Source — Eyebrow. The first seven years after an eyebrow transplant are when changes are most noticeable. Swelling around the eyes peaks around day three, then subsides. By day five most patients feel fine, though they look somewhat unkempt. Small scabs form at each graft site and typically flake off between day 7 and day 10. That is when the waiting period truly begins. Two to three weeks after the procedure, the transplanted hairs shed.
This is normal, and every graft loses its shaft. Some patients worry, thinking the procedure has failed. The transplanted hairs keep growing. Some natural thinning can still occur with age. Cost inevitably shapes what patients expect. A handful of factors can accelerate healing or delay it, and smoking typically delays healing by about two weeks. By month nine, most patients no longer need to shape their eyebrows.