Body Hair Transplantation in Agra

What is the hair transplant donor?

In any hair transplant, there are two areas where surgery is done- the donor and the recipient. The donor area is the area from which hair is taken. The recipient is the bald area where hair is implanted.

A good donor area has the following features

  • The hair is similar in thickness to the original hair of the bald area
  • The donor area has a good number of hair, enough to replace the lost hair
  • The donor area is easy to harvest from without damaging the grafts
  • The hair grows as long as the scalp hair
  • The donor area does not leave any visible scars
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What are the different donor areas?

The donor areas used are

Apart from the occipital scalp of the back of the head, which is the most commonly used donor area, other areas include

  1. The beard, below the jawline
  2. The chest
  3. Others areas like pubis, arms (These are very rare)

Rarely, in very fair individuals, lower beard area over mandible has been used- but this cannot be done in brown black patients.

Why is the scalp the most preferred donor area?

The scalp is the most preferred donor area as it matches most closely with the lost hair. It grows long, up to 18-36 months (18-36 cm), and is easy to harvest from without leaving any visible scars. The scalp hair unit has 1-4 units and has more density per sq cm . It is also twice as thick as body hair & hence any transplant should use scalp hair as much as possible to get the best result.

How the chest hair as donor hair?

The chest is less preferred donor area because

  • The hairs are much thinner than the scalp- half the diameter as scalp hair
  • The hair units usually contain single hair
  • The hairs initially don’t grow as long as the scalp. It grows only for about 3 months( and hence 2-3 cms) in contrast to scalp hair which grows for 18 -36months( hence 18 -36cms or even longer)
  • The hairs are much more curly than the scalp
  • Body hair extraction takes longer.
  • Body hair extraction is more uncomfortable than scalp

Hence it is the third choice donor area after the scalp and beard. However when done properly it can give a good additional volume