Body Hair Transplant by Follicular Unit Extraction: My Experience With 122 Patients

Foundation Body hair shafts from the whiskers, trunk, and limits can be utilized to treat sparseness when patients have deficient measures of scalp contributor hair, however reports in the writing concerning utilization of body hair to treat hairlessness are restricted to case reports. Goals This study planned to survey the result of body hair transplanted to uncovered regions of the scalp in chose patients. Strategies From 2005 through 2011, 122 patients preselected for satisfactory body hair had contributor hair transplanted from the facial hair, trunk, and the furthest points to the scalp by follicular unit extraction (FUE) by the creator at a solitary focus. All patients were messaged studies to evaluate surgical results and general fulfillment. Comes about Seventy-nine patients (64.8%) reacted with an interim of 2.9 years between date of last surgery and time of study. Patients were for the most part exceptionally happy with consequences of their technique, giving mean scores of no less than a 7.8 on a Likert-like size of 0 to 10 for their recuperating status, hair development in beneficiary regions, and general fulfillment with their surgeries. These scores were practically identical to mean scores gave by patients whose transplants included scalp benefactor sources. Conclusions FUE utilizing body hair can be a viable hair transplantation technique for a select patient populace of hirsute people who experience the ill effects of serious hairlessness or have deficient scalp benefactor hold. Level of Evidence: 4![Graphic][1]</img> Therapeutic [10.1093/asj/sjw110][2] [1]:/insert/inline-realistic 1.gif [2]:/query/doi/10.1093/asj/sjw110Background Body hair shafts from the facial hair, trunk, and furthest points can be utilized to treat sparseness when patients have lacking measures of scalp benefactor hair, yet reports in the writing concerning utilization of body hair to treat hairlessness are limited to case reports. Targets This study expected to survey the result of body hair transplanted to bare regions of the scalp in chose patients. Strategies From 2005 through 2011, 122 patients preselected for sufficient body hair had benefactor hair transplanted from the whiskers, trunk, and the furthest points to the scalp by follicular unit extraction (FUE) by the creator at a solitary focus. All patients were messaged studies to survey surgical results and general fulfillment. Comes about Seventy-nine patients (64.8%) reacted with an interim of 2.9 years between date of last surgery and time of review. Patients were by and large extremely happy with aftereffects of their strategy, giving mean scores of no less than a 7.8 on a Likert-like size of 0 to 10 for their mending status, hair development in beneficiary ranges, and general fulfillment with their surgeries. These scores were equivalent to mean scores gave by patients whose transplants included scalp contributor sources. Conclusions FUE utilizing body hair can be a compelling hair transplantation technique for a select patient populace of hirsute people who experience the ill effects of extreme sparseness or have insufficient scalp giver save. Level of Evidence: 4![Graphic][1]</img> Therapeutic [10.1093/asj/sjw110][2] [1]:/insert/inline-realistic 1.gif [2]:/query/doi/10.1093/asj/sjw110