Body Hair Transplant
In very specific cases, the use of body hair, usually chest, back and leg hair, can be utilized as donor hair with varying degrees of success. Body hair is in most cases reserved for those in need of significant repair from older, outdated procedures, but in rare cases, depending on the candidate, body hair can be used to fill in areas lacking hair when there is no scalp donor hair left to utilize. Body hair transplantation is a very specialized discipline of hair transplant surgery and should be researched carefully before undergoing this procedure.
Can you provide a list of possible complications associated with undergoing a hair transplant? For instance the likelihood of getting an infection or any other serous complications. Is this even possible?
Fortunately, the risk of complications is low when surgeons perform hair transplantation using modern surgical techniques. This has to do with the fact that techniques have been refined over the years and the scalp has such a rich vascular supply giving it the ability to heal well after surgery. Complications fr...
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I had one hair transplant procedure some 12 years ago which has left me with a lengthy single incision scar from the donar area, to me...
Please let me know what you think. I’m 19 years old and had a hair transplant last year with The Hair Club. I think things we...
Is shock loss from a hair transplant temporary? I have heard that if you experience shock loss there is a real possibility that this hair...
Find A Surgeon
The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons is a consumer organization that selectively screens skilled and ethical hair transplant surgeons. The IAHRS does not offer an open membership policy to doctors practicing hair transplatation, and is the only group that recognizes that all surgeons are not equal in their skill and technique. Its elite membership seeks to represent the best in the discipline, the true leaders in the field of surgical hair restoration.