Physique Hair Transplants of 10,000 Grafts

I’ll replace this submit with extra physique hair transplant (BHT) megasession outcomes as I get suggestions. Nonetheless, earlier than you contemplate physique hair transplants to the scalp, you want to concentrate on their main limitations.

Physique Hair Transplant Limitations

1. The expansion charge of transplanted physique hair on the scalp could be very unreliable. It is best to go in with the expectation that plenty of grafts might be wasted and by no means take.
2. Apart from beard hair, most physique hair is way thinner than scalp hair.
3. The price of a physique hair transplant process is considerably increased than the price of a FUE or FUT hair transplant. The physique hair extraction course of is extra labor intensive and is inclined to increased transection charges.
4. You may get some scarring within the physique space from the place the grafts are eliminated. Particularly if the surgeon is inexperienced. Minor hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation is all the time potential.
5. The physique hair might stand out out of your scalp hair by way of curliness, size and general texture. The expansion cycle of physique hair additionally differs considerably from scalp hair.

Having stated all of the above, I’ve seen a lot of spectacular physique hair transplant earlier than and after outcomes over time. I’ve lengthy needed to current just a few profitable megasession BHT circumstances, however delayed until now.

I used to be reminded of this topic when on a latest BTT present chat, an individual named “Robert Hellner” proclaimed that he was delighted together with his 6,500 graft BHT process. All of his grafts got here from his beard.

Physique Hair Sort and Anagen Period

Several types of physique hair have completely different anagen progress section length. Wholesome scalp hair has an anagen section that lasts from 2-6 years. Most forms of physique hair have a considerably shorter length anagen section. The beneath desk and picture are from the next paper.

Background

I lined the topic of physique hair transplants just a few instances within the early years of this weblog. When BHT grew to become fashionable round 15 years in the past, I used to be very excited. Like plenty of balding males, I’ve an extreme quantity of physique hair. At one level, I even thought that that is virtually a hair loss treatment for a lot of males with extreme physique hair.

Nonetheless, afterward, it grew to become evident that for a majority of individuals, the outcomes weren’t all the time assured. In line with most surgeons, solely beard hair and chest hair signify appropriate donor zones for physique hair.

Some surgeons corresponding to Dr. John Cole solely suggest beard hair pretty much as good and dependable sufficient to transplant in sizable amount. On the different excessive, some surgeons go all out and use virtually all forms of physique hair (together with armpit, again, pubic and thigh hair). Maybe hoping that not less than a portion of it grows with some type of regularity? There are these days 100s of surgeons who carry out physique hair transplants.

On a humorous observe, do you know that Jeff Bezos’ grandfather grew his butt hair on his thumb after a pores and skin graft process? And the transplanted butt hair saved rising until he died. It even needed to be shaved off the thumb usually.

If a affected person with inadequate scalp donor hair desires to additionally use physique hair, most surgeons mix the 2 forms of hair throughout a hair transplant process. The physique hair often acts as a filler, and isn’t implanted within the entrance of the scalp.

Physique Hair Transplant Megasessions

On this submit, I’ll attempt to accumulate some earlier than and after images and movies of sufferers who obtained BHT megasessions of near 10,000 grafts (or extra). Be aware that there are between 90,000 to 150,000 hairs on a human head.

The quantity varies relying on hair colour and genetics. The everlasting donor area of the scalp solely has round 12,500 hairs (6,000 folliclar models) which might be transplantable. One human scalp hair follicular unit (graft) can include 1, 2, 3 or 4 hair follicles, with 2 being the most typical. Most physique hair grafts include only one follicle.

Dr. Arvind Poswal

The worldwide chief in BHT hair transplant procedures might be Dr. Arvind Poswal of India. He has been performing them for nearly 20 years. I beforehand lined his 2013 presentation on physique hair transplants. Additionally see his 12 months 2007 thread on BHT on Hairsite.

Dr. Poswal advantages from India’s huge 1.4 billion inhabitants, which incorporates plenty of males with extreme physique hair. Quite a lot of different Indian hair transplant surgeons have turn into physique hair transplant consultants lately.

The identical can’t be stated with regards to equally populous neighboring China, the place physique hair transplants are usually not as widespread. Chest hair and again hair is extraordinarily uncommon in East Asian males, whereas beard hair is commonly minimal. Nonetheless, do observe that even amongst East Asian genotypes, there are uncommon exceptions.

On Hairsite’s archives, you may see 200 earlier than and after outcomes of Dr. Poswal’s sufferers overlaying the years 2004-2009. Round one-third of those embrace some physique hair. On his personal web site, Dr. Poswal’s earlier than and after images and movies are much more intensive:

In all of his giant circumstances the place physique hair is moved, the hair transplant includes a mixture of each scalp hair and physique hair. That is the norm for all surgeons. Dr. Poswal not too long ago advised me that he has even executed some uncommon 10,000 graft BHT procedures throughout a number of separate periods. If he sends me images of any such megasession physique hair transplants, I’ll add them right here.

You’ll be able to take a look at Dr. A’s Hair Restoration YouTube channel for newer outcomes.

Spectacular BHT Outcomes of 5,000-10,000 Grafts

• An attention-grabbing 2013 case presentation from Dr. Venkataraman Mysore of India entailed 8,900 physique hair grafts, of which none had been beard hair. Furthermore, the affected person was 63 years previous when he began, and he underwent 10 complete BHT procedures! These included chest, stomach, thigh, arm and again hairs so as of amount.
• Eugenix Hair Sciences of India appears to have turn into a world main clinic with regards to performing physique hair to go hair transplants. Considered one of their latest sufferers received 8,000 beard hair grafts moved to the scalp. See considered one of their lead surgeon Dr. Arika Bansal’s video overview of BHT beneath:

• Maybe the earliest documented case of a BHT affected person was Australian FUE pioneer Dr. Ray Woods’ affected person “Roman”. Between 1998 and 2000, he obtained: 2000 donor head hair; 1500 beard hair; and 4,500 chest plus stomach plus again hair. For a web complete of 8,000 single follicular models, of which 6,000 had been physique hair.
• Dr. Sanusi Umar of the US is among the many world’s most skilled surgeons with regards to BHT. On his YouTube channel, yow will discover circumstances going way back to 2008, His newest physique hair transplant circumstances concerned over 6,000 grafts, together with 4,500 from the beard. See his report from 2016 that analyzed 122 circumstances of physique hair to scalp transplants that he carried out from 2005-2011.
• In my submit on US-based Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, I confirmed a video of a affected person with 3,000 again hairs moved to the scalp. It’s value watching in its entirety. Sadly, Dr. Epstein has not too long ago turn into a bit much less optimistic in regards to the success charge of physique hair transplants.