| Hair Transplant News | 11/21/2009 |
| News : News Archive for May - 2009 | |
Is Hair Dye Safe to use with a Hair Transplant?- Thursday, May 28, 2009
Transplanted hair responds to the chemicals of hair dye the same way natural hair does. For those who dye their hair, the key is to find treatments with lower concentrations of damaging chemicals and don't use them too frequently. To learn more about which hair dyes...
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Will Health Insurance Cover Hair Transplant Surgery?- Wednesday, May 27, 2009
This topic has been discussed several times on our hair restoration forum. Whereas some have conjectured situations where it may be possible we have not seen or heard about a a case yet where health insurance covered their hair transplant surgery. Surgical hair restoration is an elective...
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Two Hair Transplants Two Scars?- Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Though this has been traditionally done in the past, today's surgeons using state of the art techniques feel it's much better to harvest the old scar with the strip during the second procedure. This technique results in one scar rather than two. Though there's no guarantee of a perfect scar whether or not one or two are created, today's closure techniques under minimal tension promotes...
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Is Hair Transplantation a Good Idea During the Rogaine Hair Shedding Phase?- Tuesday, May 26, 2009
This is a great question and a viable concern. We believe that it's optimal to be on hair loss medication for at least 6 months prior to undergoing hair transplant surgery or if not, starting after the procedure. The truth is, transplanting hair into areas of extensive but temporary hair shedding may result in the transection of these hair follicles since they're not visible.
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Treating Eyebrow Hair Loss with Hair Restoration- Monday, May 18, 2009
Some hair transplant surgeons perform specialty hair restoration of the eyebrows, eyelashes, face, and body. Like any surgical procedure, there are risks involved and before undergoing this kind of procedure, it's important to research and learn how the procedure works, the benefits, limitations...
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Unusual Eye Strain 3 Months After Hair Transplant Surgery- Monday, May 18, 2009
Your scalp and forehead can be tight the first few weeks after hair transplant surgery. Additionally, swelling can occur in the forehead which over the first week will move down into the eyes, nose, and face until it's gone. This process usually only takes a few days...
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Restoring a Balding Crown with Hair Transplant Surgery - How Many Grafts?- Monday, May 18, 2009
Ultimately, a qualified hair transplant surgeon should quantify an appropriate number of follicular units you will need to achieve your immediate and long term goals. This should be based on your available donor hair supply, risk of future hair loss, hair characteristics, your desired and a realistic hair density, etc.
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Second Hair Transplant Growth Issues Compared to First Procedure - Monday, May 18, 2009
Your previously transplanted hair won't be permanently impacted by the second one however, you may have experienced a bit of temporary shock loss that could take 6 months to a year to fully return. Additionally, male pattern baldness is progressive and may continue. Being on finasteride as you are may help...
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Using the Norwood Scale to Estimate the number of Grafts Needed for Hair Transplant Surgery? - Monday, May 11, 2009
The Hamilton-Norwood scale is a model to help classify hair loss patterns - the higher the number, the greater the degree of hair loss. The Norwood scale was developed independently of hair transplant surgery. However, as an attempt to reconcile the two, some have concluded that multiplying your Norwood level by...
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Second Hair Transplant Growth Issues Compared to First Procedure- Sunday, May 10, 2009
Your previously transplanted hair won't be permanently impacted by the second one however, you may have experienced a bit of temporary shock loss that could take 6 months to a year to fully return. Additionally, male pattern baldness is progressive and may continue. Being on finasteride as you are may help to slow down or stop hair loss and may...
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Did My Hair Transplant Fail?- Thursday, May 07, 2009
Five months is still considered very early in the hair transplant growth and maturation process. Whereas some patients may show signs of significant hair growth by then, others may have virtually none...
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How to Treat a Bad Case of Folliculitis After Hair Transplant Surgery- Monday, May 04, 2009
Folliculitis is an infection of the hair follicles typically caused by bacteria or fungus. Though folliculitis is a possible risk in hair transplant patients, instances are usually rare and heal on their own after a couple weeks. Those cases that don't go away on their own can be treated with...
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Does FUT Strip Surgery or FUE produce better Hair Transplant Results?- Sunday, May 03, 2009
Most leading physicians in the hair restoration profession feel that follicular unit transplantation (FUT) (also known as strip surgery) produces better and more consistent results. This is because follicular unit extraction (FUE) places extra forces on the follicles during the extraction process and lacks the supporting collagen to...
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