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Thanks for your question. Hair is just like any other human organ (i.e. heart, kidney) and could be transplanted from other people. However, the recipient of the organ transplant needs to take anti-rejection medications. This treatment is generally not without its complications. In fact, the use of anti-rejection medication tends to suppress the immune system and can create many serious side effects.

If the donor organ is more like a vital organ or something you cannot live without, like your heart, an organ transplant is justified but for hair transplantation, it is generally not that practical. There are reports from people who have had hair transplants from other people while on anti-rejection medications with some success, however, as I stated, it is not something that I recommend to my patients at the US Hair Restoration.