This
term essentially means using the hairs from the parts of body other than the
scalp and transplanting them on the scalp/head.
Generally for the purpose of hair transplant the donor is taken from the head or the scalp itself but in patients where the option of donor from scalp is very limited or there is not enough graft available from head/scalp, then donor from certain areas of body can be used for the purpose of transplantation on head.
Hairs
most commonly are taken from beard followed
by upper chest, upper back, abdomen, armpits, forearm, legs.
- In
combination with classic hair transplant for achieving greater density in
patients having weak donor area on scalp.
- For
filling large areas of bald patch .
- For
correction/ repair hair transplant.
Key points to remember:
- Difference
in growth cycle of body hairs from scalp hairs.
- Body
hair often has a lower diameter than the hair on scalp
- Follicular
unit from scalp may consist of 1,2,3 or 4 hairs but follicular unit from
other body parts may generally have single hair.
- Extraction
of hair follicles
How could any body opt body hair transplant even if he/she knows that the body is covered with clothes and no one will see it. If it is related to scalp then people would think about hair transplant.
ReplyDeleteThere are many people like celebrities or gym going people or beauty and health conscious people opt body hair transplant.
ReplyDeleteCan any body tell me about how body hair transplant is done if it takes almost full day in scalp hair transplant. It means body hair transplant will take a long time.
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