Do Eyebrow Transplants Look Normal?

Hello Dr. Rassman,
I was considering eyebrow transplant surgery after many years of overplucking and abuse to my once bushy brows. I have read that as a side effect the hairs may be “raised” or grow in awkward directions. I was wondering in your experience how often does this occur? Say in 150-200 grafts how many may grow this way? And can they be “trained” over time to grow correctly? Thanks

Eyebrow transplantation is a delicate art and even for skilled medical groups it is never perfect. As you correctly state, the eyebrows can grow slightly raised and grow in slightly different directions, regardless of how precisely you pay attention to detail. And since the focus is right above your eye, the eyebrow transplant subtleties are not as forgiving as with hairs transplanted on the scalp.

I can’t give you a generalization of what to expect, as each and every person is different. It depends on hair texture, curl, shaft diameter, follicle length, orientation around its central axis, how it lays down, etc. I can say that male eyebrow transplants are more forgiving, as men have bushier eyebrows. My eyebrows seem to be admired by many men who request eyebrow transplants, as mine are the spitting image of Albert Einstein (see right).

I can also say that if you don’t like a certain eyebrow hair in the mix, just pluck it out! Often times patients usually have at least two eyebrow transplants to get it just right.