Eyelash Transplantation Using Leg Hair by Follicular Unit Extraction

Abstract

Summary:Fine hairs of the head and nape areas have been used as donor sources in eyelash transplantation but are straight, coarse, and grow rapidly, requiring frequent eyelash maintenance. This is the first reported case of eyelash transplantation by follicular unit extraction using leg hair as a donor source; findings were compared with that of another patient who underwent a similar procedure with donor hairs from the nape area. Although both patients reported marked improvement in fullness of eyelashes within 3 months postsurgery, the transplanted leg hair eyelashes required less frequent trimming (every 5–6 weeks) compared with nape hair eyelashes (every 2–3 weeks). Additionally, in leg hair eyelashes, the need for perming to sustain a natural looking eyelash curl was eliminated. Eyelash transplantation using leg donor hair in hirsute women may result in good cosmetic outcomes and require less maintenance compared with nape donor hair.

Modified single‐hair follicular unit grafting to esthetically restore eyelashes in Asians

“…The eyebrow, temporal scalp, occipital scalp, leg hair, and nasal vibrissae have been reported examples of donor area. 15 Scalp hairs tend to be straight and grow rapidly, which demands regular maintenance as trimming and curling. Leg hair and nasal vibrissae tend to grow slower, while curling is also indispensible to prevent trichiasis.…”

Hair diameter evaluation in different regions of the safe donor area in Asian populations

“…Excluding exceptional cases, male pattern baldness and female pattern hair loss generally require transplantation with the thickest donor hair available. In contrast, female hairline correction, eyebrow, and eyelash transplantation require the thinnest hairs possible . Thinner or thicker hair should be obtained depending on the specific purpose of the surgery, transplantation site, and thickness of pre‐existing hairs in the frontal hairline.…”

Body Hair Transplant by Follicular Unit Extraction: My Experience With 122 Patients

“… 5 , 7 This treatment is intended to shorten the telogen phase by inducing follicles resting in the telogen phase to begin the anagen phase, 15 as well as lengthen the anagen phase and increase hair caliber. 16 About 7 to 10 days before surgery for nonbeard BHT (or 2-3 days for beard BHT), donor areas are shaved bare to identify late-phase anagen hair, 1 , 5 - 7 , 12 , 13 based on the phototrichogram method described by Saitoh et al 17 for anagen hair quantification.…”

“…Although the application of BHT to treat baldness is promising, reports in the literature have been confined to case reports. 2 - 8 , 12 , 13 The objectives of the current article are to present the author's experience in a large series of patients who have undergone BHT using FUE, define suitable candidates selected for the procedure, illustrate the use of different donor and recipient areas, and provide information on patient satisfaction with the procedure and outcomes.…”