An eyebrow transplant procedure usually takes less than three hours with patients only requiring mild sedation and a local anaesthetic. Recovery time is relatively quick with it taking two to three days for the swelling to go down.

​

It takes just three to four months after the procedure before the new eyebrows start to grow and the full effect of the replanted eyebrows is generally evident after 9 to 12 months. While natural eyebrow hair usually only grows at half the rate of scalp hair, the transplanted hair grows at the same rate of natural hair and may require fortnightly trimming.

 

The good news is the rapid growth phase of the transplanted brows usually slows down after a few years when less regular trimming is required.