Whether, you opt for FUHT (strip harvesting) or a BHT (body hair transplant) there are ways you can help
get better result for yourself.
1. In body hair transplant it makes sense to use the anagen (i.e. actively growing) hair.
Hair passes through 3 stages in each growth cycle.
(a). Anagen – active growth phase.
(b). Catagen – resting phase.
(c). Telogen – dormant phase.

Using the anagen hair mostly from body donor areas helps hasten the actual growth of the hair once they
are transplanted to the scalp. It may also decrease the chances of hair being shed off initially (to go into
resting/dormant phase) and then re-growing at a later date. For this, it is advisable that you shave off
(do not wax/pluck) the body hair donor area 2-3 days prior to your scheduled body hair transplant
procedure. Once you shave off, 2-3 days later, only those hairs would have grown which are in the
active growth phase. This way the doctor will be able to choose your anagen (actively growing)
hair for the transplant.

2. In case you are proceeding with a strip FUHT procedure, your biggest concern would be the width of
the strip scar in your donor area. The one factor whereby you can help in making the strip scar really thin
is by trying to increase the elasticity of the donor area of your scalp. This can be done by a few simple
exercises daily for a few days/week before your hair transplant. You can massage the skin in the donor
area i.e. just behind and between both your ears. You can gently roll, pinch or pull the skin to get the benefits.
And you can do it at any time of the day. A few days of this massaging has been known to increase the
scalp elasticity in the donor area significantly. Increased scalp elasticity helps by reducing the chances of
widening of the strip suture line.

3. If you have any chronic illness like Diabetes, hypertension, metabolic disorders etc., please inform
your hair transplant doctor about the same. As long as your illness is well controlled by use of
medications, hair transplant can be safely carried out.

Example: You may have been diagnosed to be a Diabetic (and had raised blood sugar levels). If your
treating physician has prescribed medications for you and your current blood sugar levels are within
normal range, you can proceed with your hair transplant.