The Best Source of Donor Hair for Body Hair Transplant Surgery (BHT)

The below question was asked by a member of our Hair Loss Social Community and Discussion Forums and answered by “California”, patient advisor for recommended hair restoration surgeon Dr.Tejinder Bhatti:

Can body hair from the stomach area be transplanted to the scalp? What other sources have hair transplant surgeons had success with aside from beard and chest (both of which I have little of)?

Dr. Tejinder Bhatti believes that when it comes to body hair transplantation (BHT), “only ABC is GOOD!”. (A- Axillary, B- Beard, C-Chest). He is not fond of using any hair other than beard, chest and axilla (armpit) in this order of preference since leg, arm, belly hair, in his experience, take a long time to grow, if at all.

In darker racial groups he does not venture outside the ‘shadow area’ of the beard which lies on and behind the jawline and above the Adam’s apple due to the possible risk of visible scarring.

“California”
North America Representative and Patient Advisor for Dr. Tejinder Bhatti.
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David
Editorial Assistant and Forum Co-Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q & A Blog.

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