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Hair Growth 7 to 8 Days After Hair Transplant Surgery? - Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Transplanted hair typically starts growing the day they're implanted into the scalp. However, after 2 to 4 weeks, the majority of the growing transplanted hairs separate from the hair follicle and fall out (shed) while the follicles go dormant for several months. This phenomenon isn't fully understood however, it's believed to be related to the trauma of...
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How to Stop Continued Hair Loss After Follicular Isolation Technique (FIT) Hair Transplant Surgery - Monday, November 16, 2009
Finasteride and minoxidil are your two best bets at stopping the progression of male pattern baldness. In order for these hair loss solutions to be and remain effective, you will have to take them for life. In some cases, these two hair loss treatments can even reverse the effects of baldness. However, only hair transplant surgery is proven...
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Patient Experiencing Additional Hair Loss 18 Months After Hair Transplant - Monday, November 09, 2009
Traumatic stress which may include the loss of a loved one can cause temporary hair loss. Once the stressor is reduced or eliminated, hair typically returns to normal. One exception may be miniaturizing hairs due to male pattern baldness. Miniaturizing hair may be too weak to survive the stressor resulting in permanent...
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Is Two Weeks After a Hair Transplant Too Early for Shedding? - Sunday, November 08, 2009
What happens is this: transplanted hair will separate from the follicle 2 to 4 weeks after the hair transplant procedure leaving a healthy follicle behind to rest. In 3 to 5 months, the follicles will begin to wake up and start producing new and healthy hair. Hair will begin to grow thin and colorless but will thicken, darken, and mature over the period of a year plus. A hair transplant is typically seen as mature after about a year however, some softening and...
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Concealing a Surgical Scar with Hair Transplantation - Thursday, November 05, 2009
Depending on the location of the scar, you may be a candidate for hair restoration. Though hair growth in scar tissue has the potential to be less than the usual 90% plus success rate, in many cases, the appearance of a scar can be reduced and camouflaged by the transplanted hair growing through it...
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Is Hair Transplantation Expensive? - Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Surgical hair restoration can be expensive, especially if you end up needing more than one procedure. This is very likely depending on the amount of current baldness and future hair loss to come. Hair transplantation is not a cure, but can often yield significant cosmetically pleasing results in those patients who are qualified candidates. Clinics typically charge...
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Considering Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Hair Transplant at the Young Age of 23 - Monday, November 02, 2009
23 is a rather young age to consider a hair transplant, especially if your hair loss is minimal. In my opinion, it may be better if you try proven non-surgical hair loss solutions like Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) for a couple of years first. Whether you ultimately and eventually select FUT or FUE, understand that hair transplants should be seen as a permanent solution...
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Pre Hair Transplant Scalp Exercises Causing Hair Loss? - Thursday, October 29, 2009
Scalp exercises can be a tremendous help in increasing scalp elasticity and thus, the amount of hair that can be harvested in a single hair transplant session. However, it's important to perform them correctly. Ultimately, you want to place your hands in the back of your head and pull up and down on the scalp, not the hair. If you are feeling tight pulling...
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How Important is Hair Loss Medication After a Hair Transplant? - Monday, October 19, 2009
In my opinion, Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) should be strongly considered as part of a patient's long term hair restoration plan. Hair loss is progressive and surgical hair restoration does nothing to slow down or stop the progression of male pattern baldness...
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How to Take Care of Your Hair Transplant the First Ten Days - Sunday, October 18, 2009
Your hair restoration physician should have provided detailed postoperative instructions, including how to wash and take care of your newly transplanted grafts the first ten days after hair transplant surgery. Below you will find a guide on how to take care of your grafts, wash your hair, and...
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Deciding on a Quality Hair Transplant Surgeon - Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Selecting a hair restoration physician takes careful research and is very personal. In my opinion, consult with Dr. Griffin, Dr. Shapiro, and any others you are considering for surgery. Also, see what their patients are saying by using the find feature of our hair restoration forum and view our patient websites...
