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Bye Bye Brows
Since I began regrowing eyebrows and lashes at the beginning of 2009 (after being AU for about a year), I've been telling myself not to get too emotionally attached to them. Though they never grew in completely, it's been really nice to have my bio-looking brows again, and all my friends have noticed and commented. The brows are visible in the Bald Lady Drumming photos I put up in August.
But now, the signs are clear: I haven't had to pluck areas underneath the brows for a few weeks, and for awhile I was plucking new (unwanted) growth daily. I'm seeing fully grown hairs coming out every day, and the brows are looking thinner. There is itching along my eyelids and browline. The peach fuzz that was very visible on my face is mostly gone and the skin is once more smooth and tacky.
Though I've tried to remain aware that they might be temporary, this is hard. It's my first experience with regrowth and loss, which I know many of you have experienced for years. My eyebrows were always very distinctive, and my favorite feature. It's really getting me down. This damn disease just seems to like to tease us, doesn't it?
But now, the signs are clear: I haven't had to pluck areas underneath the brows for a few weeks, and for awhile I was plucking new (unwanted) growth daily. I'm seeing fully grown hairs coming out every day, and the brows are looking thinner. There is itching along my eyelids and browline. The peach fuzz that was very visible on my face is mostly gone and the skin is once more smooth and tacky.
Though I've tried to remain aware that they might be temporary, this is hard. It's my first experience with regrowth and loss, which I know many of you have experienced for years. My eyebrows were always very distinctive, and my favorite feature. It's really getting me down. This damn disease just seems to like to tease us, doesn't it?
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Comment by Mary on November 26, 2009 at 10:41am
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Thanks, Rachel. You're absolutely right. I'm feeling much better about it now, and I think it was just the fact that I'm a relative newbie to AU, and this was my first regrowth. I'm probably going to pluck the remaining stragglers, just as I shaved my head before that was all gone. It is just hair!
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Comment by JeffreySF on November 26, 2009 at 10:46am
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Hi Mary,
If I'm not mistaken you had your eyebrows tattood right?
You may want to trim your brows rather than shave them for a more 3D look.
Jeffrey
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Thanks for your comment, Jeffrey. Yes, I had them tattooed - the color has faded quite a bit and I need to have them redone. But, you're right, it might be better just to trim the remaining hair. The thing is, the regrowth was never solid - there were patches and big hairless areas. So, as they're thinning, I have these little clumps. I'll see how it goes. Happy Thanksgiving!
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I decided to pluck the last straggler brow hairs today...reminded me in a bittersweet way of the day I shaved my head almost 2 years ago. There were just a few hairs sticking out in various places, so I decided it was time to say goodbye for good...or at least until the next regrowth. I'm okay with it, though...a little sad because it was nice to have them for most of the last year...but feeling up about life. Onward with the journey! Happy Holidays to all.
Mary
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And to a Happy New Year!
Jeffrey
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