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| Body hair transplant (BHT): |
| Procedure: |
| Essentially it is FUT
(Follicular Unit Extraction) but often bulky
soft tissue underneath and without strong
bony support make it difficult than that from
the scalp. Usual sites are Chest and Back.
Other body hair can be taken but “wet
zones” like arm pit, pubic area have
specialized glands which may make scalp smell
after transplant and ingrown hair at donor
site can be more troublesome in “wet
zones” and also in leg. |
| Advantages: |
Esp. valuable
when scalp donor is exhausted
Minimal evidence of scaring |
| Disadvantages: |
Slow procedure
and very taxing for surgeon
Lesser yield with present instrumentations
Local anesthesia is tedious
At times slow to grow, may not grow long &
thick enough
May leave pigmented or Hypo pigmented dots
in donor site esp. in dark skin |
| Pre
Operative |
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| Pre
Operative |
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| Post
Operative 5 months |
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