Today’s hectic lifestyles, stress
and drugs lead to hair loss in most people.
This hair loss is diagnosed according
to its cause and the which may be a change
in hormones, aging or heredity. In such
cases hair replacement systems for men
or women may be suggested as a treatment.
Hair replacement for men and women
is surgery considered to be a reconstructive
form of treatment, and is covered by
health insurance. Once you and your
doctor decide that weighing the benefit
and cost of hair replacements is the
best choice to help your hair loss problem,
your doctor will refer you to a competent
plastic surgery to implement the procedure.
However though hair replacement surgery
may enhance your appearance and self
confidence, you may not be happy with
the results. So make sure you discuss
your expectations with the surgeon before
venturing into hair replacement systems
for men or women.
You can undergo surgery to replace
hair if you have healthy
hair growth on the back and sides
of your head as these patches of hair
act as donor areas where grafts and
flaps of hair are taken. Even hair color,
texture and waviness or curliness of
your hair play an important part in
your hair replacement surgery.
There are numerous hair replacement
and medical
hair restoration techniques used
in surgery where sometimes two or more
techniques are used to get the best
results from the surgery. Transplant
techniques like mini-grafts, micro-grafts,
slit grafts, punch grafts and strip
grafts are better for patients needing
a modest change in their hair fullness.
However, those who need a more dramatic
change should try out flaps, scalp reduction
and tissue expansion. People with very
little hair are better off avoiding
hair replacement surgery.
This procedure is safe if done by a
qualified and experienced physician.
However as different people differ in
their physical reactions and healing
abilities, it is rather difficult to
predict the outcome of hair replacement
in men and women. Moreover, like all
surgical procedures, there is a chance
of an infection taking place, excessive
bleeding and scars occurring with hair
replacement systems.
There is also a risk of hair grafts
‘not taking’ in the hair
replacement system. Although hair in
the plugs tend to fall out in its new
location, sometimes the skin plug may
die, and thus the need of a repetition
of the hair replacement surgery. There
may be small bumps on the transplanted
area of the scalp which can be camouflaged
using surrounding hair.
Although often called laser
hair replacement, hair loss therapy
using lasers is not actuall a replacement
method. Instead this new technology
involves using lasers to declog exisitng
follicles and allow the follicles to
recieve more nutrients thereby increasing
hair growth.
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