28 citations
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  August 2013   in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America”    Body and beard hair can be used for hair restoration in severely bald patients, but the technique is complex and costly.  
     
           4 citations
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  January 2007   in “Indian Journal of Dermatology”    Body hair can be used as an extra source of donor hair in hair restoration surgery for people with severe hair loss.  
               November 2010   in “SciVee”        
           2 citations
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  May 2010   in “Hair transplant forum international”    Different hair restoration techniques like follicular unit extraction, scalp reduction, and body hair transplantation can improve results for patients unhappy with their initial surgery, but they also have potential risks.  
     
           6 citations
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  March 2008   in “Dermatologic Surgery”    Transplanting chest hair into scars can effectively treat wide donor scars from hair restoration surgery.