Eyelash transplant surgery

Thursday October 26, 2006 ins: Facial Cosmetic Surgery Tag(s):

Women will no longer depend solely on glued extensions and mascara to have long, beautiful lashes. That’s because eyelash transplant surgery is here to stay. The procedure uses techniques similar to that of hair restoration surgery wherein hair growth is a factor. In eyelash transplant, the lashes are alive and they keep on growing!

CNN Health presents some of the details:

"Longer, thicker lashes are a ubiquitous sign of beauty. Eyelash transplantation does for the eyes what breast augmentation does for the figure," said Dr Alan Bauman, a leading proponent of eyelash transplants.

"This is a brand new procedure for the general public (and) it is going to explode," Bauman told Reuters during what was billed as the world's first live eyelash surgery workshop for about 40 surgeons from around the world.

Under the procedure, a small incision is made at the back of the scalp to remove 30 or 40 hair follicles which are carefully sewn one by one onto the patient's eyelids. Only light sedation and local anesthetics are used and the cost is around $3,000 an eye.

The procedure is not for everybody though. Women who are interested in this type of surgery must consult their respective surgeons and discuss the risks and complications. Also, since the lashes grow just like head hair, women who have had the operation needs to trim those lashes regularly.

Moreover, the use of local anesthetics makes the eyelash transplant surgery less risky compared to those that employ general anesthesia. It is therefore not surprising to see women flocking to their surgeon’s and undergo the procedure.

Trackback URL for this post:

http://www.surgeon-directory.com/trackback/124

Post new comment