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    Hair Restoration

    Hair loss is one of the most common medical problems and it will affect most men at some point in their life. A complex hereditary condition androgenic alopecia – baldness can begin for some even in puberty. Women can also suffer from androgenic alopecia. There are only two FDA medical solutions that can positively affect hair loss; finasteride (Propecia) and Minoxidil. Still, hair transplants are the most natural, proven and permanent solution for baldness. The FDA medications have proven to be a good adjunct treatment; but hair transplants are the most successful permanent solution for hair loss.

    The purpose of this article is to clarify hair transplant (HT) so that the general public becomes better informed on the amazing technology and advancements that leads to the tremendous success that HT patient’s experience. Their loss of self image and esteem is greatly restored and fuels the personal confidence that leads to a happier and more successful quality of life.

    Hair Transplants (HT)

    Foremost one should understand that HT is a medical procedure that should only be performed by a medical doctor who specializes in hair restoration. It is an elective surgery that does not require hospitalization and usually only a few days downtime for most patients.

    In the vast majority of people the hair follicles at the sides and back of the head are resistant to DHT. DHT is a hormone produced in the body that adversely affects some hair follicles. This effect is the miniaturization of hair in the temples, hairline and crown to various degrees. The end result is very thin hair in those areas or complete baldness. Medical science development of HT consists of harvesting high quality donor hair from the back of the head. This hair is naturally resistant to DHT and because it is the patient’s own hair it is the best natural and permanent way to alleviate baldness to varying degrees.

    I am privlege to be part of Parsa Mohebi's team as a patient advocate. Dr. Mohebi is the medical director of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills; US Hair Restoration Centers and a former research fellow at John Hopkins Medical School. He is also the inventor of the Laxometer II a breakthrough device in the advancement of hair transplant technology.



    My next blog, "Hair Transplant Primer - Part II" we will discuss the basic FAQs of this type of hair restoration.

     
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    Hair Restoration – Knowing Basic Facts Regarding Hair Loss

    Losing your hair is not an exciting event in life. For most people it is very distressing in fact. Men and women who suffer hair loss regret this change in their appearance. Many of them resort to desperate measures based on non expert information. Here are a few facts that my help a man or women seeking hair restoration. The best thing one can do is address the hair loss concern directly and get a consultation from a hair restoration doctor. There are many medical and hereditary factors that may be the contributing to this change. Be prudent and see a medical doctor who specializes in men and women’s hair restoration.

    Below are some general facts:


    Our hair is made of a protein called keratin.
    A hair consists in a hair shaft (what we see), a root below the skin, and a follicle from which the hair roots grows.
    The hair’s color pigment, or melanin is produced at the hair bulb which is located at the lower end of the follicle.
    A 50 to 100 hairs loss a day is considered normal. Any amount of hair over that might mean that something is wrong.
    Hair loss is directly connected to stress, sometimes that stress is caused by excessive work, family problems or major illness or surgeries.
    Hair loss can be caused by hormonal problems, and correcting the hormone imbalance may stop the hair loss. Hormones problems can be cause by and overactive or under-active thyroid gland. This can happen with men the same way that with women due to an imbalance of the androgen(male hormones) or estrogen(female hormones)
    Hair loss can be frequent after 3 months of giving birth, this is also a hormone disorder problems; during pregnancy high level of specific hormones usually cause the body to keep the hair that was supposed to fall naturally. So is considered normal that when the hormones acquire the before pregnancy levels, that hair falls and start the natural growth and loss cycle.
    Hair loss is caused by the use of certain medicines or treatments, especially blood thinner medicines (anticoagulants), medicines for gout, chemotherapy (used for cancer treatment), Vitamin A (in large does) as well as birth control pills and antidepressants can contribute to hair loss in some people. Hair loss often stops when the medicine is no longer taken. You should communicate your concerns to your physician and he or she can suggest a change of medicines or treatment that won’t cause you the hair loss.
    Hair loss can be caused by fungal infections of the scalp, and can be treated with anti-fungal medicines.
    Hair loss can be caused by the use of tight pigtails, cornrows, hair rollers and well as by hot oil treatment or chemicals frequently used in permanents (perms). This kind of hair loss is called traction alopecia and can stop when the pulling and the use of chemicals stop.
    One kind of hair loss called alopecia areata is caused by the person’s own immune system. This autoimmune disease starts in small round bald patches on the scalp and can get bigger in some cases. The hair often grows back naturally within the year but those patients might experience that kind of alopecia again.
    A very frequent kind of alopecia commonly called male-pattern is actually called androgenetic alopecia. This might be caused not only by genetic factors but by a combination of many other factors including hormones. This can start from the mid-teen years and is frequent on patients who take steroids.
    If you are experiencing hair loss or you have a genetic factor that might cause your hair loss, see a top hair restoration doctor sooner rather than later.
    Hair loss can be caused by poor nutrition. Anorexic and bulimic people lose their hair because their body doesn’t get the necessary proteins, vitamins and minerals to make the hair grow. Vegetarian persons can also experience some kind of hair loss if they don’t get enough proteins from non-meat resources.
    You can benefit and take good care of your hair by eating balanced, healthy diets.
    As a hair loss treatment some doctors advice to use baby shampoo and no more than one a day.
    Is better to style your hair when dry or damp, if you do it while your hair is wet, it can stretch and easily break.
    If you are about to start chemicals for your hair, like strengtheners or color, you should try first on a small spot on the back to check for allergies and hair loss, then after a few days proceed to the application to your whole hair.
    Avoid the use of chemicals if you have experiencing hair loss.

