Hair transplantation is the most common surgical hair replacement treatment. Hair transplantation is the surgical removal of hair grafts from donor areas on the side and the back of the head where balding men still have plenty of hair. These hair follicles are not inhibited by DHT (dihydrotestosterone) because they lack the genetic instructions to be inhibited DHT. So they remain healthy permanently. Hair grafts from these DHT resistant hairs are re-implanted into the balding and thinning areas of the scalp. This provides permanent hair since the donor grafts have healthy hair follicles which are genetically programmed not to shed. Photos of final results of hair transplants are at www.surgery.com/topics/hatra/hatrapp.html .
While hair transplants have been tried since the late 1800s, the modern technique of transplanting hair from areas of the scalp where the hair is genetically coded to resist the effects of DHT was started Dr. Norman Orentreich in the late 1950s. While hair transplantation has been successfully performed over the next 35 years, recent advances that use minigrafts and micrografts have dramatically improved the positive results of hair replacement surgery. The transplanted hair will grows for the remainder of your life.
Refinements in hair restoration surgery such as modified scalp reduction procedure and improved mini and micrografting techniques such angling of grafts have resulted in a better cosmetic results.
Women are increasingly have hair transplant operations. But in general, women are less suited to transplants than men because their hair loss tends to be more of thinning than hair loss in a specific area.
Older hair transplant methods often looked like a forest in France, with each hair shaft neatly planted as a part of a symmetrical grid pattern. Some have called the old method the "corn row" look. The newer techniques give less scarring, more dense hair growth and a natural looking hairline the older transplant methods.
Find the hair loss treatment that is right for you with Hair Loss Specialists. From hair transplantation to follicular unit transplantation, you can discover which hair transplant procedure will work for you and your needs. |
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