lost eyebrows

[Janbuck]

This may seem a strange question but over the yearts I seem to have lost half my eyebrows - the half nearest my eyes. I thought this was because I used to shave them, more than 30 years ago. Recently though there was a woman on "10 Years Younger" who had been shaving hers off for years and yet still managed to grow some back to be re-shaped by the beautician on the programme. I wondered if some treatment I had in my late 20's might have had something to do with my lack of eyebrows. I had a skin complaint in the 'T-Zone' area of my face, down the middle from between the eyes down to my chin. I had laser treatment on this area over a period of months. Do you think this may have inhibited hair growth? I'm not too bothered having lived with it now for years, I'm just curious.

[skyep]

janbuck - Yes ,I reckon your laser treatment has something to do with your lack of eyebrows. Can you just fill in with a good eyebrow pencil?

[Janbuck]

skyep, Thanks for your answer. No, I don't wear much make-up and stuff and I've got used to my short brows. I just wondered if my early morning, unable to sleep musings had been a possibility. jan

[jno]

I think Bette Davis shaved hers off for when she was playing Elizabeth I in a film, long ago, and found hers never grew back. So it might be that; but I would have thought it would have happened more quickly if that was the case.

[Trinny]

I plucked my eyebrows within an inch of their life when I was a teenager. So now have to pencil bits in where they will not grow.

[peppy]

I've got a thyroid disfunction and one of the symptoms is shortened eyebrows. It may be worth getting that checked x x