Taking Hair from the “UnSafe” Zone for Hair Transplantation

This [tag]hair loss[/tag] question was answered by  Dr. Glenn Charles of Florida  who is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians.   His professional answer is below.

How often do patients ask [tag]hair transplant[/tag] doctor to take hair from the unsafe areas of the sides and back of the head?   Could  this hair be susceptible to the effects of [tag]DHT[/tag] ([tag]dihydrotestosterone[/tag])  and use that for the front? Is this common at all? Thanks!

In my experience this is not very common. Most [tag]hair restoration[/tag]  patients trust the doctor to only take donor from an area that is most likely permanent. If a patient is already having hair loss or [tag]thinning  hair[/tag] and the doctor feels that it is due to [tag]male pattern baldness[/tag] ([tag]mpb[/tag]), it would not make sense to take donor tissue from an area that may be lost later.

Dr. Glenn Charles, D.O.

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