Single-hair grafts
Only one- and two-hair follicular units are used. Multi-hair grafts look clumped in a brow, so the donor site is selected for fine, single hairs — often from behind the ear.
Hair restoration
Eyebrow Transplant in Istanbul
Single hairs are taken from the scalp and placed into the eyebrow at the angle each hair grows, to rebuild a brow that over-plucking, scarring or genetics left thin.
- Procedure time
- 3–4 h
- Grafts per brow
- 200–400
- Final shape
- 6–9 months
Who it is for
The brows are the most visible transplant on the face, so the first job is deciding whether the shape is still there to be rebuilt.
- Thinning from years of over-plucking where the follicles have stopped recovering
- Scarring from burns, cuts or permanent makeup removal
- Naturally sparse or asymmetrical brows, or loss after chemotherapy that has not recovered
- Healthy skin without active eczema, psoriasis or infection in the brow area
If the brow is thin because of thyroid disease or a nutritional deficiency, that is treated first. Hair taken from the scalp keeps growing like scalp hair, so it needs trimming — that is permanent maintenance and should be understood before booking.
How it is done
Precision rather than volume: a few hundred single hairs, each placed at its own angle.
Angle and direction
Brow hairs grow upward and outward at the head of the brow and flatten towards the tail. Each graft is placed individually to follow that pattern, otherwise the result reads as unnatural.
Density in two passes
A conservative first pass protects the blood supply of thin brow skin; a second session after 9–12 months adds density where it is needed rather than over-packing at the start.
From design to the final shape
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Design on the face
The brow is drawn with you sitting up, measured against the other side and the facial proportions, and agreed before any graft is taken.
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Surgery
Local anaesthesia. Extraction from the donor area, then implantation with fine needles. Three to four hours for both brows.
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First ten days
Small scabs; no makeup on the area, no rubbing, no sleeping face-down. Swelling settles in a week.
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Weeks 3–8
Most grafts shed, which is normal. The brow looks sparser than on the day of surgery for a while.
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Month 6–9
The new brow hair is established. From then on it grows long and is trimmed with small scissors every few weeks.
What can go wrong
On the face, small technical errors are visible. These are the ones to discuss.
- An unnatural direction or a too-dense patch that looks like a plug
- Asymmetry between the two brows — perfect symmetry is not achievable
- Graft loss in scarred skin, where blood supply is weaker
- Folliculitis or small cysts in the first weeks
- Hair that grows faster and longer than the original brow, needing regular trimming
Ask to see healed results at six months or more, not the day after surgery. Direction and density only become visible once the hair has settled.
Questions patients ask
Will it look natural?
When single hairs are used and placed at the correct angle, yes — at conversation distance it reads as a normal brow. The risk is over-density, which is why the first pass is conservative.
Can I still shape them?
Yes, but carefully. Plucking and waxing are avoided; trimming with scissors is how transplanted brows are maintained.
How soon can I wear makeup?
After about 7–10 days, once the scabs have gone and the skin is closed.
Do I need a second session?
Often yes for density, planned after 9–12 months. The first session is designed to establish the shape, the second to fill it.
Send your photographs for a first opinion
A close photo of each brow, front and at an angle, is enough to judge what can be rebuilt.
General information, not medical advice. Brow suitability is judged in person; results vary between patients.
