt for surgical hair restoration. Only if the disease is not active.
Donor area for eyebrow reconstitution
Usually, the hair from the scalp is extracted. Hair from the nape of the neck or lower scalp, lower occipital area are more preferred. As this hair is thinner and they match the consistency. Sometimes even body hair can be used for restoration.
Is this permanent?
These hair are almost permanent, as they are not affected by DHT hormone. Also unlike scalp hair which may thin out over some time but these usually remain there for a long time.
Artistic Aspect
Usually, 500 – 700 grafts are required, combined for both eyes. More than the number of grafts the major factor is the artistic aspect. The artistic aspect is most forgotten, the angels of hair change dramatically in eyebrows everywhere especially in the arches. One has to be very careful while making the slits while deciding the angles. If the transfer is not done properly it would look really bad. It may turn out to be worse, it may stand out like a horn.
It won’t make you look better, so you should get the surgery done from a surgeon who has experience of dealing with such cases. You may ask them to show the results and then only you opt for it. This is a very skilled and sophisticated surgery which requires artistic skills as well.
Transplanted eyebrows can look normal and natural, one cannot say which is transplanted and which is natural.
Another important aspect of eyebrow restoration is when you get this transplant done, and hair is taken from the scalp. These hair grow at a faster pace, so you might need to cut this hair every week or maybe every 10 days in the beginning. Later on, these hair receives the characteristics of the recipient site and their growth rate is reduced.
Eyebrow restoration can further be enhanced by doing a procedure called micro-blading. This can be done a few years after the transplant. Which will regain the lushness of the eyebrows.
Cost of eyebrow hair transplant?
There are a lot many numbers of factors which determine the cost. It is not only the number of grafts. But then there is a lot of effort that goes into extracting the right kind of graft with thin hair calibre from the right areas of the scalp. Then put them back into the eyebrow in such a manner that they look natural.
This requires maintaining the angle and the curl in the right manner. The overall cosmetic appearance, size and shape of the eyebrows that we are desiring, the number of graft that we are putting all those determined the cost in a great manner. The surgeon’s skill, expertise and the special implantation instruments especially for eyebrow hair transplant also add onto the cost.
Eyebrows have always had prominence in beauty even from Cleopatra’s carbon-lined brows onwards. As it is on once face and which give as an impression about the person it becomes of more importance. If you are opting for a restoration always make sure you get it done perfectly. Otherwise, you may be making it look worse.
