Would You Use Body Hair if There Was No Donor Supply Left?
If you have no donor supply left would it be possible to use body hair to help with density. I understand your positions on BHT having read your posts on the topic, however is that something you would ever consider?
There are few indications for body hair transplants (BHT). From what I have seen, the results are quite variable. It might be a waste of your money doing it, especially if it did not meet your objectives. I occasionally refer patients who are committed to body hair, but I do not do them myself.
Below is an outstanding reference for a review of this topic in a highly reputable medical journal. The full article would not be freely available online, but should be obtainable in any public medical/health sciences library associated with a university.
Umar, S. Use of body hair and beard hair in hair restoration.Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am, 2013 vol. 21(3) pp. 469-77
For many hair restoration patients with limited scalp donor hair it is possible to use nonhead hair sources to increase the potential follicle supply. Follicular unit extraction provides the hair restoration surgeon with a useful surgical means for accessing this valuable source of donor reserve. Nonhead hair can also be used to restore eyebrows, eyelashes, and moustaches. This article focuses on the use of body hair and beard in hair restoration. Discussed are the indications and effective techniques for performing hair transplants using non head hair donor sources, along with the pitfalls and risks of this surgical modality.
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