or can get hair from somewhere else other than my scalp? This is for my sideburns and not sure I want my hair's scalp as sideburns! thanks.
Can I Receive Someone Else's Hair for Hair Transplant?
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Just like any other organ transplant, hair can be transplanted from one person to another. This would require the same genetic testing. In fact, it has been done between a bone marrow donor and recipient with success.
I do not know of any hair transplant surgeon who would have the ability to do this. Alternatively you can use your own body hair. However, scalp hair is a better match for the side burns.
Medically, the transplanted follicular can derive from another individual just like any other organ transplant. However, immunosuppressant medication is required to be taken for life. Taking such drugs for life carries significant health risks and serious side effects, increasing the possibility of infections. It is for that reason that a hair transplant is not recommended from one person to another
Technically it is possible, but practically it is very difficult. If you still have donor hair in the back of your head that would be your first choice. The next best choice is body hair transplant.
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An identical twin would work, but that wouldn't address your concern about donor location, since the harvest would also be from the scalp. Even a "perfect match" for an organ transplant requires a lifetime of powerful anti-rejection medications that could not be justified for a cosmetic hair transplant.
However, hairs from the traditional donor area look fine when used for sideburns, temple point reconstruction, eyebrows, and even eyelash reconstruction.
You can not receive the hair from another person unless it is an idential twin as you will reject the hair just like a kidney transplant
Web reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sisfX3XBmOw
You can transplant another person's hair as long as the other person is your identical twin. This has been done successfuly. Otherwise the transplanted hair will be rejected.
No. You must use your own hair. There are risks of disease transfer and rejection. However, hair can be taken from different areas on the body if need be.
Web reference: http://www.artisanhairtransplant.com/
No you cannot take hair from anyone else other than your identical twin, if you have one. this is because the hair bulbs or roots have live cells that just like all your other cells have your own unique genetic code in them. If your body comes across someone else's genetic code it tends to reject it. Of course you could take anti rejection drugs as in organ transplants, but generally speaking this would not be ethical practice as there are many life affecting issues involved!
Regarding taking hair from your scalp onto your sideburns, there really is nothing to worry about. I can understand your thinking but believe me it will be very hard to tell. I have been transplanting hairs from scalp to beard since 1995 and its never been an issue.
Regarding taking hair from your scalp onto your sideburns, there really is nothing to worry about. I can understand your thinking but believe me it will be very hard to tell. I have been transplanting hairs from scalp to beard since 1995 and its never been an issue.
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Hi there, and thanks for your intriguing question.
This would certainly be an interesting procedure, but unfortunately the risk of
rejection is too high to justify undergoing the procedure. Rejection occurs
when the body's immune system identifies a foreign body and attempts to protect
the body from harm. Although the recipients of lifesaving transplanted organs
are prescribed immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection, the side effects
and lifelong commitment are not appropriate for cosmetic surgery. For now, the
best hair transplant results come from using the patient's own hair from a
similar area of the body.
Web reference: http://www.lajollaskin.com/cosmetic-surgery/hair/
To answer your first question - no. Unfortunately, hair transplants will need to be from your own scalp or area with hair growth. Your body would reject anyone else's hair. To your second question - yes. Hair can be taken from somewhere else on your body when using Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) technique. The donor hair would need to resemble the texture of your side burns to yield a more natural result.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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