They used my upper thigh as the donor site for my first surgery and I do not have any hair on my tongue. I think that was a factor in the plastics people choosing to use that site. It certainly is easier to have a direct transfer from thigh to tongue as opposed to thigh to wrist, wrist to tongue. Good that they have the technology to have this option.

Donna

Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)