Thursday, December 4, 2008

The Truth About Hair Transplants

By Gugu Martini

Because of increasingly improving methods, it is becoming far more common for people to have hair transplant procedures. Many people feared getting the procedures in the past, because they were not well done and you could see obvious hair plugs on people who had undergone them although this is rarely true anymore. The process is still not widely understood however and only a few facts are known to people.

For men over 50, baldness is a serious issue. There are many options for men who must deal with this type of severe hair loss and one such option is the avenue that many men take - complete shaving of the head. Others take the exact opposite route and have hair transplant surgery. Though those that accept their baldness may have a healthy outlook, they are out of step with what the rest of society is doing to combat hair loss.

The procedure is permanent: If you decide you do not like the results, it is not as simple as taking off a wig to change your hair. Not only will your head may never look the same, you will require a number of surgical treatments. Thus, once a person gets one hair graft, they are committed to the hair transplant so you should never agree to any doctor's proposal that promises to "let you see how you like it".

You might think that because the surgery is so easy to bear that you can just jump back into your activities, but the truth is, you'll need plenty of rest after hair transplant surgery. The scalp is just as important to take care of as any major or bone after surgery. You'll have a head full of tiny wounds that absolutely must be protected after surgery.

Every patient considering hair transplant surgery should be aware that it is a procedure that will take a long time to complete - up to one or two years. These are known as mega-sessions and can require the installation of thousands of grafts in one sitting. The commitment required for these sessions is grueling in and of itself, often requiring a serious amount of time to be performed.

Normal treatment is not always available to everyone and some people do not have enough hair to undergo hair transplant surgery. Also, there are other procedures that can be done to help stimulate hair growth along with the main treatment. The difference is that these procedures are generally more painful.

Typically, many grafts will not make it after the hair transplant surgery. The hope is that only a few will be lost and the overall result will not suffer. Unfortunately, many grafts do not survive, despite all concentrated efforts.

A reasonable amount to spend is 12,000 dollars. This is only 25 dollars per month! If you are trying to save money on your hair loss treatment, you should be aware that your low cost treatment will cost more than per month. Thus, you would actually save money by having the surgery done in the first place. - 16459

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