Female Pubic area transplants supposedly on the rise?

[bullitnut]

Ive only ever seen one pubic transplant displayed on the forums and although its a very personal thing and not something most people are comfortable talking about i still can't help but wonder whether these types of procedures are actually that common. According to a recent UK newspaper article women are having them regularly but i'm not sure i believe it's as popular as the press makes out.
Doctors in South Korea have seen some 160 per cent rise in pubic hair transplants among women combating a rare condition, a report said.

Under the procedure, surgeons transplant hair from the heads of women to their pubic region.

The operation is particularly popular among Korean and Mongolian women, the mail online reported.

Atrichosis or hypotrichosis causes pubic hair loss.

The report cited one Korean clinic estimating that 10 per cent of Korean women have pubic atrichosis, which means they lack pubic hair but are otherwise healthy.

Many women suffer from psychological stress as pubic hair is seen as a sign of sexual health and fertility. Surgery is the only solution to the condition, the report said citing the journal Dermatologic Surgery.

The procedure starts at $2,000 and involves doctors taking hair from the head and inserting it into the pubic region, by inserting bulbs into the women's skin, according to the report.


The procedure takes two to four hours, but it may take a few sessions for the hair to take root.


After the hair transplant, women can grow their hair into a new shape, such as a, fan or diamond. Writing on their website, a spokesperson from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery said: "Loss of pubic hair is somewhat more common in East Asian women than in women of other ancestry and "Transplants of pubic hair may be considered as a procedure to help recover satisfactory self-esteem."

 

[topccat29]

What €™s important to understand is that this is a blog generated news item from refinery29. It €™s not actual reporting in fact it could have just been submitted to HARO (help a reporter out). It becomes an easy way to generate PR while also making it easier for those that need content.

Other hair related stories take the approach of paid for PR news releases. For about $100 you can generate and awful lot of PR which is good to know for those that need it.
Numbers can be so deceiving. Maybe last year only one woman had the pubic hair transplant and this year 10 women had it €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦..that €™s an increase of 1000% €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦..wow the demand seems amazing doesn €™t it €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦.it €™s only 10 women hardly what I would describe as demand.


For those interested in learning more about blog generated news which is often filled with so many inaccuracies that they become a waste of time I read an interesting book about 2 weeks ago.

€œTrust Me I €™m Lying € (Confessions of a Media Manipulator) Ryan Holiday €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦..it €™s a good read.


Bullinut your post is valuable because many read what they believe is news and information when in fact it is simply marketing and often times complete bullshit but when you make it look like news it seems to give it some credence. When this appears in publications like the UK Mail it must be the truth right.................lol..............same goes for all the hair transplant news pieces you see in those same publications................very poor sources of information but the average reader does not know this.

 

[bullitnut]

I agree that most UK newspapers are not a good source of news....especially the mail lol, but without the risk of sounding sexist and having seen documentaries on TV where women have all kinds weird and wonderful plastic surgeries (foot makeovers with toe shortening to name but one) i think that this type of surgery could actually be more common than we think*nl but who knows dude

 

[topccat29]

Bullitnut maybe you are right and I am being overly suspicious.

I read another book back in 1994 €œEvolution of Desire € it sounded interesting and it was interesting. Most men subconsciously sense fertility in women by signs such as red lips and cheeks, big breasts, hip to waist ratio, hair etc. If you look at how women spend their time and money on enhancements much of it is on these same areas. Whether it €™s the boost up bra, corset, lipstick etc. Pubic hair seems like somewhat of a reach as far as an indicator of fertility €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦..but hey who knows anything is possible. Maybe in some cultures that's normal.

I guess what I'm saying here with yet another book mention is that David Buss Ph.d has been studying this subject for a good portion of his life and I would be more apt to believe what he has written on the subject of evolutionary psychology more so then a blogger. What he has written makes logical sense at least to me.

We have to question all this information that is being presented so that others reading these forums will do the same.

 

[Remzi]

After the birth of my son my wife lost most of her pubic hair due to her skin stretching in that area. She would like to have hair placed here to cover the scarring.
Dr Feriduni offers this service.
http://hairtransplantation.feriduni.com/en/pictures-videos-references/pubic-hair-transplantation/pubic-hair-transplantation.html

 

[topccat29]

Yes very valid reason to cover scarring.

To persuade people to believe that having pubic hair is a sign of fertility I'm still having a hard time believing. Just going by my perception of media coverage, about 90% of it is purely driven by marketing and it's a poor source of accurate information.

It's the same reason most people seem to be so clueless when it comes to health. The same stories are constantly being repeated by those with something to gain. Unless someone has taken the time to read several books their knowledge is limited to television, newspaper, and the internet all driven by marketing and so everyone just keeps repeating the same stories over and it becomes the truth.

Just making a point for those researching hair transplant, be careful about what you believe. Unfortunately a good book is not available and this is what makes speaking and meeting actual patients so important. Reading an internet forum is okay but hardly enough.

I just responded to some poster about hair multiplication as he brought up the story of the Wesley patient....................same story constantly being repeated and people believe in hair multiplication. The fact is hair multiplication has been out for 15 years now and the number of full restorations proving the concept is zero...............absolutely zero yet people will still believe some PR piece.

Good luck to your wife.

 

[topccat29]

Bullitnut this is one of your best threads ever. It gives us a chance to ask ourselves is this story true or is a story to create a need where there is none. Most would simply not take the time to point out that maybe this is just nonsense and if one can understand that then one can understand that it also might be true that no one is going to come on to a hair loss forum and tell you something hair transplant related that is touted by those that work in the industry is nonsense either because what €™s the point. It just becomes a waste of energy and labeled as negative. But it's important, maybe something you are reading that is presented by the HT industry itself is not true and it's good to understand this might be possible and everyone just kind of goes along as they do not want to make any waves.


Madison avenue is the expert in exploiting visual cues when it comes to sex and fertility they know exactly what they are doing and there is a logical reason behind everything that they do. High heel shoes, mascara, lipstick, spanx, hair products, etc. If pubic hair were a cue for fertility someone would have picked up on it a long time ago. Maybe I should come out with the pubic hair toupee €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦ €¦but seriously the demand is probably not there and of course I could be wrong and I'm missing out on another multi million dollar opportunity.


I just think people see all this and tend to follow along like everyone must be doing it hence the huge demand. It €™s like the PR pieces the UK Mail ran for head tattooing €¦ €¦ €¦.it €™s all a big game at times. I €™m surprised that didn €™t use a sports star for the pubic hair transplant to provide that extra shot of social proof. People love to follow what the sports stars are doing regardless of its drinking sugar water that had flame retardant in it (Gatorade) or covering themselves head to toe with tattoos. Nothing against tattooing but this head to toe thing was not prevalent 20 years ago until some of the sports stars and artists in general starting providing the social proof. Sometimes it €™s best not to follow along with some of this stuff.

Anyway great topic as always Bullinut