Body Hair transplant – Main facts to consider before using beard or chest hair graft

There are many patients coming from different countries who require grafts more than what their scalp can donate in single sitting . So they want the option of grafts from beard or chest to cover large area in same sitting of hair transplant . But you have to consider following facts regarding body hair transplant 

Types of Body Hair Transplant:

1. Beard grafts:  are thicker than scalp hair grafts. But most of scalp grafts are having 2 or 3 hair but 90 % beard grafts have one hair. So effectively 1000 beard grafts = 600 – 700 scalp grafts. But good thing is that they can become longer like scalp hair. Single session harvest limit is 1500 – 2000 depending on density of Beard.
2. Chest hair grafts – they are thinner than scalp grafts. There are more chances of residual scars in chest after harvesting grafts. Their hair length does not go beyond 1.5 inch. In few studies it has been found that they can grow longer but in most of patients it is maximal length they can achieve. because of this fact 1000 chest grafts = 400 scalp grafts . Single time harvesting limit is 1000 – 1500 grafts in most cases.
3. The graft numbers in active anagen stage varies for body hair . While 80 – 85 % beard grafts grow simultaneously to provide you a result but other body hair may not regrow in such numbers . Active anagen may be in less than 50 % body hair at a particular time. So The surgery result and density appears low even after so many chest hair and other body hair .

So in our opinion we should use scalp hair in multiple sessions rather than considering hair from the body if scalp donor area is adequate. If scalp donor area is not adequate we can select beard hair as donor. But we should not use chest or leg hair or any other body hair if donor area is available in your scalp and beard.

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