Body hair is a difficult call for me. I have tried using it and have not done well with it. Aside from the physical characteristics of the body hair, the growth cycles are different from that of scalp hair. There are a few doctors who claim to specialize in using body hair for scalp transplanting, […]
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From this past weekend’s season premiere of SNL, a fake commercial for Bosley pokes fun at the use of body hair in transplantation. If you can’t see the video below, here’s the direct link.
The recipient sites are made with slits which heal very well and leave no visible scar in most people. The donor area does have whitish scars that can be seen on close inspection if the head was shaved, rarely with the hair long. I would use scalp hair though, not arm hair for your lip […]
The recipient sites are not made with punches like those used for follicular unit extraction (FUE). They’re two different tools. We generally create slits for recipient sites with needles or tiny scalpel blades. The white dot scar is the result of skin being removed along with the graft in the FUE technique, and it really […]
While I do have reservations about using body hair transplants, my biggest problem is when they’re used in the frontal hairline or top of the scalp. That being said, the use of beard hair to transplant into a linear scalp scar (from a hair transplant) is reasonable. The beard hair has a thicker hair shaft […]
As you’re familiar with my issues with body hair transplants (BHT) due to differences in growth cycle, length, and character, I won’t get into it again here. For those unfamiliar with my stance, you can read about it here, here, and here. It is technically possible to do what you’re asking, but whether it adds […]
Without a Master Plan, a Norwood Class 7 patient can be exposed to the worst of the problems in planning. An unfortunate example of this is a patient with a complex surgical history that I just saw who had three procedures with three different doctors over the past 10 years. His balding pattern was heading […]
I would have to examine you to give you any information beyond generalities. There are many men who have depleted their donor areas. The FUE technique can take some hair from depleted donor areas and may be used to move beard hair or even body hair. Regular readers of this site may note that I’m […]
I personally do not believe in performing body hair transplants and have written about the problems with this type of procedure many, many times. The body hair transplant results that I’ve seen in person were not flattering, but these do look good. I can be a skeptic at times and if it sounds too good […]
I don’t know why you’d want to just guess about the availability of your scalp donor hair. Have you been examined by a doctor? Body hair transplants (BHT) are technically possible, but they are not something I’d recommend for multiple reasons that I’ll try to explain simply. Body hair is not the same as scalp […]
It’s actually not a terrible idea. I am not against using body hair to repair a scar on the scalp, provided that you realize that the telogen (resting) phase is very long… which means only about 50% of the hairs will be growing at any point in time. I would want to evaluate you first […]
I suppose anything is possible, but I doubt you’d really want to do this if you knew what the end result would look like. I have seen everything from transplanting armpit hair, pubic hair, and even beard hair to the scalp (I’ve not done these procedures, but have seen patients with them done). Not only […]
FUE is not a perfect technique and it has a higher failure rate than the standard strip surgery, as the follicular units are often stripped of fat at the bottom of the grafts. Also, body hair transplants do not work to my satisfaction, because body hair does not grow the way scalp hair does. Body […]
I would need to meet you, determine what is driving you, find out if you have all of your marbles, and examine the status of your existing hair. The FUE technique is the best approach and it is your scalp hair which is correct and normal looking. Ones ability to use body hair is not […]
Hair from anywhere on the body can be transplanted to another location. Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a good way to do a limited number of hair transplants into a mustache. This is something that you and your doctor should discuss. Remember, however, that hair from different areas on the body have different hair cycles, […]
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