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Is a Hair Transplant Using Body Hair More Effective Than Pills?

asked 9 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD
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Tags: comparison, effective, hair growth, rejection

How successful are body hair transplants? Can it be determined if  75% of them are successful? What causes failure?

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Body hair transplants versus medication.

So much depends on whether you need moire hair or wish to slow down Tye balding process. Finasteride or other DHT blockers are extremely effective in slowing down or halting the progression of male pattern baldness. Hair transplants with scalp hair oar the gold standard for moving existing hair to where it can be used to improve the appearance in balding situations. Body hair transplants , in my opinion , are a last resort for those patients whose scalp hair has been maximally... more
Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD

Oakland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.kabaker.com

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