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Can body hair transplant cover FUE donor area scars reasonably well? (photos)

HTDUNNE2013Apr 22, 2019
Thinking about getting bht to cover area that was depleted from FUE. Can I realistically expect a good result that is hard to detect from this procedure. Also could I ask a surgeon to use my neck beard instead of my actual beard so I can still grow a good beard.

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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
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