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    Glossary Body Hair

    hair that grows on the human body excluding the scalp

    Body hair refers to the hair that grows on various parts of the human body, excluding the scalp. It includes hair on the arms, legs, chest, back, and pubic area. This type of hair can vary in texture, color, and density among individuals and is influenced by factors such as genetics, hormones, and age. Body hair serves various functions, including providing insulation, reducing friction, and playing a role in sensory perception.

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    1. Use of Body Hair and Beard Hair in Hair Restoration Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America · 2013 · 28 citations
    2. Sex hormone levels and body hair growth in !Kung San and Kavango men from Namibia American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1993 · 25 citations
    3. Body to scalp: Evolving trends in body hair transplantation Indian Dermatology Online Journal · 2017 · 22 citations
    4. Body Hair Transplant by Follicular Unit Extraction: My Experience With 122 Patients Aesthetic Surgery Journal · 2016 · 18 citations
    5. Distribution of Body Hair in Young Australian Women and Associations With Serum Androgen Concentrations The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2020 · 12 citations
    6. Physiological changes in scalp, facial and body hair after the menopause: a cross-sectional population-based study of subjective changes British Journal of Dermatology · 2010 · 10 citations
    7. Body hair transplantation in vitiligo Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery · 2013 · 9 citations
    8. On the geographies of hair: Exploring the entangled margins of the bordered body Progress in Human Geography · 2019 · 8 citations
    9. Use of body and beard donor hair in surgical treatment of androgenic alopecia Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery · 2013 · 7 citations
    10. Isolated Body Hair Loss: An Unusual Presentation of Lichen Planopilaris Skin appendage disorders · 2016 · 6 citations
    11. Body hair transplantation: Case report of successful outcome Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery · 2013 · 6 citations
    12. Letter: Body Hair Transplant into Wide Donor Scar Dermatologic Surgery · 2008 · 6 citations
    13. Body hair transplant: An additional source of donor hair in hair restoration surgery Indian Journal of Dermatology · 2007 · 4 citations
    14. The Use of Body Hair with Scalp Hair for “Combination Grafting” to Enhance Visual Density of Hair Transplantation and Increase Coverage in Advanced Alopecia Hair transplant forum international · 2018 · 3 citations
    15. 69 Follicular Unit Excision to Harvest Body Hair Hair Transplantation · 2022 · 1 citations
    16. Lack of Scalp and Body Hair on an 11-Month-Old Girl Pediatric dermatology · 2010 · 1 citations
    17. Commentary on: Body Hair Transplant by Follicular Unit Extraction: My Experience With 122 Patients Aesthetic Surgery Journal · 2016 · 1 citations
    18. O15: Determination of EtG in body hair samples for monitoring of teetotalism: A suitable alternative to scalp hair locks? 2014 · 1 citations
    19. Cyberspace Chat: Body hair and finasteride therapy in men International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery · 2011
    20. Spironolactone Reduces Facial and Body Hair in Women with Hirsutism Inpharma · 1986
    21. Suprapubic Hair as a Supplementary Donor Source in Body Hair Follicular Unit Extraction: A Case Report Cureus · 2026
    22. Beard and Body Hair Transplantation by Follicular Unit Excision Using a Skin-Responsive Device: A Multicenter Study Dermatologic Surgery · 2023
    23. The Value of Long Hair Preview in Body Hair Transplantation Hair transplant forum international · 2022
    24. 34979 Medical therapies and commercial products used by transgender men to enhance facial and body hair Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2022
    25. Reply to early onset effluvium secondary to COVID-19 and body-hair effluvium Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2021
    26. The effects of total laser pubic hair removal on sexual functions, body perception and self-esteem in women The European Research Journal · 2019 · 3 citations
    27. Does Hair Loss Impact Mood, Self-esteem, Body Image, and Quality of Life in Patients of Androgenetic Alopecia? Annals of Indian Psychiatry · 2025
    28. Unwanted Body Hair and Its Removal: A Review Dermatologic surgery · 1999 · 57 citations
    29. A childhood case of trichotillomania associated with body dysmorphic disorder and stigmatization due to outstanding red hair International Journal of Trichology · 2013 · 1 citations
    30. Counteraction of Cortisone Inhibition of Body, Hair and Thymus Growth by Vitamin B12 and Aureomycin. Experimental biology and medicine · 1951 · 17 citations