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Curious as to why can't we use body hair to transplant on head?

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Different growth: Body hair can be transplanted to the head, but it grows to a different length and may not look like the scalp hair when it grow out.

Answered 6/3/2013

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A member asked:

Curious as to why can't we use body hair to transplant on head?

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Dr. David Sire answered

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