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Scalp Discoloration Remaining 6 Months After a Hair Transplant - Monday, October 12, 2009
Scalp discoloration after a hair transplant usually disappears within a couple of months after the procedure. Cases of extended postoperative pinkness exist, but if you see no signs of it diminishing I'd advise you to speak to your hair restoration physician who may be able to prescribe something for you. Numbness or tightness of the scalp...
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Are Pimples on the Scalp 2 Months After Hair Transplant Surgery Normal? - Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Pimples on the scalp 2 months after hair transplant surgery are typical and usually a sign of activity underneath the scalp leading to hair growth to come. These pimples will go away in time even without treatment. However, applying a warm damp cloth on them a few times a day typically...
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Is a Hair Transplant Optimal for a 23 Year Old with Advanced Hair Loss? - Monday, October 05, 2009
I'd suggest that you're not an optimal candidate for a hair transplant surgery at this time. It often takes more than one hair transplant procedure to meet a patient's current goals let alone requirements in the event of future hair loss. What can be realistically accomplished with surgical hair replacement on higher classes of baldness also needs to be considered. If you do progress...
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Is Hair Transplant Surgery Ok for Men in their Early Twenties? Is it Permanent? - Thursday, October 01, 2009
Transplanted hair lasts as long as the hair on the sides and back of your head does. Since hair in this “safe zone” is resistant to DHT (the hormone responsible for genetic hair loss), other than some minor thinning to the area as you age, transplanted hair is considered “permanent”...
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Should I Try Propecia Before a Hair Transplant? - Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Since hair transplant surgery does nothing to prevent the progression of pattern baldness, non-surgical treatments like Propecia (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil) are usually considered an integral part of a patient's long term hair restoration plan. If your hair loss hasn't stabilized, it would be a good idea to...
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Does Hair Taken from the Donor Region During a Hair Transplant Grow Back? - Monday, September 28, 2009
Hair harvested from the sides and back of the scalp (donor area) during a hair transplant will not grow back. This is because the hair follicles and surrounding derma papilla cells which promote hair growth have been completely removed. In follicular unit hair transplantation (FUT) via microscopic dissection, a linear strip of tissue containing hair follicles is...
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Can I Shave My Head After Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Hair Transplant Surgery? - Sunday, September 27, 2009
If the punches used to extract the follicles via follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair transplant surgery were 1mm or smaller, scarring should be minimal under optimal conditions. However, if you shave your head completely, there will most likely be visible signs of scarring. My suggestion is to...
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16 Year Old Male Considers Hair Transplant Hairline Lowering Procedure - Thursday, September 24, 2009
Androgenic Alopecia (male pattern baldness) is a condition that typically starts affecting males in their early to mid 20s and continues over time. Since you are only 16, there are just too many question marks as to what the future of your hair holds. If you haven't experienced any hair loss or only a little by the time you...
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Hair Transplant Costs in Australia and a Caution to Young Patients - Tuesday, September 22, 2009
$7.20 in Australian money would be the current equivalent of approximately $6.26 per graft in US dollars. $6.26 for follicular unit transplantation (FUT) via microscopic dissection would be considered above average cost in most places around the world. 23 years old and a receding hairline, you are still at high risk for aggressive hair loss...
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Why Exposure to Sunlight After Hair Transplant Surgery May Be Dangerous - Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Technically, you can go out in the sun immediately after hair transplant surgery. But wear a loose fitting hat for the first ten days. After 10 days, you can wear any kind of hat or head covering that will protect you from the sun. After 2 weeks, if you prefer, you can apply sun block to your scalp...
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Concerns About Poor Hair Growth 9 Months After Hair Transplant Surgery - Monday, September 14, 2009
Everyone's transplanted hair grows at different rates. Several patients have experienced significant growth after 9 months and are typically referred to as "slow growers". Hopefully, this is the case with you which is indeed quite possible. Be sure to keep the lines of communication open with your hair restoration doctor and express...
