eyebrows after chemo

You can redraw eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil that is slightly lighter than your normal hair colour. Another natural-looking way to redraw the eyebrows is by applying eyeshadow powder with a make-up brush.

Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors can show you how to redraw your eyebrows, as it can be daunting to try this at first if you are not used to it.

Creating natural-looking eyebrows

There are different ways you can create natural-looking eyebrows:

Practise drawing on your eyebrows before your treatment begins. This way you can get used to following the shape and arch of your brow.
Take a close-up photo of yourself before treatment. This will help you remember the position of your eyebrows and what they looked like.
Try drawing a dot of colour above the outer and inner corners of each eye, and a dot where you think you will create an arch. The arch is normally at its highest point where you hold the pencil at the bottom of the nose. It should line up through the middle of the iris of the eye (coloured circle around the pupil). You can make a mark on the eyebrow and use this as a guide.This way, you can then check for symmetry before you start drawing.

An illustration showing a woman who is preparing to redraw one of her eyebrows. The illustration shows that the woman has drawn two dots with an eyebrow pencil, where she plans to create an arch. This illustration shows step one in a four-step eyebrow redrawing process.

Step 1: Redrawing eyebrows

Use your brow bone and your eyes to identify where your brows should be. Place the brow pencil alongside your nose and skirt the outer corner of your eye at a 45 degree angle. This shows where a natural brow would start and finish.

An illustration showing a woman who is redrawing one of her eyebrows using an eyebrow pencil. The illustration shows that she has placed the eyebrow pencil alongside her nose, and the drawn a thin line across the natural arc of her eyebrow line at a 45 degree angle. This illustration shows step two in a four-step process.

Step 2: Redrawing eyebrows

Use a lighter pencil than your normal hair colour. Draw from the centre of the brow line outward, using light, feathery strokes. Plenty of tiny strokes with the pencil will look more realistic than a single line.

An illustration of a woman redrawing her eyebrows using an eyebrow pencil. She has already created a thin line across the arc of her eyebrow to guide her. She is now drawing from the centre of the eyebrow line outwards, using light, feathery strokes, to add more texture to the eyebrow. This illustration shows step three of a four-step process.

Step 3: Redrawing eyebrows

Create a brow that is thicker-looking at the inner end (nearest to the nose) and thinner at the outer edge.
Light pressure is all that you need. Comb through the colour with an eyebrow wand to give a more natural appearance.
Check for symmetry when you move on to your other eye. Remember though that no two brows are identical. Just make them look more or less the same.

An illustration of a woman who has redrawn an eyebrow using an eyebrow pencil. In this illustration the woman has finished redrawing an eyebrow, and she is now checking that her two eyebrows are symmetrical. This is step four of a four-step eyebrow redrawing process.

Some people choose to have permanent or temporary tattooing to create new eyebrows. This should not be done during treatment.

Managing long and thick eyebrows

Some targeted therapy drugs may make your eyebrows grow long and thick. If this happens, you can carefully trim them.

eyebrows after chemo

Source: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/changes-to-your-appearance-and-body-image/changes-to-your-eyebrows-and-eyelashes-during-treatment#:~:text=to%20your%20eyelashes-,About%20changes%20to%20your%20eyebrows%20and%20lashes,the%20hair%20on%20your%20head.

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