Leg Hair to Hairline - Dr. U’s Patient Provides His 9 Year Update

[Abbie]

Dr. U’s patient, also known as “Sofarsogood” (on the hair transplant forums) is the world’s first recorded case where leg hair was transplanted as grafts for hairline restoration. He had undergone strip surgery at another clinic. Due to the thickness of hair that was used, the edge of his hairline developed a very pluggy looking appearance. He attempted to keep this hidden by growing the front layers of his hair long and keeping it combed forward. Ultimately he decided to undergo a hair transplant repair surgery and chose Dr. U as his surgeon.

 

Using his signature UGraft technology, Dr. U extracted 1025 grafts of leg hair. These were inserted into a 0.5-1.0 cm margin around the patient’s hairline.

 

Why Leg Hair?

 

Leg hair is much thinner compared to regular head hair. This quality is then able to render a softness which closely resembles the edges of natural hairlines and temples.

 

Because the hairline and temples frame the face, they tend to receive considerable attention from other people. A common complaint that patients express is receiving stares by onlookers which are directed at their surgically crafted hairline.

 

The use of thick hairs tends to produce very precise edging which can look rather contrived. Leg hair, on the other hand is able to create the the irregular fuzzy contour which borders the hairlines and temples of those unaffected by pattern hair loss.

 

Patient After 9 Years

 

“Sofarsogood” underwent his hairline restoration back in 2006. His procedure was even featured in JAMA Dermatology in an article published by Dr. U called, “The Transplanted Hairline: Leg Hair For Improvement.” At the four year point, the patient’s hairline continued to thrive.

 

This year of 2015 is the 9th year following the patient’s surgery. He has recently contacted us and sent these photos showing how his hairline has held up in all these years.

 

 

Read more about his update and the longevity of body hair grafts here.