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Hello!i over-bleached my eyebrows and they got burned.and hair that left in is kind of damaged.will my eybrows grow back normally?

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Yes: It would be very unlikely for a chemical burn from a hair lightener to go deep enough to damage the follicles. So yes, eventually your eyebrows will grow back normally, but for eyebrows this takes a very long time. It can take a year or longer to fully regrow eyebrows, so be patient.

Answered 8/11/2015

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A member asked:

Hello!i over-bleached my eyebrows and they got burned.and hair that left in is kind of damaged.will my eybrows grow back normally?

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Dr. Brian Clear answered

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