Can NeoGraft be used to move body hair from a man's beard or chest to his scalp?

This is a very common question that we get.  Aside from the very uncommon instance where you may not have enough donor site hairs, we do not encourage you to use chest hairs because they are very different than the hairs on your scalp.  Best to consult in person and discuss your goals!I hope that helps and wish you the very best.Warmest regards,Gregory A Buford MD FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author

Thank you for your question. NeoGraft is incisionless hair restoration. The technique involves removing individual hair follices one by one from your scalp and transplanting it to other areas of your scalp. I suggest that you move forward and consult with a board certified facial plastic surgeon to determine your candidacy.
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This is a question we hear very often from hair restoration patients. While FUE technology can definitely move body hair to the scalp, it likely wouldn’t be a seamless result. Beard and chest hairs are different from hair that grows on the scalp and it’s likely that they’ll look "off" once placed on the head. These hairs also don’t grow the same way as head hair does. For the best results, we like to stick to transplants taken from the scalp.

Neograft is one of many machines that harvest hairs with the Follicular Unit Excision method.  It is not unique in that sense.  Body hair FUE has more to do with the skill or expertise of the doctor (not the machine).

While, technically speaking, hair from any part of the body can be transferred. The best results are obtained by replacing "like" with "like." This means that restoring scalp losses with scalp hair is preferred to other donor sources. Similarly, replacing body/facial hair with body/facial hair will yield the best results. The inherent differences in the hairs from different sources (thickness and quality) make them better or worse suited for particular areas.As always, discuss your concerns with a board certified plastic surgeon (ABPS) with experience in hair restoration. 

In my experience the NeoGraft machine can cause dehydration of the grafts through its suction mechanism, and lead to poor survival rates of the grafts.  For this reason I can not give NeoGraft my recommendation.  FUE performed manually can transplant body to scalp, but the best results come from beard hair, because beard hair better replicates the caliber of hair on the scalp. Chest hair is often too fine to make it a real solution for gaining hair mass.

This is certainly possible and is done but depends on the reason. For some patients who wear their hair long a strip procedure is totally reasonable option prior to going with a FUE beard/body transplant. If your head is done with donation then beard is better than body. If this is a question you have then check out a free consultation since this needs to be a customized and personalized decision 

Hi, and thank you for your question regarding NeoGraft hair transplants. The answer to your question is yes, it can be done, however due to the different qualities of the hairs, this method may not give you the best results. Beard hair may give you better results out of the two options since it is more similar to scalp hair, but replacing scalp hair with scalp hair will be the best option. Schedule an in-person consultation with a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in your area to discuss this matter further and get a personalized recommendation based on your hair condition and needs. Good luck with your procedure.- Elbert T. Cheng, MD

Hello,Neograft is a trade name for a device. It is a good tool in the right hands, and the grafts are kept moist by aspirating saline and transferring grafts to chilled saline in Petri dish often. I have been using the device since 2010 and I have no issues with graft viability.  Yes body and facial hair can be used but the tiny dot scars left in these areas are more visible than on the scalp.  Scalp hair works best. You need a consult with an experienced dermatologist. 

I don't recommend it. Our body hair is very different than the hair on our head - it will look coarser, grow in differently and isn't likely to have the same success rate as the hair on the head.