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| News : Archive for November - 2009 | |
The Long Wait For My Hair Transplant to Grow- Monday, November 30, 2009
Nobody likes to wait, especially if you're experiencing post hair transplant shock loss. The first couple months after my first 2 hair transplants were miserable. I spent way too much time in front of the mirror and probably drove my wife crazy with how fixated I was on my hair or lack thereof...
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Experiencing Hair Loss on the Sides and Back of My Head - Is Hair Transplantation an Option?- Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Hair transplant surgery wouldn’t be a viable option for you at this time since you are losing "safe" hair and the reason for it is undetermined. Harvesting hair from areas vulnerable to loss significantly increases the risks of permanent transplanted hair loss later down the road. Since genetics typically only target hair on the top of the scalp, the first thing you need to do is find out...
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Does Hair Transplant Surgery Take More than a Day to Perform?- Sunday, November 22, 2009
Most follicular unit hair transplant procedures via microscopic dissection (FUT) are performed in a single day which could last up to 10 or more hours. Follicular unit hair transplant procedures via the follicular unit extraction (FUE) method may require multiple hours in multiple days. However, many patients require...
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Dr. Pathuri Madhu of Hyderabad, India is Approved for Recommendation on the Hair Transplant Network- Thursday, November 19, 2009
With approximately one billion largely English speaking Indians, you can imagine the amount of emails we get asking for a recommendation in India. After extensive research and receiving an abundance of positive feedback from patients and physician peers, we are excited to present Dr. Madhu as our recommended hair transplant surgeon in India...
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Hair Growth 7 to 8 Days After Hair Transplant Surgery?- Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Transplanted hair typically starts growing the day they're implanted into the scalp. However, after 2 to 4 weeks, the majority of the growing transplanted hairs separate from the hair follicle and fall out (shed) while the follicles go dormant for several months. This phenomenon isn't fully understood however, it's believed to be related to the trauma of...
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How to Stop Continued Hair Loss After Follicular Isolation Technique (FIT) Hair Transplant Surgery- Monday, November 16, 2009
Finasteride and minoxidil are your two best bets at stopping the progression of male pattern baldness. In order for these hair loss solutions to be and remain effective, you will have to take them for life. In some cases, these two hair loss treatments can even reverse the effects of baldness. However, only hair transplant surgery is proven...
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Eliminating Scalp Discoloration After a Hair Transplant- Thursday, November 12, 2009
Hair transplant postoperative scalp discoloration (typically red or pink in color) can last a couple of weeks to a couple of months depending on the patient. Fair skinned individuals (especially those who are easily flushed) may experience elongated scalp discoloration, especially when dense packing is administered. Some hair restoration physicians will prescribe...
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Can Totally Bald Men Achieve Full Hair Restoration with Hair Transplant Surgery? - Tuesday, November 10, 2009
A patient's hair transplant result will depend on a patient’s balding area to cover, their available donor hair supply, placement, and hair characteristics. Placement and hair characteristics are vital in achieving the densest and most natural looking results. Since the hairline and frontal core is seen most often by other people, hair restoration physicians typically place...
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Patient Experiencing Additional Hair Loss 18 Months After Hair Transplant- Monday, November 09, 2009
Traumatic stress which may include the loss of a loved one can cause temporary hair loss. Once the stressor is reduced or eliminated, hair typically returns to normal. One exception may be miniaturizing hairs due to male pattern baldness. Miniaturizing hair may be too weak to survive the stressor resulting in permanent...
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Is Two Weeks After a Hair Transplant Too Early for Shedding? - Sunday, November 08, 2009
What happens is this: transplanted hair will separate from the follicle 2 to 4 weeks after the hair transplant procedure leaving a healthy follicle behind to rest. In 3 to 5 months, the follicles will begin to wake up and start producing new and healthy hair. Hair will begin to grow thin and colorless but will thicken, darken, and mature over the period of a year plus. A hair transplant is typically seen as mature after about a year however, some softening and...
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Concealing a Surgical Scar with Hair Transplantation- Thursday, November 05, 2009
Depending on the location of the scar, you may be a candidate for hair restoration. Though hair growth in scar tissue has the potential to be less than the usual 90% plus success rate, in many cases, the appearance of a scar can be reduced and camouflaged by the transplanted hair growing through it...
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Is Hair Transplantation Expensive?- Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Surgical hair restoration can be expensive, especially if you end up needing more than one procedure. This is very likely depending on the amount of current baldness and future hair loss to come. Hair transplantation is not a cure, but can often yield significant cosmetically pleasing results in those patients who are qualified candidates. Clinics typically charge...
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Considering Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Hair Transplant at the Young Age of 23- Monday, November 02, 2009
23 is a rather young age to consider a hair transplant, especially if your hair loss is minimal. In my opinion, it may be better if you try proven non-surgical hair loss solutions like Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) for a couple of years first. Whether you ultimately and eventually select FUT or FUE, understand that hair transplants should be seen as a permanent solution...
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Is Permanent Hair Loss of Transplanted Hair Possible?- Sunday, November 01, 2009
Transplanted hair shouldn't fall out permanently unless hair was taken from unsafe areas from the sides and back of the head or something else is causing the hair loss. "Unsafe" areas include any area of hair that may be susceptible to falling out due to genetic baldness. It's also been said that improper placement of the follicular unit grafts...
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