A graze, popped pimple, piercing or cut can cause scarring across the eyebrows. Unfortunately in most cases, eyebrow hair doesn't grow back on scar tissue, which causes gaps in the arch that disrupt the natural line of each brow.
The bottom line. Scarring is a risk with any piercing, but most eyebrow piercing scars remain very small and may fade over time. Choosing a reputable piercing professional and taking care of your piercing can help lower your chances of scarring.
After 1 month, your skin will be completely healed. You shouldn't feel any pain or discomfort. Your eyebrows should also look soft and full. In another month or two, you'll likely have a follow-up appointment with your provider.
Answer: Trimming the eyebrow
Trimming hair has no effect on its growth. Your eyebrow growth rates and growth patterns will not be affected by the trimming and will grow as they did before. It will simply take a few weeks.
Hair follicles cannot recover in the scar tissue because the roots have permanently destroyed. One option for growing eyebrow hair over scar tissue is to transplant. If the scars are on the eyebrows, you can ask a transplant specialist to fill the scars with new hair follicles which you hope will grow normally.
Usually by 6 months the scar will be completely healed, but there can be continued improvement for up to a year. There are many factors that impact your healing. How deep your cut is, its location, your age, and the way your skin heals all determine how visible a final scar will be.
Apply pressure with a clean cloth or bandage for several minutes to stop bleeding. Wash your hands thoroughly. Protect the eyes from any soap or antiseptics you may need to use on the wound. Wash the cut area well with soap and water, but do not scrub the wound.
For lacerations to the eyebrow, the eyebrow hair should never be shaved because regrowth cannot be guaranteed. Sutures are not necessary for lacerations shorter than 0.25 cm that are located above or below the eyebrow; steri-strips or a topical triple antibiotic (i.e. neomycin) can be applied.
If you pluck your eyebrow hair every day, you're doing damage, maybe even causing scarring. Then, the hairs won't grow back.”
If you skip trimming, your brows also might stick straight up (think: crazy old grandpa). That said, trim with caution. Going too short can create holes in the brows and disrupt the whole shape, says Crooks. The fix: A subtle trim shows off your shape, making your brows look nice and clean.
Keep the wound moist.
Apply petroleum jelly to the wound and cover it with a non-stick bandage. This can speed healing and minimize scarring, says Krant.
Hair doesn't naturally grow in scar tissue because there aren't any hair follicles in a scar. Hair follicles are capsules underneath the skin that hold and regrow hair. Blood vessels under follicles help them grow and regenerate. But when a scar forms on damaged skin, hair follicles don't grow back.
How Long Do Eyebrow Slits Take To Grow Back? In most cases, eyebrow slits begin to grow within two weeks, but it might take up to six weeks to grow fully. However, If you pluck the hair, it could take weeks or months to grow back.
If you damage your hair follicles after an injury, they can repair themselves and your hair will grow back. It could take up to four years before you see new hair growth out of damaged hair follicles, depending on the severity of your injury.
Cuts on your face, especially around your eyes, hands, or genital area, are vulnerable to infection, so they will need stitches. Other cuts may need stitches because your body's movement will keep them open.
Without stitches, it may take 3 weeks or more for a wound to heal. Prolonged healing time isn't only a nuisance, it's also an infection risk. The risk of a wound infection continues as long as the wound hasn't healed. This is especially important to keep in mind if you have diabetes or you are immunocompromised.
Your wound may need stitches or other medical treatment if it meets any of the following criteria: The cut is deeper than a quarter of an inch. The cut was made by a dirty or rusty object and/or there is a risk of infection. Fat, muscle, bone, or other deep body structures are visible due to the wound.
Application of a triple antibiotic ointment (such as over-the-counter Bacitracin, Neosporin or Polysporin) three times a day to the wound for a full three weeks helps prevent infection and creates a better foundation for improved long-term scar appearance.
Sadly, it's impossible for hair to regrow over a scar, as scar tissue lacks the hair-growing-capable glands that normal skin has. But what you can do is grow the hair in the surrounding area so that they can be brushed over the scar — kind of like a little mini brow comb-over!
In time, some collagen breaks down at the site of the wound and the blood supply reduces. The scar gradually becomes smoother and softer. Although scars are permanent, they can fade over a period of up to 2 years. It's unlikely they'll fade any more after this time.
Scarring, or cicatricial alopecia, is an inflammatory condition that destroys hair follicles, causing scarring and permanent hair loss. The Mount Sinai's Alopecia Center of Excellence can help. Dermatologists have deep experience diagnosing and treating this form of alopecia.