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Revealed: Why so many women's eyebrows are falling out. Doctors explain what really causes it, how to stop it... and why it can be the sign of a potentially deadly disease

Model Chrissy Teigen has enviably perfect, bushy eyebrows - but it wasn't always so. Back in 2021 Teigen took to social media to reveal that she had had an eyebrow transplant.

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04.12.2024, 16:25

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Model Chrissy Teigen has enviably perfect, bushy eyebrows – but it wasn’t always so.

Back in 2021 Teigen took to social media to reveal that she had had an eyebrow transplant, where hairs from the back of the scalp are used to fill in sparse brows.

Ms Teigen said years of overplucking had caused such significant thinning to her brows that pre-transplant she had to resort to pencilling them in every morning – and urged her followers to learn from her mistakes.

But it isn’t only overplucking – just as the hair on your head can thin with age, so too can the hair of your eyebrows, and it can be a sign of a medical condition. It can also occur without losing any hair on your head.

Whatever the cause, when it does happen, for many the impact of losing their eyebrows is greater than being ‘just’ a cosmetic issue - dermatologists and trichologists (non-medical specialists in hair and scalp health) report increasing concern about this among their patients – which is fuelling a growing demand for eyebrow transplants. In fact, 11 per cent of all hair transplant surgeries in women are now for eyebrow transplants, according to 2022 figures from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.

‘The [psychological] impact on patients is often significant, as eyebrow loss can greatly affect self-confidence and body image,’ says Dr Ellie Rashid, a consultant dermatologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and OneWelbeck Health in London.

‘Eyebrows are a key feature in framing the face, and their thinning can leave people feeling less expressive or less polished.

‘Many patients report spending more time trying to fill in their brows with makeup or seeking out cosmetic procedures to restore the fullness they’ve lost, which can add stress to their daily routine.’

Back in 2021, model Chrissy Teigen took to social media to reveal that she had had an eyebrow transplant, where hairs from the back of the scalp are used to fill in sparse brows.

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