Body Hair Transplant (BHT)

Body Hair Transplant (BHT) relocates follicles from the chest, back, arms, or legs to the scalp when scalp donor supply is insufficient.

When It's Considered

• Advanced hair loss (Norwood 6-7) where the scalp donor area can't meet the graft need
• Patients whose scalp donor area has already been largely used by previous transplants

Limitations

• Body hair generally has a finer caliber and shorter anagen phase than scalp hair, so transplanted body hair may not grow as long or may feel different in texture.
• Growth angle and cycle differ from scalp hair, so it's typically used for "filler" purposes rather than in highly visible areas like the hairline.
• Extraction is done one hair at a time, making it time-intensive and generally requiring specially trained, experienced surgeons.