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How Long Does it Take for "Shocked" Hair After Hair Transplant Surgery to Grow Back? - Sunday, September 13, 2009
I know from personal experience how discouraging shock loss a few weeks to a couple months after surgical hair restoration can be. However, post-hair transplant telogen effluvium (shock loss) is usually temporary and shocked hair typically begins to regrow back around the same time transplanted hair starts to grow...
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When is it Safe to Use Topical Concealers like Dermmatch, Toppik, and Courve After Hair Transplant Surgery? - Sunday, September 06, 2009
You are safe to use topical concealers again like Courve, Toppik, and Dermmatch after the first ten days. This will give the recipient area a chance to heal and the newly transplanted hair follicles to permanently attach themselves below the scalp. Hair restoration physicians have varying philosophies on...
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Is a Hair Transplant Painful? - Wednesday, September 02, 2009
The pain threshold and tolerance during the initial hair transplant needle injections can vary from person to person. Also, every hair restoration clinic has their own equipment and methodologies of adminstering local anesthetic. This can make an profound difference. No matter your threshold for pain, the local anesthetic injections don't...
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What's the Difference Between Bosley and Independent Hair Transplant Clinics? - Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Bosley represents a company that includes hundreds of hair restoration clinics worldwide. It’s virtually impossible to evaluate and prescreen all surgeons and clinics since there are so many and like any other large company, there is high turnover. Independent hair restoration clinics are easier to evaluate since they...
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Do Regular or Dissolvable Sutures Create Better Hair Transplant Scars? - Monday, August 31, 2009
Most hair restoration clinics that use dissolvable sutures create a double layer closure using the trichophytic closure technique with regular sutures on the outside and dissolvable sutures running through the underlying tissue. This helps to reduce tension on the wound. Thus...
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Hair Transplant - Six Months - No Hair Growth - Is This Unusual? - Thursday, August 20, 2009
Six months after hair transplant surgery is a little early to evaluate the final result. However, I would expect that you should have at least some new hair growth by now, unless you are a late bloomer. There have been others in your situation that started late and...
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Should I Get a Hair Transplant Now or Wait until My Hair Loss Gets Worse? - Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Hair transplant surgery must be approached strategically since donor hair is finite and future hair loss is unpredictable. A quality hair restoration surgeon will use donor hair sparingly in order to help you achieve realistic immediate and long term goals. In my opinion, all hair loss sufferers should consider medication to attempt to control future hair loss...
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Will Propecia Interfere with Body Hair Transplantation (BHT)? - Sunday, August 16, 2009
I too heard that Propecia (finasteride) can cause a decrease in the amount of overall body hair we have. If this is true, I would imagine that the best course of action for those considering body hair transplants (BHT) while on Propecia would be to use Propecia for a year first to see what effect it has on body hair. Remaining healthy body hair after...
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Can Rogaine Jump Start Early Hair Transplant Growth? - Thursday, August 13, 2009
It's perfectly acceptable to start on Rogaine (minoxidil) 1 month after your hair transplant. However, there's no hard evidence to suggest that Rogaine will jump start early transplanted hair growth. I've also not seen or heard any indication that Propecia (finasteride) can jump start early hair transplant growth. Know that you may experience an initial hair shedding...
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Grafts not Shedding 2 Months After Hair Transplant Surgery - Will this Stunt Hair Growth? - Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Though most transplanted hair typically sheds before the end of the first month after a hair restoration procedure, it's normal for some hair to hold on. While some of the grafts will continue to grow into healthy hair, others will detach from the hair follicle beneath the surface of the scalp but remain attached to the scalp. Disconnected hair won't grow, but will...
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Will my Existing Hair Grow at the Same Rate as Before Hair Transplant Surgery? - Tuesday, August 11, 2009
There is a possible risk of telogen effluvium (shock loss) that can occur to natural hair as a result of trauma to the scalp during surgery. This can happen any time hair is transplanted in between or around existing native hair. Unless the "shocked" hairs were already significantly miniaturized and on...
