Hi! I am a 42 yr old male that has undergone 2 fue surgeries for my crown (roughly 3200 grafts) a botched smp for density, laser removal of smp then reapplication from a great smp artist. I am interested in body hair to scalp surgery and my question is: have you seen good success with bht to scalp transplants?
November 20, 2023
Answer: Body hair transplants Body hair transplants can work reasonably well but they do not have as much of a dramatic “wow” effect as when using scalp hair. I would like to point out that the skill of the surgeon removing the grafts really matters. Survival of grafts is really really dependant on the skill of the surgeon. A good surgeon can get these grafts out reasonably well with 40-70 % survival (sometimes more). A novice body FUE surgeon will achieve much lower survival. Body Hair FUE can be much more difficult than scalp FUE!! I tell my patients that there is a big difference between choosing a surgeon for scalp FUE and body hair FUE. You can sometimes luck out with getting good scalp FUE results when you go with the best deal or cheapest surgery …. but please be really careful when choosing a surgeon for body FUE. Have a good conversation with the surgeon about what to expect, how many grafts can be harvested and where they will be placed. After 2 surgeries the scalp is usually still pretty receptive to receiving more grafts. But do keep in mind that body hair grafts are super delicate and these delicate grafts give up easily if conditions are not right. Poor growth is commonly seen. Be sure to see an expert:
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November 20, 2023
Answer: Body hair transplants Body hair transplants can work reasonably well but they do not have as much of a dramatic “wow” effect as when using scalp hair. I would like to point out that the skill of the surgeon removing the grafts really matters. Survival of grafts is really really dependant on the skill of the surgeon. A good surgeon can get these grafts out reasonably well with 40-70 % survival (sometimes more). A novice body FUE surgeon will achieve much lower survival. Body Hair FUE can be much more difficult than scalp FUE!! I tell my patients that there is a big difference between choosing a surgeon for scalp FUE and body hair FUE. You can sometimes luck out with getting good scalp FUE results when you go with the best deal or cheapest surgery …. but please be really careful when choosing a surgeon for body FUE. Have a good conversation with the surgeon about what to expect, how many grafts can be harvested and where they will be placed. After 2 surgeries the scalp is usually still pretty receptive to receiving more grafts. But do keep in mind that body hair grafts are super delicate and these delicate grafts give up easily if conditions are not right. Poor growth is commonly seen. Be sure to see an expert:
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