Why can't body hair be transplanted to the eyebrows?

Question

My arm hairs are identical to my eyebrow hairs in length& texture. I'd love it if I could have arm hairs transplanted and am wondering why this isn't an option? I'm a very low-maintenance person and hate the idea of having to trim my eyebrows every week after a scalp to brow transplant. I've only seen one doctor who offers body hair transplants but he doesn't have enough before&after pictures or enough good reviews for me to trust him. Will this ever become mainstream so more surgeons offer it?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Body hair can be transplanted to the eyebrows.  Some may use arm hair, leg hair, armpit hair, chest chair, beard hair, etc.  In general most doctors use scalp hair because it gives consistent results.  Body hair is not as predictable in terms of the success and growth rate because the hair cycle is very different.

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

This is certainly possible. However finding a surgeon who has a lot of experience doing that type of procedure will be difficult, since most cases it makes more sense to take the hair from the back of the head since the scar will no be visible there, whereas if hair is taken from the arm scarring will be visible. I suggest doctors who work with eyebrows often, as the source of the donor hair is likely less important than knowing how to transplant to an eyebrow when achieving the final look.

Cory Torgerson, MD, PhD, FRCSC - Account Suspended · Answer

It is possible and can be done, technically speaking. It is just preferred to use the donor hair from the back of the scalp for many reason. See the article below for uses of body hair in hair transplants.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

You can transplant body hair to the eyebrows.This requires special skills to accomplish this but it can be done

Why can't body hair be transplanted to the eyebrows?

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