    Advances in hair restoration are extraordinary over the past five years. Hair transplants are becoming the natural and preferred choice for men and women’s hair restoration. HTN hair restoration doctors are constantly striving for solutions to augment the outstanding new hair transplant procedures providing hair loss sufferers with the satisfaction they seek.


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    Choosing a hair transplant as your hair restoration preference is an important and life changing decision. What are the things you need to know? Who can you talk to about it? It’s a decision that most people feel very private about and carries for many a certain level of social stigma. But the truth of the matter is you want hair. You don’t like being bald; the thought of taking your hair on and off like a shirt is probably not your idea of a fashion statement.

    Hair transplant surgery is one of the fastest growing procedures in medical cosmetic surgery. Our personal self confidence and image is an important part of who we are. It’s not about vanity at all. People want to feel better about who they are inwardly and outwardly. If you’re reading this you are considering hair transplant surgery like many others as a viable option for your hair restoration.

    Parsa Mohebi, MD a research fellow and surgeon notes that; “If you are considering having a hair transplant procedure or have recently had a procedure performed, your surgeon most likely stated some precautions that you should take so that the process is successful. You are going to experience a normal amount of “shock loss” wherein the transplanted hair will fall out once the restoration procedure has been performed. This is a normal part of the hair restoration process when surgery is done to correct any balding or thinning condition, so there is no cause for alarm.”



    A properly performed hair transplant produces natural, proven and permanent lifelong results. Often the best hair stylists cannot detect that you have had one. There are online forums where a person can learn from other patients experience and also find listings on prescreened hair transplant surgeons and hair restoration specialist.

    As the medical director of Mohebi Medical - US Hair Restoration Centers, Dr. Mohebi has published numerous articles on his research, studies and results for he and his colleagues’ patients. He encourages hair transplant candidates to do the following:


    Learn about the latest medical hair transplant procedures FUT and FUE. Top physicians web portals often have great libraries available free online to bring yourself up to speed.
    Find a reputable Medical Hair Transplant Surgeon to consult with. Hair Transplant Networks has done a marvelous job as an independent organization recommending the best surgeons in the world on this website.
    This is a medical procedure so the physician’s medical skill is paramount, as well as, his or her sense of artistry to give you a natural looking hairline and results that will indeed improve yourself image.
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    Hair Restoration Surgery Paired with Approved Medical Treatments



    In considering hair restoration to alleviate male hale loss new choices have become preferable in the past several years; hair transplant surgery and medical treatment. Each of these methods enjoys satisfactory level of success for some patients. Los Angeles based Mohebi Medical, US Hair Restorations Center’s medical director Parsa Mohebi, MD reviewsthe tandem use of medical treatment with hair restoration surgery.

    An ethical hair transplant physician’s strives to make the patient look as good as possible within evaluated expectations. The primary objective is to help restore a person’s self image and thereby improve their quality of life. Having the patient maintain his preexisting hair with medicines is a smart approach in hair restoration. Repeated hair transplants, at some point will exhaust donor hair supply. Using one of the two FDA approved medications may allow the patient to maintain more of their hair and therefore lessen the extensiveness of the hair restoration surgery or future surgeries.

    Male pattern hair loss typically progresses slowly and that makes determining whether they are effective difficult. A patient may use one of these medicines for at least six months before best determining the effectiveness of it. One may experience some regrowth, or simply not losing as much hair and then judging is easy. At times a patient may have difficulty determining if it is helping, and he should stick with it. If it is obviously ineffective one should consider switching to a different medicine.

    If he does find a medicine that seems to work for him, he must understand that he cannot discontinue its use. It is a long term commitment because it will only work as long as he uses it. If he stops the medicine, he must expect his hair loss to resume. In fact, some experts feel the hair loss could accelerate and catch back up to where it would have been had he not been on the medicine at all.

    In regards to regrowth of hair, this typically only occurs on the top or the back of the scalp but not in the front. This actually makes these medicines very complimentary with hair transplants, because I prefer to work on the front of the scalp before I consider working on the back.

    The tow FDA approved medication such as Rogaine (minoxodil) and Propecia (finasteride). These are the only two that have currently been adequately studied and approved by the F.D.A. (Food and Drug Administration) for hair loss.

    Minoxidil (Rogaine)

    Minoxidil (Rogaine) is a medication known for its ability to slow down or prevent hair loss and promote hair regrowth. Rogaine was the first FDA approved medication that was used for hair loss prevention. It is available without prescription (over the counter) for treatment of hair loss in men and women, among some other baldness treatments such as finasteride or hair transplant, but measurable changes disappear within one to two years after discontinuation of treatment.

