I don't have enough donor hair to get a transplant. What would be the best option?

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I am seriously looking for hair transplant. I don't have enough donor hair to get a good hair transplant according to the doctors I can have a partial transplant but not all over so what would be the best option, I have good growth of beards & on chest.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

A doctor usually needs to exam a patient, diagnose a problem, then needs to understand the goals and expectations of a patient before giving them options or treatment plan.If you don't have good donor hair, then surgery may not be an option.  These are things you need to discuss with a doctor in person.  Body hair may be an option but that is also something you need to discuss with your doctor in person.Scalp MicroPigmentation may also be an option but that is also something you need to discuss with your doctor in person.

Levent Acar, MD · Answer

It can be good if you can attach some pictures to see your donor area.Since few years we are using the BHT (body hair transplant), beard and chest, it can be a good option.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

There are a few options. In part, the option I favour depends on your age and speed of thinning a) the frontal half of the scalp is cosmetically the most important area, so if you are going to move hair, this is where i would recommend moving it.b) Chest and body hair can be used, yes, but it depends on how much you really have.  Hair from the body grows like hair from the body - and most certainly does not have the same 'take' (or percentage of grafts surviving the transplant) as with scalp hair.c) scalp micropigmentation or use of a hair system can also be considered.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Hair transplants in combination with scalp micropigmentation is a way to get more fullness from less hair. We have done this hundreds of times, and it works well.  The example below is a person who had scars from previous hair transplants and not enough hair to do everything, but when the two are combined (hair transplants and SMP) the results can be remarkable.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

You would be surprised of what can be done with a small donor area.  To make sure your donor hair is limited and give the best option, it is best to submit a few pictures.  We usually have clients that are from other areas send us a few pictures from the front, sides, top and back of the head so we can estimate the degree of hair loss, the size of the recipient area and the amount of donor hair available.  Once we get the pictures we do our evaluation and make recommendations as for the number of grafts, technique, and any medical regiment needed.

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired) · Answer

A hairpiece system would add as much hair as you need and it could look as full as you want it.  You could still have a limited result hair transplant but not look like 2 different men when the hairpiece was removed.

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