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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2021; 54(04): 489-494
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1739253
Review Article

Hair Transplant for Eyebrow Restoration

Rajendrasingh J. Rajput
1   Hair Transplant Surgeon, Fellow ISHRS, IAT
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Abstract

Eyebrow restoration can be best done with individual single hair follicles grafts harvested by FUE. Understanding the male and female eyebrow allows us to plan an aesthetic reconstruction, requiring 70 to 120 grafts. Selection of donor hair, angle of placement, alignment and direction within the rows influences the results, as does scarring and perfusion of the skin. Details of planning, technique, anesthesia and postoperative care, as well as drawbacks of older methods, are discussed in the article.

Keywords

Eyebrow - FUE - Transplant


Publication History

Article published online:
14 December 2021

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