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Frequently Asked Questions
( Hair Transplantation
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What causes baldness?
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Are hair transplantation
results permanent?
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What is "Follicular Unit Hair
Transplantation"?
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How much hair transplantation
will I need?
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What does a hair
transplantation cost?
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Hair loss in women - can
females do hair transplantation?
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What about Propecia?
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Will there be a gap in my
"donor area"?
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What are the risks involved
with a hair transplantation?
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Is hair transplantation
painful?
After hair transplantation will I require special care?
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What if I wear a hair piece?
What causes baldness?
The cause of male pattern baldness is no longer a mystery. Research
has shown that when the male hormone -testosterone is exposed to
5-alpha-reductase, an enzyme in the hair follicle, it produces
another hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which causes
permanent hair loss. This donor fringe is insensitive to the balding
process and will last a lifetime. This is because this hair is
genetically programmed in the root, or hair follicle, to be
resistant to the effects of DHT.
The hair in this donor area provides the basis for surgical hair
transplantation. These hairs, when transplanted into thinning or
balding areas, will take root and grow, and continue to grow for the
rest of a person's life.
Are hair transplantation results permanent?
The hair will retain its genetic characteristics even after
relocation. It will grow and continue to grow for the rest of your
life.
What is "follicular unit hair transplantation"?
It is one, two, three, and four hair follicular unit hair grafts.
Magnified view of hair on scalp
Hair growing in natural
groupings of 1, 2, 3 and 4 hairs
These follicular unit micrografts are much smaller than traditional
untrimmed micrografts that contain equivalent amounts of hairs.
Their size enables larger numbers of them to be placed in tinier,
less traumatic incisions closer together. Using this advanced
technique a surgeon can move more hair in a totally natural way -
creating a natural look at every stage of hair hair transplantation.
How much Hair Transplantation
will I need?
How much work you will need depends on various factors - such
as, how much hair loss you have now, the amount of hair loss you
will have in time, and your goals and expectations - or how thick
you need it to be.
What does Hair Transplantation Cost?
The price per graft tends to be lower as the size (number of
grafts) of the hair transplantation session increases. Therefore
larger sessions not only produce more dramatic and rapid progress
but better cost efficiencies.
Hair loss in women - can females do hair transplantation?
The short answer is yes, as long as the women's hair loss is
concentrated in defined areas like in the classic male pattern
baldness (i.e. the woman's hair loss can not be too diffuse or thin
throughout their entire scalp).
What about Propecia?
Propecia and Rogaine can be part of an effective hair restoration
plan.
Since Propecia is now available, will hair transplantation be a
thing of the past?
While Propecia and Rogaine have been proven to regrow hair, they
will not grow all your hair back. Both products have not been proven
to grow any significant hair in the frontal temple area, which is
the main area of concern for most people.
Their greatest benefit seems to be in slowing down hair loss.
Does removing hair from the donor area on the back of my head
leave a gap?
The scalp is very elastic. When the donor strip of hair is
removed, the scalp on both sides is just pulled together and
sutured. The only evidence of surgery is a thin line hidden under
the hair that grows vertically on the back of the head.
Are there risks involved with hair transplantation?
Elective surgery to improve physical appearance is universally
accepted and is being performed successfully everywhere there are
qualified specialists.
Hair transplantation procedures differ from general surgery,
however, in that they involve only the outer layers of the body. You
should not worry excessively about risks or complications, because
they are rare.
Is hair transplantation surgery
painful?
The discomfort associated with hair transplantation surgery is
usually comparable to that of dental surgery. Pain medication is
always offered, though its use is limited generally to the first 24
hours after surgery.
Will my hair require special care after hair transplantation?
Your newly restored hair will grow and require the same
maintenance as your original head of hair. It's your hair and can be
colored, permanently waved or styled in a variety of ways suitable
to your lifestyle.
Can I wear a hairpiece until my
surgery is completed?
Hair pieces can be worn between surgical visits if you want, as
long as proper hygiene and ventilation of the scalp are maintained.
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