If receiving a successful bone marrow transplant to establish chimerism causes the body not to reject the transplanted hair from the donor, then why is this not done today? I am a female with normal hair but I have always wanted thicker hair. Who would be able to do this procedure for me? The donor hair can be taken from a cadaver. First, the patient can receive a bone marrow transplant to establish chimerism and then receive a FUE hair transplant with the donor hair grafts.
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August 3, 2015
Answer: Death may be a risk you're willing to accept in a bone marrow transplant but there is also the risk of HAIR LOSS.
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
It is always best to discuss aftercare recommendations with the surgeon that performed your procedure but generally speaking we recommend that our patients continue to take the hair growth supplements (Viviscal) and use minoxidil to prevent future hair loss. For your best long term results,...
