Replacing Facial Hair

ABSTRACT

The face is the second most common area for hair transplantation after the scalp. Areas that are transplanted include eyebrows, eyelashes, moustaches, beards, temples and temporal points, as well as scars either traumatic or the side effect of cosmetic procedures such as rhytidectomies or brow lifts. The hair is harvested from the same area as the hair that is transplanted to the head. For this reason, it grows longer than nongrafted facial hair and must be trimmed regularly. Occasionally, hair lower in the neck region is harvested, which is finer than occipital hair; however, because of movement in the neck area, the scars are often larger. Body hair has been suggested as donor hair but is not recommended because it spends as much as 85% of its time in the telogen phase.

KEYWORDS

Transplanting eyebrows - transplanting eyelashes - transplanting moustaches - transplanting beards - transplanting temples and temporal points - transplanting scars

REFERENCES

• 1 Barrera A. Gandelman M's French needle technique. In: The Art of Micrografting and Minigrafting. St. Louis, MO; Quality Medical Publishing Inc 2002: 178-180
• 2 Gandelman M. Eyelash reconstruction.  Hair Transplant Forum Int. 1996;  6 18
• 3 Barrera A. The Art of Micrografting and Minigrafting. St. Louis, MO; Quality Medical Publishing Inc 2002: 153-157