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 Body hair is in most cases reserved for those in need of significant repair from older, outdated procedures, but in rare cases, depending on the candidate, body hair can be used to fill in areas lacking hair when there is no scalp donor hair left to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.
Is it possible to have a hair transplant and wear a hard hat after a one week vacation? I’m a builder and need to wear protective head gear when I’m on the job.
You can wear the hard hat after one week. The hat will not hurt the grafts but can be irritating to the donor area. The donor area should be watched closely to prevent any inflammatory response and a generous amount of antibiotic ointment should be applied to the area. The...
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I am considering a hair transplant. I have consulted with two surgeons in San Francisco (near where I live) and am considering having the work...
I had a hair transplant done October 08. I had stress hair loss on the upper back portion of my head from consistently wearing bobby pins...
I’ve been trying to research my hair restoration options as best as I can, but keep running into conflicting information. I want to have a...
How young is too young to have a hair transplant? I am currently 20 years old and have lost about 40% of my hair. I just began...
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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.