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 Body hair is in most cases reserved for those in need of significant repair from older, outdated procedures, but in rare cases, depending on the candidate, body hair can be used to fill in areas lacking hair when there is no scalp donor hair left to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.
I had a hair transplant over 14 months ago and I have never been more worried or stressed. I read your article on shock loss and I fear my hair loss may be permanent. I had a full head of hair going into the surgery, just a little thin at the...
Dear Denise, It is difficult to predict how severe shock loss will be prior to surgery. If the hairs that were lost were permanent hairs, they would typically have regrown at the same time the grafts did—within 3-6 months. One thing that shock loss can do is accelerate a patt...
What risks, if any should be told to a patient with a VP shunt before doing a hair transplant procedure, and should the risk of...
I had a coronal browlift done 7 years ago and was left with a widened scar on my head. I just went to a facial plastic...
I’d like to start taking Propecia, but I heard that it can cause prostate cancer. Is this true and if so what else can I...
I had a hair transplant over 5 years ago and was fully aware that I would need 3 to 4 more hair transplant procedures to cover a bald...
I am considering a hair transplant and would like to have the procedure and not be overly obvious about it. What are my options in...
I was wondering if it is possible for an African American to have a successful hair transplant? I do not know anyone who has ever...
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.