HAIR TRANSPLANT:

WHAT IS A HAIR TRANSPLANT?

          A hair transplant is a procedure in which a plastic or dermatological surgeon moves hair to a bold area of the head. The surgeon usually moves hair from the back or top of the head.

         Hair transplants typically occur in a medical office under local anesthesia.

         Pattern boldness is responsible for the majority of hair loss. This cases are due to a variety of factors including

                *diet

                *stress

                *illness

                *hormonal balance

                *medications

 ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF  HAIR TRANSPLANTS?

       There are two types of transplant procedures. slit grafts and micro grafts.

Slit grafts contain 4 to 10 hair per graft. micro grafts contain 1 to 2 hairs per grafts, depending on the amount of coverage needed.

 Who might benefits from a hair transplant?

Receiving a hair transplant can improve your appearance and self-confidence. Good candidates for a hair transplant includes:

1.     Men with male pattern baldness

2.     Women with thinning hair.

3.     Anyone who has lost some hair from a burn or scalp injury.

4.     Women with a wide spread pattern of hair loss throughout the scalp.

5.     People who don’t have enough “donor” hair sites from which to remove hair for transplant.

6.     People who form keloid scars (thick, fibrous scars) after injury or surgery.

7.     People whose hair loss is due to medication such as chemotherapy.

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