| Hair Transplant News | 11/20/2009 |
| News : News Archive for July - 2009 | |
Can My Body Hair Be Transplanted to my Bald Head?- Thursday, July 30, 2009
Your transplanted hair is probably still growing strong. However, since hair loss is progressive, male pattern baldness may have extended leaving you with thinning hair and/or additional bald spots. I believe that it’s better to use and deplete the scalp of all donor hair before considering use of body hair...
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How Dense Packing Affects Hair Transplant Growth Yield- Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The simple answer is that there is typically 95% growth yield with a strip procedure as long as physicians are using state of the art techniques and scalp vascularity isn't compromised. Using a single bladed scalpel to harvest the strip and microscopic dissection practically eliminates any dissection, thus, promoting...
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Does a Hair Transplant Last Forever?- Monday, July 27, 2009
Transplanted hair is as permanent as the hair on the sides and back of your scalp. Though there is some possibility of donor hair thinning as we get older, it's usually minimal and not cosmetically noticeable. Thus, it's pretty safe to say...
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Is it Possible to Transplant Lost Hair Back to its Original Location on the Scalp?- Sunday, July 26, 2009
Lost or shed hair cannot be transplanted into the balding areas and successfully grow. This is because even though the hair itself has fallen out, the follicle that grows the hair is still alive underneath the scalp. Hair follicles affected by male pattern baldness will simply stop growing new hair...
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My Scalp is Tight and Still Completely Numb 15 Weeks After my Hair Transplant - Is this Normal? - Thursday, July 23, 2009
Scalp tightness and numbness can last several months or even up to a year after your hair transplant procedure. In most cases, normal sensation will return in time. In my opinion, if you don't notice improvement over time...
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What Dosage of MSM is Optimal for Speeding up Hair Growth after a Hair Transplant? - Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Those who use MSM after hair transplant surgery to attempt to increase the rate of growth of their natural hair typically use approximately 3000mg daily (1500mg twice daily). Keep in mind that MSM won't expedite the...
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Does Hair Removed in the Donor from Hair Transplant Surgery Grow Back?- Monday, July 20, 2009
Once donor hair is removed, it does not grow back. The reason hair transplant surgery is a successful procedure is because the derma papilla (DP) cells (cells responsible for hair growth) and hair follicles are harvested from the donor and transplanted into balding areas. Because they no longer exist in the donor region, hair regrowth in the donor will not occur...
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Does Hair Removed in the Donor from Hair Transplant Surgery Grow Back?- Sunday, July 19, 2009
Once donor hair is removed, it does not grow back. The reason hair transplant surgery is a successful procedure is because the derma papilla (DP) cells (cells responsible for hair growth) and hair follicles are harvested from the donor and transplanted into balding areas. Because they no longer exist in the donor region, hair regrowth in the donor...
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Best Options for Hair Transplant Scar Repair - FUE or Strip? - Thursday, July 16, 2009
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) may be a viable option and extracted follicles applied to the scar however, hair growth in scar tissue can be less than optimal. Additionally, FUE as a hair transplant procedure can less than optimal depending on whether or not you're a good candidate for the procedure. Dr. True should be able to tell you if you are a good candidate for FUE scar repair.
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Failed Hair Transplant at 21 and a Keloid Scar - Options?- Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Though qualified surgeons have made a case for hair transplant surgery as a viable solution for some younger balding men, the majority of young hair loss sufferers aren’t good candidates for surgical hair restoration. Young patients are more susceptible to aggressive future hair loss and due to a finite donor supply, their...
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Did Folliculitis Kill My Hair Transplant?- Thursday, July 09, 2009
Though severe extended cases of folliculitis or other scalp infections may stunt transplanted hair growth, until your hair transplant matures, it's impossible to predict whether or not your case of folliculitis was severe enough to damage the hair follicles beneath the surface of the scalp. Hair follicles are...
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What are the Side Effects of Hair Transplant Surgery? Can it Affect the Brain?- Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Since the brain lies beneath the skull and surgeons performing hair transplantation stay in the upper layers of the scalp's tissue, surgical hair restoration will have no impact on the brain. Like any other surgical procedure however, hair transplant surgery does come with potential risks that should be discussed with your surgeon before...
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Donor "Shock Loss" 2 Months After Hair Transplant Surgery - Monday, July 06, 2009
It sounds like you may be experiencing donor area telogen effluvium or "shock loss", a temporary hair loss caused by the trauma of surgery. This doesn't happen in every patient, but it's certainly not considered abnormal. In most cases, this hair loss is temporary and shocked hair will begin to grow back around...
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What Besides the Number of Grafts Makes a Hair Transplant Successful?- Thursday, July 02, 2009
People have been obsessed with the number of grafts for years, and more recently, the number of hairs. And while how much hair is moved during hair transplant surgery is extremely important, there are many other factors that are just as if not more important to creating a cosmetically pleasing hair restoration result. Characteristics to be considered include...
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Hair Transplant Results at 3 Months?- Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Transplanted hair only typically starts to grow between 3 to 5 months after the hair transplant procedure. New hair typically starts growing fine and colorless and slowly thickens, darkens, and matures over time. Your new hair will also start to grow at different times at not all at once. This process of maturation takes up to a year which is why reserving...
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