Modern surgery and cosmetology keep up with the times so much that they can be used to eliminate or correct any deficiency. For example, shape changes and transplantation of the superciliary arches are very popular today. There may be a lot of reasons for the operation. When is eyebrow transplant performed? Who can qualify for this procedure? How is the operation? And what are the conditions for rehabilitation?
What is the procedure: general information
The operation is considered to be very delicate, almost jewelry work, as inaccuracies and mistakes are not allowed in it. Its essence boils down to the following: the patient is first asked a suitable shape of the eyebrows, and then the missing hair is transplanted from one place to another. At the same time, the client acquires thick eyebrows or their shape simply changes.
According to experts, during this operation only hair follicles are used, which (depending on the condition of the damaged area of the eyebrow) will require an average of 50-350 pieces.
Transplantation is performed using very thin lancets and a small amount of local anesthetic. It lasts 2-3 hours.
Who should resort to transplantation?
Eyebrow transplantation is performed not only when you want to improve your appearance, but also if it is really necessary. For example, a specific case is known when, out of curiosity, one representative of the fair sex looked under the gas column at the time of ignition of the wick. At this time, there was a slight gas leak, and when a spark occurred, ignition occurred faster than usual. As a result, the liberated flame seared the girl's eyebrows. According to her, there was practically nothing in their place.
The second case occurred with another girl who decided to brighten her precious “strings” at all costs and greatly heated them with a low-grade cosmetic product. As a result, the woe-experimenter received a burn, due to which the hair on the eyebrows stopped growing (in the place of violation of the skin surface).
And the third representative of the fair sex as a child fell from a swing, severely breaking an eyebrow. After the doctors sewed it up, a scar appeared at the place of hair growth. Hair transplantation on eyebrows helped to solve this problem.
As you can see, eyebrow hair restoration can be interested in the following cases:
- if complete or partial hair loss has occurred;
- if transplantation is necessary to mask the unattractive consequences of injuries and defects (in the presence of scars).
What other cases require a hair transplant?
In addition to the above reasons, an eyebrow transplant will be necessary after the patient undergoes radio and chemotherapy (after which hair loss is often observed not only on the eyebrows, but also on the head). Aggressive and regular disposal of vegetation with tweezers can lead to hair loss. Over time, this leads to a violation of the structure and growth, as well as to a partial loss of eyebrows (hair ceases to grow at the treatment site).
And, finally, impaired hair growth and hair loss can be associated with the presence of somatic disease, with an unbalanced diet and even with nervous exhaustion.
What is the sequence of the procedure?
The process of eyebrow transplantation takes place according to the following principle:
- first, the doctor determines the donor area and the number of follicles used;
- then anesthesia of the donor site and the site of the final transplant is carried out;
- skin particles with healthy follicles are removed from the transplant area;
- the obtained hairs are treated with a special solution that promotes early healing and improves the survival of donor grafts;
- small cuts or notches are made on the skin of the eyebrows;
- donor hair is placed in the received cuts.
But what happens after the eyebrow transplant is completed? Patient feedback will help us answer this question.
What are the first sensations after surgery?
The feeling that the patient receives after surgery, as a rule, can only be understood by people who have undergone such a procedure. Some opinions will still help the reader realize the consequences that arise immediately after transplantation. So, some of the patients write that they had redness and swelling in the area of hair transplantation. Moreover, these unattractive phenomena they persisted for about a week. Then the swelling and inflammation gradually disappeared.
Other patients, however, say that for some time they experienced mild pain in the area of the eyebrows. They also had a headache. However, all the ailments disappeared after 6-7 days.
What hair is most suitable for transplantation?
According to experts, eyebrow transplantation is performed using hair follicles taken from the area behind the ears or neck (neck area). Moreover, only those follicles that contain no more than 1-2 hairs are suitable for surgery.
If the hair on the head is too thin, then vegetation from the body is used for transplantation.
How many operations are carried out?
Most often, in order to achieve a full-fledged effect, only one eyebrow transplant is needed (patient reviews say just that). But in some cases, the procedure must be repeated. However, this can be done no earlier than 4-6 months from the date of the first operation.
What additional care will be required?
According to surgeons, for some time, transplanted hair needs additional care. For example, after surgery, patients should come to the doctors for dressing; avoid thermal influences, and also do not work on an incline (this can provoke the appearance of edema).
In addition, hair on new eyebrows must be combed from the beginning with a gel and comb. And as the hairs grow, they will need to be trimmed periodically (in particular this applies to hair removed from the back of the head).
Hair transplant (eyebrows): procedure reviews
According to some patients, they were prompted by a very thinning eyebrow. According to them, the process was painless and remembered by the skill of the surgeons who carried out “just the same jewelry work”. Many admire their "natural and beautiful eyebrows" that they had after the operation. They were impressed by the effect of naturalness.
In short, transplantation is an excellent solution to the problem with thinning partially or completely missing hairs on the eyebrows.