| Hair Transplant News | 11/21/2009 |
| News : News Archive for April - 2009 | |
I'm not Satisfied with my Hair Density after a 3000 Graft Hair Transplant Procedure- Thursday, April 30, 2009
How much hair density you can achieve in your hairline or other balding areas really depends on the amount of hair you've lost, available donor hair supply, and the skill and experience of your surgeon. "Dense packing" (the term we give to describe how much hair can be packed in a targeted area) is typically performed by an elite group of surgeons in patients with minimal...
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Will Removing the Scabs myself Cause my Hair Restoration Procedure to Fail? - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Your newly transplanted hair is fully secure in the scalp eight to ten days after hair transplant surgery. Each surgeon has their own set of post-surgical instructions so we recommend calling your doctor to get them. However, most clinics ask their patients to start gently working off the scabs as early as five days after surgical hair restoration. It's advisable never...
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Natural Hair Loss After Hair Transplant Surgery - Why?- Wednesday, April 29, 2009
It sounds like you may have experienced telogen effluvium known as hair transplant "shock loss". This can occur any time hair is transplanted in between or around natural hair. In most cases, this is temporary and the hair will regrow within 3 to 6 months. Miniaturized hair from male pattern baldness may not grow back since...
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Can I Still Have a Hair Transplant While Losing Hair on Propecia?- Tuesday, April 28, 2009
For men who continue to lose their hair, their hair transplant will eventually become sparser looking due to additional hair loss. Attempting to get your hair loss under control with Propecia and possibly Rogaine is very important for men considering who want to make the most out of their hair transplant surgery.
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Is Hair Restoration Surgery an Option for Receding Hairlines? - Monday, April 27, 2009
It's really up to you to determine whether or not your receding hairline is bothering you enough to pursue hair transplant surgery. However, many men and women with a receeding hairline successfully undergo surgical hair restoration. Since hair loss is progressive, we would suggest...
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Will Harsh Brushing to Alleviate Scalp Itch After Hair Transplant Surgery Damage the Grafts?- Sunday, April 26, 2009
Ten days after hair transplant surgery, the grafts are firm and secured in the scalp. Therefore, you won't hurt the follicles. However, your scalp needs time to heal, and harsh brushing or itching with your nails can damage your scalp. Thus your scalp...
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Why do Some Hair Transplant Technicians Not Use Magnification Glasses?- Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Most hair transplant technicians use loupes in order to magnify the balding scalp and hair to facilitate proper care and handling of placing follicular unit grafts into recipient sites. That said, some hair restoraciton technicians don't use any magnification and swear their results are top notch.
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How Does a Hair Transplant Hold-up Outdoors? - Monday, April 20, 2009
Ultimately, any hair transplant with an adequate illusion of density will stand up and look natural in almost any lighting condition. Lighting and its direction however, can play a major role in how dense it appears. For example, when facing the sun and it's shining...
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Is the CHOI Hair Transplant Technique Superior?- Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Choi technique is one of the many surgical techniques that attempts to automate and make easier the hair transplant process and procedure. And while we have nothing against these types of procedures, there's nothing that beats the skill and experiences of a hair restoration surgeon and their staff dedicated to performing state of the art follicular unit transplantation.
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What is Tumescence in Hair Restoration Surgery?- Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tumescence in surgical hair restoration is a state of temporary swelling and fattening of the skin created by injections of anesthetic fluid and epinephrine into the fat layer of the scalp. The fluid being injected therefore, has been coined "Tumescent Anesthesia". Tumescence minimizes blood loss and can help...
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Does Medical Insurance Cover a Hair Transplant Procedure if Hair Loss is Causing Psychological Illness?- Monday, April 13, 2009
Generally speaking, surgical hair restoration surgery is not covered by insurance. But in your case, assuming it can be proven and determined by a licensed psychologist that you have a psychological illness or disorder due to hair loss...
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Slow Hair Transplant Growth After 11 Months- Sunday, April 12, 2009
A hair transplant of 800 follicular unit grafts is a considered a small procedure and unless they're placed in a small area of the scalp, it won't make a huge cosmetic difference. If you are 11 months into your hair restoration procedure and have very little hair regrowth so far, you should...
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Why do Some Surgeons Produce Better Results than Others with Lower Density Hair Transplants?- Thursday, April 09, 2009
It's true that the more follicular units packed per square cm (FU/cm2) will create greater density. However, many hair loss patients can get away with lower density hair transplants and still have phenomenal results. Other factors to consider other than the number of FU/cm2 are the number of hairs per square cm, hair shaft diameter...
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Why Hair Transplant Megasessions Are Possible and Plausible- Wednesday, April 08, 2009
One huge debate between leading hair restoration physicians is whether or not wider strips can ever truly be harvested safely without increasing the risk of tension on the wound and inevitably, scar stretching. Many surgeons won't harvest a strip greater than 1.5cm...
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Would You Recommend a Hair Transplant for a Male with Hair Loss in His Mid Twenties?- Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Whether or not you're a candidate for hair transplant surgery depends on a number of factors including your degree of hair loss, your donor hair supply, your family history of balding, whether or not you're on medication to prevent further loss and if it's working, and your expectations. The best thing to do...
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Does My Hair Transplant Look Normal?- Monday, April 06, 2009
Try not to concern yourself with the way the grafts look, especially while scabbing and crusts form. Often times, these crusts can form islands and make it appear that grafts have been lost or have been placed in patchy groups. This however...
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Is Graftcyte Necessary for Healing After a Hair Transplant?- Saturday, April 04, 2009
Graftcyte is rich in copper peptides and may help as a healing agent the first few weeks after a hair transplant. However, it is not required for proper healing nor will it have any effect on transplanted hair growth, positive or negative. If you'd rather save yourself the expense, contact your doctor and...
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How Do I Remove the Scabs from my Scalp After Hair Restoration Surgery?- Friday, April 03, 2009
Be sure to follow your hair transplant surgeon's postoperative instructions, which should include how to wash and take care of your hair and how to facilitate scab removal. When you begin massaging your scalp in the shower, do it gently and only with your finger tips...
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