Do you want to know what a Body Hair Transplant is? Body Hair Transplant or Body Hair to Head transplant, is a hair transplantation done using an advanced Follicular Unit Extraction technique by harvesting excess body hair and implanting it into bald or thinning sections of the scalp. It must be performed by skilled specialists holding years of experience in performing body hair transplants.
As per Dr. Urvashi Chandra, hair transplant surgeon at Chandra Clinic, the donor areas include beard, chest, legs, underarms, back, and stomach. Although it's technically possible to extract hair from any body part for conducting Body Hair Transplant in Delhi, most hair transplant surgeons choose to transfer hair from the chest and abdomen, or potentially the beard. That’s because these areas have hair closely matching the properties of scalp hair and so provide natural-looking results. If it’s possible, hair transplant surgeons may even extract hair available on the sides or back of the scalp to supplement the hair extracted from the body to provide optimal, desired results.
Benefits of Body Hair Transplant
- This a ray of hope for people suffering from extreme baldness or have poor scalp donors and want restoration of their lost hair
- Serves wonders for people needing whole coverage in a single sitting, those who have depleted scalps following unsuccessful hair transplants, and those having donor retrograde diminishing of scalp donor
- A no-stitch, FUE technique is used
- Painless and precise hair transplant technique
- Impressive, long-lasting results when powered with PRP hair therapy and follicular suspension
- Enhances self-confidence and self-esteem
- The use of FDA-approved technologies ensures safety and efficacy
- Quick recovery and results.
When is it performed?
People, especially men, who have sparse reserve or very thin hair on their back or sides of the scalp are not a candidate for a standard hair transplantation. These people with severe baldness, even with Type VI and VII alopecia, can still achieve a head full of thick, healthy hair with a body hair transplant. Body hair transplant is only reserved for such cases.
Sometimes, a Body Hair Transplant is done to heal and effectively improve coverage of the scarred donor sites after a hair transplant by strip method. Also, it can be done to restore natural hair growth in areas like eyebrows, beard, or moustache for people having no or sparse hair growth in such areas.
Step-by-Step Procedure of Body Hair to Head Transplant
Body Hair transplant is a day-long, in-depth surgery. Here’s what to expect from the day spent in body hair transplant surgery:
- Preparation for hair transplantation
Before the hair transplant surgery, the candidates need to get their heads shaved so that the surgeon can see the directions and angles of their natural hair growth. This allows the implantation of new hair grafts in a way that leads to a natural blend. Shaving can be done within 24 hours before the surgery, it’s best to allow the surgeon to do it to avoid accidental shaving of hair too close to the scalp skin and complications of the hair graft extraction process.
- Providing local anaesthesia
An anesthesiologist will inject a local numbing agent in the area of the body from which hair grafts will be extracted. This allows the surgeon to perform the extraction step painlessly and ensure the candidate feels no discomfort.
- Extracting the donor hair follicles
In Body Hair Transplant, donor hair follicles are extracted using a Micro Punch device. This device is available in varying diameters from 0.7mm to 1.25mm. It is used to create micro punctures in the skin around the individual hair follicles and extract the hair bulbs with the help of delicate forceps. The extraction process is very precise and results in pinpoint scarring that isn’t noticeable after recovery from a body hair transplant. The extracted hair follicle bulb is placed in a solution that provides ideal levels of humidity, temperature, and moisture to the graft.
- Harvesting the hair grafts
The extracted hair grafts are separated into groups that are characterised by their size, thickness, and number of hairs in every hair follicle bulb. Hair follicles having two or more hair strands are prioritised for implantation as they will help create fuller, thicker-looking hair on the scalp.
- Preparation of scalp for implantation
Local anaesthesia is administered into the recipient area of the scalp. Once the site is numb, the surgeon makes multiple micro-incisions in the area of the scalp where it is intended to place the donor hair follicles.
- Placing the hair grafts
After making the incisions, the surgeon manually implants the recipient areas of the scalp with individual hair follicles. This is done precisely and patiently. Each hair follicle bulb is implanted 1 mm below the surface of intradermal layers of the scalp.
- End of the surgery
Once the entire recipient area is covered with donor hair follicle bulbs, the surgeon bandages the scalp for protection. Next, the surgeon provides a set of specific instructions to be followed for a quick and smooth recovery and to ensure optimal results from body hair transplant.
- Recovery
Following body hair transplant, the transplanted hair falls out at around 2 weeks and then the new hair naturally grows in the recipient area at three months. Thereafter, the hair keeps growing for a lifetime.
The recovery of the donor site usually takes place in approximately 2 weeks. FUE hair transplantation recovery lasts for about 1-2 weeks. On average, the candidates can expect to return to work after a week of surgery. One can talk to Dr. Urvashi Chandra, Hair Transplant Surgeon in Delhi at Chandra Clinic to learn more on recovery and body hair transplant cost.
Post-operative care
- Avoid washing hair for the initial 48 hours post-surgery. Gentle head wash is allowed only on the third day after the surgery.
- Throughout the recovery, avoid smoking as it delays healing.
- Sleep on your back using a neck pillow, with your head elevated at a 45-degree angle to reduce swelling.
- Apply an ice pack or use cold compresses to relieve post-surgical swelling.
- Have a healthy diet and make sure to incorporate enough Vitamin B, calcium, magnesium, and other hair-growth-stimulating nutrients.
For achieving optimal results of body hair transplants, choose the team of Chandra Clinic today
At Chandra Clinic, body hair transplantation is highly standardised and modern. The clinic appoints the best, skilled surgeons who have the knowledge and extreme expertise as well as aesthetic sense to perform body hair-to-head transplantation.
Contact the experts today at the clinic for more details!
