Fake eyebrows and hopelessness

I have AU since January 2016. Was looking into the false/fake eyebrows, anybody have input on positive/negative aspects of them? I feel that it really alters appearance w/ out eyebrows. So depressing, I never thought i would be shopping on line for this. Does the feeling of hopelessness ever get better?

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Permalink Reply by pdxnurse503 on October 11, 2016 at 4:34am

Hi Rascalx2,

I totally understand where you are coming from. I even looked into getting eyebrows transplant but I wasn't a candidate. If you have autoimmune alopecia they won't consider you for the procedure. I was told the hair would just fall out. I even found studies that reflected eyebrow regrowth on someone with an autoimmune but the answer remained no.I am interested in fake eyebrows and I will be watching this topic in hope someone has additional information. 

I am 7 years in and I still feel sad and helpless. Also, I never in a million years thought I would be in this situation. I had a head full of beautiful hair, so this is hard to deal with  emotionally and physically.

Permalink Reply by Rascalx2 on October 11, 2016 at 7:33am
Thanks for the reply, glad my feeling is not falling on deaf ears. Acceptance if this whole thing is hard, but holding on to hope feels like a waste of energy. Being Stuck in limbo is torturous!
Permalink Reply by Pamela on October 11, 2016 at 9:19am

I had mine tattooed.  Very very painful.

 

Permalink Reply by pdxnurse503 on October 11, 2016 at 1:01pm

I try to stay positive, but as time goes by it's really hard. I don't tell people I have alopecia. I even had a guy at my work tell me I should stop plucking my eyebrows and allow them to grow back in, so I can look better. He didn't know I didn't over pluck them they fell out. It amazes me how people are so free to give their unsolicited opinion on others. Hang in there I know it's difficult. 

Permalink Reply by Babycakes101 on October 11, 2016 at 6:14pm

Hi, I'm dealing with same situation also. Although I've had my eyebrows tattooed (permanent makeup) but doesn't last very long and you do need touch ups. So for now I just continue with an eyebrow pencil which is so annoying. I so need a permanent fix.

Permalink Reply by Pamela on October 11, 2016 at 7:24pm

Babycakes101, you are right the tattoo doesn't last very long at all.  $400 and 1 1/2 years later, I use the pencil also. I didn't know they faded that fast.  My Dad and my husband had tattoos and they were still in color 50+ years later.

Permalink Reply by Kris on October 11, 2016 at 7:33pm

Has anyone tried the Micro blading tattoo technique. It is suppose to look more realistic,which is especially important for a male. Thinking of it since taking cyclosporine for 9 mths hasn't done a thing for my AU of 1 yr.

Permalink Reply by grandma concerns on October 18, 2016 at 9:02pm

I kris.. my granddaughter who is 14 has had the micro blading.. looks awesome.. they put freezing on her eyebrows before they did it.. she had to go 2 times to get a complete look.. awesome.

Permalink Reply by Babycakes101 on October 11, 2016 at 8:14pm

Yea it's been about that long since I had mine done. Expensive but saves time in the mirror.

Permalink Reply by Rascalx2 on October 11, 2016 at 9:49pm
Im getting fake brows, but Im nervous about going to work, people are going to notice, I have AU. I feel like I look so bizarre without brows that its going to be so obvious when i show up with them. This disease is awful!
Permalink Reply by CCV on October 11, 2016 at 10:26pm

I can relate. I developed AU 6 months ago. I am still devastated, it's like a never-ending bad dream. I purchased a human-hair wig that cost me a bundle. I feel very anxious wearing it. I have decided to have my eyebrows tattooed. Nervous but at least I won't have the frustration of drawing them on numerous times a day. 

Permalink Reply by Rascalx2 on October 12, 2016 at 6:18am
CCV, I try and explain it the same way, "its like a bad dream that I cant wake up from". I was watching people apply eyebrows on you tube last night, got depressed and just went to bed.

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