Thank you for taking the time to read this. I am almost 30 years old and have NEVER NEVER EVER grown a thick patch of hair under my underarms. I am really insecure about this and would love to know more information about my options for any type of procedure. This is very serious because me over anyalzing it everyday is affecting me. I am married and my wife does not care, but I do. I do not grow facial hair that much either but I am ok with that. I just would love to have a full patch of hair under both my underarms. It would be a dream of mine. Thanks again for reading.
Although not a procedure we would usually do, hair can absolutely be transplanted to your underarm (armpit) area. If we would use scalp hair for this type of procedure, it will have the characteristics of scalp hair. The good news is that the glands that come with it should not put out much perspiration so lack of deodorant shouldn’t be an issue. Pubic hair would work, but again it is different than scalp hair. I would want to assess your hair characteristics if we meet (as you indicated you are local to my Los Angeles office, this would be good use of your time).
The underarms normally have apocrine glands (producing the odor that drives women crazy). From Wikipedia — “These glands produce sweat that contain organic molecules (lipids and proteins) and pheromones. Mainly present on the face, in the armpits, and around the genital area, their activity is the main cause of sweat odor, due to the bacteria that break down the organic compounds in the sweat.”
You can call 800-NEW-HAIR or fill out our form to be contacted and we’ll setup a free consultation with myself or Dr Pak so the issue you’re having can be examined and a plan for getting your underarms hairier can be made.
The galeatomy has been around for years. For those of you who do not know, above the skull lies the periosteum (the living membrane above the bone) and then the galea. Above the galea lies the scalp, which is very mobile (try to move your scalp around and you will see just how mobile it is). The scalp has a clear blood supply coming from the front, sides, and back of your head. The blood supply lies above the galea, so cutting the galea makes no sense. It is not easy to get to the galea unless you cut open the scalp. We have done galeatomies years ago with scalp reductions and today’s hairline lowering procedures, and brow lifts will frequently dissect the galea as part of the mobilization of the scalp. As working below the galea is relatively bloodless, it is a terrific surgical plane to work in. Cutting the galea will not increase the blood supply to the scalp, but will just produce morbidity if it is done in isolation of some good surgical reason to do it.
