Transplanted Hair From Leg To Forehead

Female – Hi, I had a body hair transplant (300 grafts)four days ago. I had leg hair moved from my legs to the the top of my forehead to get my forehead to look smaller. I don’t have a hairloss problem, I have a naturally high hairline and am trying to lower it. After the procedure I had lots of numbness, even 3 inches away from the recipient area. Today I have numbness around the recipient area only. Up to an inch away. I am very concerned about shock loss. Does the numbness indicate trauma and that the existing hairs in the numb area will fall out? I’m very worried about this. If there’s something you can tell me that I can do to prevent this, I’d greatly appreciate the help. Please let me know.

First, you should go back to the doctor who did your transplant and ask him/her if there were any issues the time of surgery that may have caused problems. Some sensory defects are often present and usually go away within a few days after the surgery. At times some small nerve endings are severed with the needles used and this can last (rarely) a long time until other nerves take over. There is little to do but to wait it out.

I am curious why you elected to do a leg to forehead hair transplant? This is unusual and probably experimental and you should have been informed of this by your doctor. There is no real data for leg to forehead hair transplants, so predictable results are not something that you can depend upon. I would hope that your doctor told you this.