Vellus Body Hair to Scalp Transplantation

Recipient co-dominance is becoming increasingly evident in the context of BHT at least anecdotally... "Co-dominance" in the sense that not all characteristics will undergo modulation following a change in location. Even so, it is likely that the characteristics that do undergo modulation do so to a certain extent. Of these characteristics, hair cycle which affects hair length and density are most likely affected. It is yet to emerge that hair caliber is one of the characteristics to undergo modulation solely on the virtue of location change.

It remains to be seen what will become of vellus body hair that has been relocated to the scalp. Anecdotally however, it is not likely that vellus body hair would undergo favorable caliber transformation solely on the basis of relocation to the scalp without the introduction of a substantial iatrogenic influence. Another scenario that may influence such an experiment would be the factors responsible for the miniaturization of the body hair in the first place and to what extent these are reversed upon relocation

Also, the term recipient "co-dominance" would be an apt one given that donor dominance in the context of DHT sensitivity continues to hold true.

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