About eyebrow transplant
The eyebrow is unforgiving. Natural brow hairs lie almost flat against the skin and change direction across the brow — upward at the head, horizontal through the body, downward and lateral at the tail. Recreating that pattern is the entire technical challenge.
Grafts are placed at 10 to 15 degrees to the skin, more acute than anywhere else in hair restoration, and always as single units. A double-hair graft in a brow produces a visible tuft. A full brow requires 250 to 400 grafts per side, each individually oriented.
Common causes we treat are decades of over-plucking, thyroid disease, trichotillomania once stable, scarring from injury or surgery, and congenital sparseness. Transplantation is permanent, which distinguishes it from microblading — though the hair grows continuously and needs trimming every two to three weeks.
Who this suits
- Sparse or absent eyebrows from over-plucking, ageing or scarring.
- Hair loss from thyroid disease, with the underlying condition treated and stable.
- Trichotillomania that has been stable and in remission for at least twelve months.
- Congenitally thin or asymmetric brows.
- Not suitable in active alopecia areata affecting the brow.
How the procedure is performed
- Brow shape designed with you — drawn, photographed and approved before any harvesting.
- Donor hair selected from the nape or the fine hair above the ear, which most closely matches brow calibre.
- Local anaesthesia to donor and recipient areas.
- FUE harvest of single-hair follicular units using 0.7–0.8mm punches.
- Recipient sites created at 10–15 degrees with direction varied across head, body and tail.
- Individual placement of every graft under magnification, following the natural growth pattern.
- Typically 250–400 grafts per brow depending on existing density.
What it achieves
- Permanent restoration, unlike microblading which fades.
- Brow shape and density fully designable.
- Effective over scarred areas where pigment does not take well.
- Natural appearance when angle and direction are correctly reproduced.
- Can be groomed, tinted and shaped normally once grown.
Recovery timeline
Individual recovery varies. These are the stages most patients pass through, and the ones we plan your follow-up around.
- Days 1–3
Tiny crusts at each graft. Mild swelling around the brow and occasionally the eyelids. Do not touch or rub.
- Days 4–7
Gentle washing per protocol. Crusts separating. Most patients return to work at day five to seven.
- Days 10–14
Crusts cleared and redness settling. Makeup around, but not on, the brow.
- Weeks 3–8
Shock loss — transplanted hairs shed. Universal and expected.
- Months 3–4
New growth begins. Trimming starts, and will be needed every two to three weeks thereafter.
- Months 8–12
Full density and final result.
Cost
Both brows, typically 500–800 grafts total. Includes design, surgery, post-operative kit and follow-up to twelve months.
Bands reflect the genuine variation in complexity between patients. Your firm quote is issued after examination and does not change afterwards. See our full price list for context across the catalogue.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Transplanted brow hair retains scalp growth characteristics, so it grows continuously and needs trimming every two to three weeks. Most patients regard this as a minor trade-off for permanence.
Microblading is pigment in the skin — cheaper, quicker, and it fades over twelve to eighteen months requiring repeated touch-ups. A transplant is real, permanent hair. They suit different priorities and budgets.
That depends entirely on angle and direction, which is why this is the most exacting placement work we do. Correctly executed it is indistinguishable; poorly executed it is obvious, which is why technique here matters more than anywhere else.
Yes, and it is one of the better indications. Grafts placed into scar tissue take less reliably than in normal skin, so a second small session is sometimes needed.
