Nonscalp donor hair harvesting or body hair transplantation offers patients an additional
source of donor hair in cases when the scalp does not have an adequate supply for
the intended recipient area. The most common applications for nonscalp donor hair
are for patients with advanced hair loss or to camouflage scarring from prior hair
restoration procedures. For patients with available body hair, the beard is probably
the best source followed by the chest and abdomen. Combined, these sources may be
able to provide thousands of additional grafts for transplantation. Nonscalp hair
donor harvesting is technically challenging and should be performed by those with
extensive experience in follicular unit excision surgical techniques.
Keywords
nonscalp donor hair - body hair transplantation - follicular unit excision - linear
strip excision - chest hair - beard - torso - nonscalp FUE donor harvesting - caliber