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Why does my Scalp Feel Tight After Surgical Hair Restoration? - Monday, August 03, 2009
During a hair transplant strip procedure, approximately 1.5 to 3 cm of scalp tissue containing hair follicles is removed and then the wound is sutured or stapled back together. In order to close the wound, your surgeon had to pull the two ends of the wound together creating minimal, but some tension that will create a feeling of tightness...
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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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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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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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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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How Many Grafts to I Need for a Hair Transplant? - Monday, June 29, 2009
How many grafts you will need will largely depend on your hair restoration goals. Feel free to use our animated graft calculator to help you determine the number of grafts you may need to help you meet your goals. There are however, a number of variables that...
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Can Men with Thinning Hair Get a Hair Transplant - or is it only for Bald Men? - Saturday, June 27, 2009
Many hair loss sufferers with thinning hair have undergone successful hair transplant procedures to add more density to their existing hair. Note that when anytime hair is transplanted in between or around existing hair, there is a possibility of temporary telogen effluvium or "shock loss" (a temporary loss of existing hair due to a "stressor"...
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Hair Transplant "Graft" Terminology Wrongfully Misunderstood - Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Many veteraned hair transplant patients are familiar with the term "follicular unit grafting" and have come to know this as the today's "Gold Standard" in hair transplant surgery. What many don't know however, is that a "follicular unit" falls under a particular category of "micrograft" - a term often wrongfully associated with a much less favorable and also misconstrued term "minigraft".
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What does a Hair Transplant Cost? - Sunday, June 21, 2009
The average cost per follicular unit graft depending on the clinic, type of hair transplant procedure, number of grafts, etc is around $4 to $7 per graft. Multiplying your level on the Norwood Scale of hair loss by 1000 to 1500 can help you approximate the number...
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Hair Transplant Grafts "Popping" Out when Lifting Weights? - Monday, June 15, 2009
Lifting weights on day 5 after hair transplant surgery is risky unless what you're lifting is extremely light and focusing on doing dozens of reps. That said, it's highly unlikely that your transplanted hair grafts would "pop" out after...
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How Much does Eyebrow Transplant Surgery Cost? - Thursday, June 11, 2009
Eyebrow transplantation is a specialty area of surgical hair restoration. This delicate and artistic procedure is only performed by a handful of skilled hair transplant surgeons. 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, and associated risks and maintenance. Selecting a quality physician...
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What is Today's Gold Standard Hair Transplant Technique - Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Today ultra refined follicular unit transplantation is the new gold standard in surgical hair restoration. Follicular units are hair groupings as they occur naturally in groups of 1, 2, 3, and sometimes 4 hairs. Physicians that continue to improve their surgical technique are now using minimally invasive tools to create tiny incisions and cut follicular units to fit perfectly and snugly into these slits.
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Rapid Hair Loss and Scalp Itching 9 Months After Hair Transplant Surgery - Sunday, June 07, 2009
There's a possibility that you have some kind of scalp infection (seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, folliculitis, etc.) that could be the underlying problem for the scalp inflammation. Alternatively, scalp itchiness can be a sign of new transplanted hair growth yet to come. The actual action of scratching your scalp itself might be causing the redness and inflammation. The good news is...
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How Hair Characteristics Play a Role in the Hair Transplant Result - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Hair characteristics (color properties, thickness, etc.) can affect the overall result and appearance "illusion" of hair density in hair transplant surgery. Ultimately, thicker hair will result in more density with fewer follicular unit grafts. To accomplish the same level of hair density as a patient with thick hair, patients with thin hair may need...
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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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How Long Will I Be Numb After a Hair Transplant? - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Postoperative numbness after a hair transplant may only last a few days or could take several months or even up to a year to dissipate. In my personal experience, any numbness only lasted a few days for my first two hair restoration procedures...
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