Eyebrows months after chemo has ended

Hi there,

I had 4 round of taxotere, the last one in May 31st, 2009, and my eyebrows (which were just perfect before chemo) are so sparse. I'm 30 years old, and nobody my age is walking around without eyebrows ;-(. I mean, do I still have hope or it either grows back within a few months or not at all? Anybody here had sparse eyebrows 8 months after chemo, but normal more or less 2 years after? (I can wait! I just don't want to be eyebrowless forever)

thanks,

Sarah

I tried Double Lash and my brows and lashes grew in super fast!  I had 11 weekly TC and lost ALL lashes and most of my brows.  They were back in less than a month with the Double Lash and it only cost me $12!  Now, if I could find something to work as well on my head.

Sarah, Cannot ans. your question, but I know that not many young women get brow tats after chemos.  So most of them must grow back.

I agree totally with the eyeshadow fill in for sparse brows.  I use a stiff angled brush and an orangy shadow (and it stays ALL day) over my light brown tat brows and there you have: auburn.  My hair color.

I used a brownish/red shadow for a long time before the tats because I could no longer find auburn pencil.  and shadow is Much easier to do than pencil.  If you must use pencil, use a soft brush after you apply the pencil to smudge it out and remove pencil lines.

April 20th, 2012 was my last chemo session ). It's been 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days since i have noticed the hair on my head has started to grow back. The color of my new hair is grey, with some dark hair growing as well. I also have noticed that my old eyebrows have been falling out and new hair growth is coming in at the same time. 

My chemotherapy was Taxtotere and Carbo.

I still have my eyelashes though. I am assuming that they will fall out as well.  

Mine never did come back except sparsley and then a new drug would thin them out.

I think it is the missing eyebrows that gives us that distinctly chemo look.

I had mine tatooed by a chemo makeup specialist associated with a plastic surgeon. Best money spent. They look natural.

I was always drawing them on crooked...looked like an idiot most days.

I wish I had done it sooner.

I agree with what the others have said. Taxotere kills hair permanently. Although I was pretty good with a brow pencil, I finally had them tatooed on ..... look amazing!! But you need to find someone who can do it well. 

Thanks for your wisdom Ladies.  Six months after four rounds of TC, I have learned to draw my eyebrows on pretty well with a demonstration from the lady at the Lancôme Counter at Ulta. However, if I get too tired of these I may seek out permanent makeup.  There is a chemo makeup specialist in Sarasota where I live and I just may go and talk to them.  They seem to have positive reviews.

Thanks for your reply.  I think the permanent makeup will be a better solution for me.

sorry I didn't read all the thread but I have a friend who who used latisse with good results on her eyebrows. You could research that