Ulerythema Ophryogenes and Hair Transplants

1.I have a condition called Ulerythema Ophryogenes, i was thinking of getting hair transplants but i was wondering would they just fall out.

2.Also how often do eyebrow hairs usually fall out and regrow

Thank you for your help

According to eMedicine: “Ulerythema ophryogenes, a rare cutaneous disorder, is characterized by inflammatory keratotic facial papules that may result in scars, atrophy, and alopecia. This disorder has been described in association with other congenital anomalies such as Noonan syndrome, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, or Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome.”

Unfortunately, this is a rare condition that not many doctors (especially hair transplant doctors) have significant experience with. That being said, if you have this condition and also have genetic androgenic alopecia (or male pattern balding) your donor hair (in the back of scalp) should be considered permanent hair. There is no reason for me to believe that a hair transplant may not be successful. There may be a slight increased risk of scarring or discoloration on the recipient area.

With respect to the eyebrows that may be lost with this condition, a hair transplant may also work, but with the same caveat as outlined above. The growth rate (or the cycle rate) of eyebrow hair is different than that of scalp hair and it follows a one to two month cycle.