Can you get a hair transplant from one person to another?

December 25, 2015
Asked By:Tomoe Gozen in Tampa, FL

I can see that this question has been answered before, but I had read some articles that had made this sound possible and I was hoping some doctors would be familiar with them. "Trans-Gender Induction of Hair Follicles" by Jahoda and Reynolds is one that states that transplantation of human follicle dermal sheath tissue between incompatible individuals can induce new hair follicle formation. And because the hair follicle has "immune privilege" it wouldn't be rejected. Anyone familiar with this?

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December 29, 2015

Answer: In general you cannot receive donor hair from another person unless it is your genetically identical twin.

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
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December 29, 2015

Answer: In general you cannot receive donor hair from another person unless it is your genetically identical twin.

Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
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January 7, 2016

Answer: You cannot transplant hair from one person to another

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January 7, 2016

Answer: You cannot transplant hair from one person to another

January 1, 2016

Answer: Hair transplants from one person to another

January 1, 2016

Answer: Hair transplants from one person to another

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December 31, 2015

Answer: Transplant hair fom another person?

December 31, 2015

Answer: Transplant hair fom another person?

December 29, 2015

Answer: Hair transplant from one person to another

December 29, 2015

Answer: Hair transplant from one person to another

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