An eyebrow transplant in Islamabad with Dr. Umbreen Munir Minhas rebuilds sparse brows with your own hair, placed one hair at a time in the shape and direction that suit your face.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Umbreen Munir Minhas, MBBS, FCPS (Plastic Surgery). Last updated October 2026.
It is surgical eyebrow restoration. Single hairs are taken from the back of your scalp and placed into the brow, where they root and grow as real hair. It does not lift the brow or tattoo the skin.
Evidence comes mainly from small case series rather than large trials, and these report that most grafts survive when the brow skin is healthy.
Repeated plucking and threading can damage follicles until the hair stops growing back. This is the most common reason women ask for brow grafts.
Some people are born with very light or patchy eyebrows. Pencils and powders cover the gap every morning, but the hair never fills in on its own.
Cuts, burns or earlier surgery can leave a bald line through the brow. Once the scar has settled, hairs can be placed into it to hide the break.
Brows lost to illness or treatment can be rebuilt once the cause has been inactive for a long period. Active disease makes the grafts more likely to fail.
A full brow is rebuilt from head to tail. It suits people with very little hair left and needs the most grafts per side.
The outer third thins first with age and plucking. Filling it lengthens the brow and makes the eye look more open.
Hairs near the nose grow upwards and fan out. Filling this area gives the brow a strong, natural starting point.
A small number of grafts closes a bald patch or scar. It suits people whose brows are otherwise full and even.
In one clinical series, about 85% of brow grafts survived on average. Your result depends on skin quality and careful angling, and photos below are shared with patient consent.
Illustrative images. See Dr. Umbreen’s patient results in the before and after gallery.
Dr. Umbreen draws the new brow shape with you, using your bone structure and eye position as guides. You approve the drawing in a mirror first.
Stop aspirin and herbal supplements 2 weeks before, and stop plucking so remaining hairs show their natural direction. Come without brow makeup.
Under local anesthesia, about 50 to 400 single hairs per brow are placed almost flat, at about 10 to 15 degrees, so they lie along the skin like natural brow hair.
You go home the same day. Tiny crusts form around each hair, and the small donor area at the back of the scalp is hidden by your hair.
| Time After Surgery | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Days 1 to 3 | Mild swelling around the brows and eyelids. |
| Days 5 to 7 | Crusts lift off with gentle cleaning. |
| Weeks 2 to 6 | Most new hairs shed. This is expected. |
| Months 3 to 4 | Fine hairs start growing through. |
| Months 8 to 12 | The brow reaches its final density. |
Do not pick the crusts or apply brow makeup until Dr. Umbreen says the grafts are secure. Sleep on your back for the first few nights.
Problems are usually minor. Surgery is postponed if brow hair loss is still active, as in frontal fibrosing alopecia, because grafts often fail in inflamed skin.
It cannot raise a low or heavy brow, which needs a brow lift. It also cannot change scalp hair into fine brow hair, so the texture can differ slightly.
Your fee is confirmed after consultation, once the brow design and graft count are agreed. Ask for one written estimate covering the procedure and follow-up.
| Factor | How It Affects Your Fee |
|---|---|
| Area | Filling a gap costs less than a full brow. |
| One or both brows | Treating both sides takes longer. |
| Scar tissue | Scarred skin needs slower placement. |
| Touch-up | A second session for density is extra. |
A low price often means fewer hairs, so ask how many grafts each quote includes per brow.
Brow design is personal and very visible. As a female plastic surgeon listed for hair transplant work, she offers women a private setting to plan the brow shape together.
Microblading uses a fine blade to scratch hair-like strokes of pigment into the brow skin.
| Feature | Eyebrow Transplant | Microblading |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Real hair that grows | Drawn strokes in the skin |
| Look up close | Hair with natural texture | Flat, can blur over time |
| Time to result | Months | Same day |
| Upkeep | Regular trimming | Repeat touch-ups |
| Who performs it | Surgeon | Beauty technician |
Microblading pigment usually fades over 1 to 3 years, and removing a shape you dislike is harder than wiping off makeup.
Dr. Umbreen sees patients privately at Omer Diagnostic & Specialist Clinics (ODC), 12-A, LG Floor, CBC Plaza, G-8 Markaz, Islamabad, Monday to Friday, 3:00 to 5:00 PM.
Bring a photo of brows you like and tell her about any thyroid problem or hair loss elsewhere on your body.
Look for a qualified plastic surgeon who draws the brow with you, uses single hairs only and shows consented brow results. Brow angles are delicate, so experience with fine grafts matters.
The numbing injections sting for a short time, then you feel only light pressure. The brows and scalp may feel tender for a day or two afterwards.
The hairs usually keep growing for life because they come from the scalp. They also keep growing like scalp hair, about 1 cm a month, so you trim them every 1 to 2 weeks.
Yes, once the crusts have gone and Dr. Umbreen has checked the area. Until then, keep pencils, powders and tinting products away from the grafts.
Light shaping of stray hairs outside the new brow is fine once healed. Avoid threading inside the transplanted area, as it can damage the grafts.
Yes. Men often want to fill a scar or thicken a thin brow. The design is usually straighter, flatter and lower than a woman’s brow.
Patient guides on hair transplant from Dr. Umbreen’s blog.
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