Hair Transplantation: Then and Now
Are you hesitant to get a hair transplant because you’re afraid you might end up with doll-like hair?
You have probably seen horrible before and after pictures of people who have undergone hair transplantation. These photos plague the Internet and tabloids in an attempt to discourage people from getting a procedure, with a safety and success profile that is transforming the lives of many others. Because of a technique called follicular unit grafting, you too can grow natural hair, which even your hairstylist would not recognize as hair transplants.
Hair plugs: Hair transplantation then
In 1959, Norman Orentreich popularized the widely used method of hair transplantation that later became known as hair plugs. In this technique, your doctor would use 6 to 12 mm punches to get circular patches of tissue called “plugs” from healthy, hair-growing regions of your scalp, usually at the back and sides. These plugs, which contain 10 to 20 strands of hair, are then transferred to your balding areas.
Although the hair grafts would grow on your recipient areas, the results are often unsightly. Because of the large number of hair strands in clusters, your new hair becomes doll-like, with a hair growth pattern that resembles the bristles of your toothbrush. These hair plugs are terribly obvious to others, and often, the stigma of your ugly hair transplant exceeds that of your balding scalp. You are also left with large wounds on the donor area. These wounds leave scars, and make it more difficult to obtain subsequent grafts.
Follicular unit grafting: Hair transplantation now
Three decades later, a technique called follicular unit grafting (also known as follicular unit extraction or follicular unit transplantation) revolutionized the way hair restoration surgeons performed hair transplantation.
In this technique, your doctor uses smaller grafts from your scalp’s donor area. This is based on the discovery that your hair naturally grows in clusters of 1, 2, 3 or 4 hair strands called follicular units. For a more snug fit, your doctor inserts these follicular units in linear slits instead of round holes.
What does this mean to you? If your surgeon uses these natural follicular units (rather than artificial circular plugs) as grafts, he would achieve results that look more natural as well. Smaller grafts allow your surgeon to pack hair more closely in areas where they need to be dense. Moreover, smaller wounds bleed less and heal faster.
Skill and artistry
Technique is not everything, however. Hair transplantation is one surgery where creativity of your hair loss specialist is paramount. In the hands of experts, even natural hairlines are possible. Ugly transplants from hair plugs can also be potentially reversed with follicular unit grafting.
“Any physician even with basic training can successfully transplant hair and make it grow,” says Legacy Hair Center CEO Ronnie Talent. “But to make it undetectable requires artistry only hair experts trained in advanced techniques can attain. We can do work now that is truly incredible- we can recreate hairlines today that look virtually the same as what God gave you. ”
Don’t be misled by what you see on TV or the Internet. Know things firsthand. Visit your trusted hair loss expert and ask about your hair loss options. Because of technology, nobody has to go bald anymore.
Legacy Hair Center specializes in the most advanced hair restoration and hair replacement options for both men and women. You don’t have to suffer from Hair Loss. Visit the center in Charlotte, North Carolina and be among the thousands of people that Legacy has helped reach their hair restoration goals.
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