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World
Exclusive:
Astounding Discovery with Body Hair To Scalp Transplantation,
A
New Reality
in Cutting Edge
Hair Restoration Technique |
Dr. Ray Woods & Dr.
Angela Campbell, Sydney, Australia
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Another
world's FIRST from Dr. Woods & Dr. Campbell
Individuals with extensive thinning and limited donor hair may now be blessed
with a second chance for a full head of hair again if they have sufficient body
hair, thanks to Dr. Woods and Dr. Campbell for pioneering yet
another world's first in hair transplantation.
Why
body hair?
| Transplanting
body hair to scalp has been a topic of interest for years.
Traditional hair transplantation relies exclusively on
donor hair from the back of the patient's head (see
picture to the right). Individuals with depleted or
insufficient donor hair are rarely considered as
candidates for hair transplants. Being able to tap into
body hair as a donor source for hair transplantation would
certainly open the doors to thousands who would otherwise
not be able to consider hair transplant as an
option. |
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Scientific
Studies
Over
the years, researchers have studied the significance of
transferring hair to different regions of the body. For example,
at the 10th anniversary meeting of the International Society of
Hair Restoration Surgery, Dr. Tom Hwang reported on the yield and
resulting characteristics of hairs transplanted to anatomically
different regions of the body. It was reported that hairs
transplanted to a completely different anatomical site take on the
physical characteristics of the recipient site. Similarly, Jung Chul Kim, MD and his team of researchers in Korea showed that when scalp hair is moved to the leg or other extremity, the hair will not grow as fast or as
long in the new site. Based on these studies, one might
hypothesize that hairs transplanted to the scalp from the chest
might take on the characteristics of hairs in the recipient site
and begin to grow much longer.
Hypothesis
Turned Clinically Proven Reality
| Widely
recognized for their micro-surgical hair transplant
technique where individual follicular units are isolated
without using scalpels or requiring any removal of
surrounding tissue in the donor site, Dr. Woods and
Dr. Campbell in Australia were also the first in the world
to prove on actual hair transplant patients that chest
hair can indeed be a viable donor source for hair
transplantation. In 2002, Dr. Woods and Dr. Campbell
unveiled a series of photos of Justin and
demonstrated to the world first successful attempt to transplant
chest hair to scalp with cosmetically acceptable
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Justin -
before chest to scalp transplantation
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Justin:
A Challenge
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to becoming Dr. Woods and Dr. Campbell's patient, Justin
had undergone several large punch graft hair transplants
as well as artificial hair implants which caused severe
infections. The back of Justin's head had been severely
scarred and depleted of usable donor hair. His frontal
hairline was sparse with a noticeable and uneven scar from
previous procedures. The rest of his scalp was
predominantly bald. With little scalp donor hair to work
with, Dr. Woods and Dr. Campbell decided to use Justin's
chest hair for the purpose of the corrective procedure. In
December 2000, Dr. Woods and Dr. Campbell transplanted
1,200 grafts of chest hair to Justin's scalp. Dr. Woods
and Dr. Campbell first performed this type of body hair
transplantation in 1998. Since then the technique has been
refined and improved on several other patients. Justin was
the first publicly documented case of body hair transplant
patient in the world. |
100% micro-surgical
Intra-operative photo
This
is a photo of another body
hair transplantation patient.
Donor site = patient's back.
Hair takes on characteristics
of normal scalp hair when
transplanted to the scalp.
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