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Hair Loss Solutions – Am I A Good Candidate For A Hair Transplant?

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A hair transplant is one method of dealing with hair loss. It is the most successful remedy for baldness, especially male pattern baldness. Since the procedure was introduced by Dr. Norman Orentreich in the 1950′s, hair transplants have been the preferred medical treatment for baldness throughout the world. Since their introduction, millions of men have had their baldness problem permanently solved through the hair transplant process.

The way a hair transplant works is quite simple. Even men suffering from the most severe male pattern baldness, ranging from the overhead to the crown, maintain a horseshoe-shaped area above the ears and around the back of the head where hair will never be lost. The hair follicles in that area have been programmed to grow for the lifetime of the individual, just as the hair located in the bald areas was programmed to fall out. The follicles from the back of the head will continue to grow hair indefinitely, even when they are transplanted to a bald or balding area on the scalp.

Most men grow enough hair on the back of the scalp to supply grafts or plugs of hair that can be moved or transplanted to the bald areas. In a series of surgical procedures the transplants are distributed throughout the bald area. Not only can this technique cover a bald scalp, but it can restore the hair to a completely natural look and feel. Because the hair physically belongs to the individual, the natural color and texture will match any remaining hair after the transplant is completed.

Although most men who suffer from male pattern baldness are potential candidates for the recovery of their hair through transplant techniques, several evaluations need to be made by the surgeon and the potential hair transplant recipient prior to the actual beginning of the procedures.

One of the most crucial elements in the success of a transplant program is the physician’s evaluation of the patient’s current and future baldness pattern. From this evaluation, a program can be designed that will be successful for the individual.

The first step in determining a candidate’s potential for a hair transplant procedure is donor graft availability. There must be enough of the patient’s remaining hair to supply donor grafts from areas that are not likely to become bald, for both current baldness and for areas that could be bald in the future. The hair in the donor areas must be thick enough to provide a reasonably good appearance following the transplant. Within a four-millimeter donor graft, no less than eight to twenty healthy hairs should be growing. Areas where hairs have become extremely fine or where hairs are not growing may indicate impending baldness for that particular location, an indication that donor grafts would be unavailable there.

The current age and degree of baldness of the potential recipient are also important considerations in the decisions made by either the surgeon or the candidate concerning hair transplants. The patient must be at an age where the physician can clearly see the future male pattern baldness pattern of a younger man. Many surgeons examine pictures of the patients’ family members to determine a developing pattern of baldness. A careful examination is very important so that there will not be donor grafts taken from areas that will potentially become bald. Such an evaluation will also ensure that sufficient donors will be available to cover the ultimate extent of the baldness. Advanced age is rarely a factor in the assessment if the candidate’s general health is good.

Hair and scalp color, as well as hair texture, are all considerations as well. The candidate for a hair transplant must be made aware of the final results that can be expected based on the natural tendencies of the hair. Within the natural constraints of the existing hair itself, the hair will be as near as is possible to its original appearance. The physician and potential patient must be fully aware that a return to the appearance of the adolescent head of hair is an impossible fantasy that cannot be achieved through a hair transplant procedure.

Because each hair on any scalp grows at a particular angle, and in a specific direction, the hair growth pattern must be duplicated as nearly as possible. As an expert specialist conducts transplant surgery, he must keep the patient’s hair pattern in mind. Since time makes slow but distinctive changes in every individual’s face, the surgeon creates a hair line that will look attractive as the patient ages. When the hair transplant is complete the look of the restored hair should be attractive and, most importantly, as natural looking as if it were nature’s work.

The prospective patient must understand and weigh all aspects of hair transplant surgery carefully. He should be motivated, patient, and ready to make the move psychologically and financially.

Equally as important, the patient should thoroughly examine the specialists available. The hair transplant specialist he chooses should be a physician and surgeon with an established practice and a long list of successful and satisfied patients.

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