Are Thin Hair Shafts a Problem For Facial Hair Transplants?

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  • tbtadmin
    Inactive
    • Sep 2008
    • 524

    Are Thin Hair Shafts a Problem For Facial Hair Transplants?

    This is in regards to facial hair restoration.* My father could grow a good goatee and moustache, but he had no sideburns. I’ve got that same stupid gene, only a much much worse version of it. I have, for all intents and purposes no hair on the sides of my face. I only have a [...]

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  • Dr. Glenn Charles
    IAHRS Recommended Hair Transplant Surgeon
    • Nov 2008
    • 2419

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    Thinner hairs can be used on the face and sideburn areas. In general thinner/finer hairs are easier to make look natural. However, the patient may need to have more grafts placed in a particular area to create more density.
    I personnaly prefer to use finer hairs in the sideburn region. They tend to lay more flat and stay in the proper direction compared to more coarse hairs.
    Dr. Glenn Charles
    Member, International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons
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