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 Body hair is in most cases reserved for those in need of significant repair from older, outdated procedures, but in rare cases, depending on the candidate, body hair can be used to fill in areas lacking hair when there is no scalp donor hair left to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 have undergone 3 hair transplant procedures and thought that they were successful. However, recently I have noticed further hair loss and am concerned that the hair transplants may not really be working for me, especially since reading that very, very few women are good candidates. It is difficult to tell...
Lauren, Thank you for taking the time to write. Let me try to answer your question as best I can without seeing you and examining your scalp. Hair loss, by its very nature, is relentlessly progressive. This is why a hair restoration surgeon takes into account future hair loss when pl...
How successful are hair transplants in women? – Wanda
What’s the best way to camouflage a scar left behind from a scalp reduction that I had in 2001? I am currently wearing Dermatch to co...
The one thing that I keep reading about is the possibility of having a large or stretched scar from a strip hair transplant. I am...
I recently had a hair transplant with a very reputable doctor. I am about 3 months into the process post op and have noticed some hair...
I began to notice my hairline receding about 5 years ago at the age of 24, At the time I just thought it was normal and didn’t...
I’ve seen some promising results from the follicular unit hair transplant I received in late February 2009. However, I’m concerned that the Propecia I am t...
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.