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Approximately one-half of the men in the U.S. are affected by
hair loss resulting in a thinning of the scalp hair or baldness.
These conditions affect twenty percent of the women as well.
While many people are not concerned about their hair loss, others
may feel a loss of self esteem, become distressed and look for
ways to correct their condition. |
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Frequent
shampooing, the wearing of hats and poor circulation are not
the cause of hair loss.
Heredity is the leading cause of hair loss in men. In women,
it is hormonal. Many factors including high fever, severe infection,
diet, certain medications, birth control pills, thyroid disease,
child birth, and cancer treatments can cause hair loss. Hormonal
changes include those that occur during menopause and can lead
to thinning and pattern loss.
While some types of hair loss are reversible, those resulting
from an accident, infections of the scalp, surgery or those
caused by heredity are not.
Male pattern baldness is the easiest form of hair loss to correct.
It usually begins with a receding hairline or a thinning at
the crown and progresses over a lifetime.
In typical male pattern baldness, hair follicles that carry
genetic coding bond with DHT (dihydrotestosterone - a hormone
that slowly kills the hair follicle), weaken hair and slowly
cause it to fall out. The hair follicles on the back and lower
sides of the head do not attract DHT. Hair on the front, above
the temples, top of scalp and crown can all be DHT receptive,
depending on your genetic coding. Hair grafts are taken from
donor areas on the back and sides, where follicles are not affected
by DHT. When these grafts are transplanted to the front, crown,
and top of scalp, they retain their resistance to DHT and last
a lifetime.
Some medicines, hormonal changes, disease (such as lupus or
diabetes) and major stress to the body (surgery, accident) can
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Our advanced
surgical techniques provide the most natural looking, permanent
solution for those who are bald or have thinning hair.
Creams and lotions that claim to stimulate and restore hair
growth have had limited success. Hair pieces are difficult to
maintain and may present an unnatural appearance. While these
solutions are acceptable for some people, Micro-Hair Transplants
provide a more natural look.
Micro-Hair
transplantation is a progressive process requiring hundreds
of micro-grafts, implanted during multiple treatment sessions
spaced about four months apart. Each micro-graft may contain
from one to ten hairs. The micro-grafts are removed from a donor
site located on the side or back of the head. Your surgeon then
meticulously implants them into the bald or thinning area taking
extra care to ensure that the new hair grafts are placed randomly,
and will grow in the same direction as the existing hair and
minimize that "plugged look". Micro-Hair Transplants maintain
a more natural appearance than previous techniques using larger
grafts or plugs of hair.
Skin flap surgery and scalp reduction techniques can be used
to fill in larger areas. Skin flap surgery uses a piece of hair
covered scalp to replace a section of bald scalp. In scalp reduction
surgery, after the hairless skin is removed, the adjacent hair
covered skin is stretched over the area and sutured into place.
Scars are usually covered by new hair growth.
During
your consultation your surgeon will explain which type of anesthesia
is best suited for your procedure. Most Micro-Hair Transplant
procedures are performed on an out-patient basis, using local
or twilight anesthesia. More involved surgical procedures such
as flap surgery for hair restoration usually require general
anesthesia and are performed in a hospital surgical setting.
While
age is not a barrier to having hair transplantation, a conservative
approach is indicated as a permanent donor site may not yet
be established. You don't need to wait until you are bald to
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The
ideal candidate will have:
- Dense growing hair in the
donor sites.
- Realistic expectations of what
the results will be.
Note: Light colored hair may appear denser
than dark hair and coarse hair can look denser than fine hair. |
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Request a free information packet on hair transplants.
For a consultation with Dr. Hopping, fill
out our hair loss evaluation form.
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