Scalp hair restoration is still the most common and most practiced form of hair restoration in the world. But the human body has hair all over, and there are many people who need or desire restoration of facial hair, chest hair, or eyebrows.
Body hair restoration is a specialized subset of hair transplantation that can have results that are just as effective as scalp hair restoration when done correctly. In fact, at the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 30th World Congress on October 30th this year, body hair transplantation was one of the primary topics of discussion and exhibition.
In fact, body hair transplantation is growing so fast that facial hair transplantation made up 4% of surgical procedures in 2021 for men. While Advanced Medical Hair Institute (AMHI) specializes in male scalp hair restoration, these studies also showed that eyebrow transplantation made up 11% of hair transplantation surgeries.
How Are Body and Scalp Hair Transplantation Related?
Hair transplantation surgeries have been conducted for decades now, even with newer procedures like Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) and Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT). As surgeons, tools, and procedures have gained experience and practice in these procedures, they have gained data and knowledge that has allowed others to move the procedures to other parts of the body.
It’s also important to note that while hair follicles in different locations on the body do have differences, the overall effectiveness of FUT and FUE procedures is based on the transplantation of the entire follicular unit to a new location, which allows the hair follicles to remain intact.
The other important aspect of surgical hair transplantation of body hair is that it is the only permanent means of hair restoration, much the same as the scalp. That means that the years of effective practice in implementing these procedures on the scalp have provided a lot of the research and data that allowed body hair transplantation to reach the effectiveness and prominence it is now achieving.
Why Surgical Body Transplantation?
There are many means of covering up or making the most effective appearance possible with body hair loss, but the best of these non-surgical procedures lasts at most four or five years. Surgeons can take a detailed analysis of an individual’s specific needs, their body’s donor areas, and more to make a natural-looking, permanent solution to body hair loss.
A lot of non-surgical treatments can have lasting effects that surgical hair transplantation does not have as well. Some of the treatments include hormones, chemical-based creams or sprays, and other methods that ultimately can cause more harm than good, and still do not provide the permanent solution that people desire.
How Can AMHI Help?
While Advanced Medical Hair Institute does not specialize in body hair transplantation, Dr. Joseph Williams and his team do provide personalized, permanent hair restoration for men’s scalps in the Las Vegas area.
Scalp hair transplantation procedures have been practiced for longer and on more individuals than body hair transplantation. Because of that, scalp hair transplantation, when necessary or effective, can provide an effective means to improve self-confidence.
If you are concerned about your scalp hair loss, schedule a consultation with our office today to meet with Dr. Williams to identify the best course of action for your future hair restoration.