    Minoxidil was first used exclusively as an oral drug for treatment of high blood pressure. It was, however, discovered to have the interesting side-effect of hair growth and reversing baldness, and in the 1980s a topical solution of it was produced contained 2% minoxidil to be used to treat baldness and hair loss, under the brand name Rogaine in the United States. Treatments usually include a 5% concentration solution that is designed for men, whereas the 2% concentration solutions are designed for women.

    In 2007 a new foam-based formulation of 5% minoxidil was shown to be an effective treatment of male pattern baldness without the usual side-effects of the topical solution such as itching and skin irritation.

    The mechanism by which minodixil promotes hair growth is not fully understood. Minoxidil is a potassium channel agonist. It contains the chemical structure of nitric oxide, a blood vessel dilator, and may be a nitric oxide. Studies show that minoxidil is less effective than finasteride but the combination of the two drugs can be more potent.

    Side Effects of Minoxidil

    As a drug to prevent hair loss, the most common side effect is itchy scalp. In some cases minoxidil may initially cause an increase in hair loss within the first few weeks. This is called shedding and is seen as a long-term positive effect during hair loss treatment since the shedded hair strands will regrow within a few months with renewed strength.

    There have been cases of allergic reactions to minoxidil or some of its non-active ingredients, which is found in some forms of topical Rogaine. Large amounts of minoxidil can lower the blood pressure. If a person uses minoxidil to stop hair loss for a length of time and then stops taking the drug, hair loss will occur again. This phenomenon is called catch up hair loss.

    Finasteride (Propecia)

    Finasteride marketedas Proscar, Propecia, Fincar, Finpecia, Finax, Finast, Finara, Finalo,Prosteride, Gefina, Finasterid IVAX) is a medication with antiandrogen which acts by inhibiting type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts the male hormone (testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This medication is used as a treatment in male patterned hair loss and also in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Initially approved in 1992 as Proscar, finasteride use was as a treatment for prostate enlargement. A sponsor study demonstrated that 1 mg of finasteride promoted hair growth in male pattern hair loss. On December 22, 1997, the FDA approved finasteride to treat male pattern hair loss.

    There are several studies on using finasteride for treatment and prevention of hair loss. In a 5-year study of men with mild to moderate hair loss, 48% of those treated with Propecia (finasteride 1mg) experienced some regrowth of hair, and 42% had no further loss. Average hair count in the treatment group remained above baseline, and showed an increasing difference from hair count in the placebo group, for all five years of the study. Propecia is effective only for as long as it is taken; the hair gained or maintained is lost within 6-12 months of ceasing therapy. In clinical studies, Propecia, like minoxidil, was shown to work on both the crown area and the hairline, but is most successful in the crown area.

    Some hair loss patients who use finasteride, in an effort to save money, buy Proscar instead of Propecia, and split the Proscar pills to approximate the Propecia dosage. Doing so is generally considered unadvisable if women of pregnancy age are in the household; this is because finasteride, even in small concentrations, can cause birth defects in a developing male fetus. The birth defects involve the development of male genitalia. Propecia has been shown to be ineffective for treating hair loss in women.

    Androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness is caused by the effects of the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on genetically susceptible hair follicles that are present mainly in the front, top, and crown of the scalp (rather than the back and sides). DHT causes hair loss by shortening the growth, or anagen, phase of the hair cycle, causing miniaturization (decreased size) of the follicles. The effected hair becomes progressively shorter and finer until it eventually disappears.

    DHT is formed by the action of the enzyme 5-alpha reductase on testosterone. Finasteride is a drug that works by blocking the enzyme 5-alpha reductase Type II that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the hair follicle. Propecia, the brand name for finasteride, is the only FDA approved oral medication for hair loss. Finasteride causes a significant drop in both scalp and blood levels of DHT and its effect is felt to be related to both of these factors. Finasteride 1-mg/day decreases serum DHT levels by almost 70%. As serum testosterone level actually increased by 9%; but this is within the range of normal.

    Side Effects of Finestaride

    Side effects from finasteride at the 1-mg dose are uncommon, but reversible. The one- year drug related side effects were 1.5% greater than in the control group. The data showed that 3.8% of men taking finasteride 1mg experienced some form of sexual dysfunction verses 2.1% in men treated with a placebo. The five-year side effects profile included: decreased libido (0.3%), erectile dysfunction (0.3%), and decreased volume of ejaculate (0.0%).

    Most reported cases of sexual dysfunction occurred soon after starting the medication, but there have been reports of sexual dysfunction that have occurred at later points in time. The sexual side effects were reversed in all men who discontinued therapy, and in 58% of those who continued treatment. After the medication was stopped, side effects generally disappeared within a few weeks. When finasteride is discontinued, only the hair that had been gained or preserved by the medication is lost. In effect, the patient returns to the level of balding where he would have been had he never used the drug in the first place. No drug interactions of clinical importance have been identified.

    Hair restoration is increasing segment of elective cosmetic surgery because of its natural, proven and permanent results.

     
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    Male Pattern Baldness

    Baldness implies partial or complete lack of hair and can be understood as part of the wider topic of “hair thinning”. The degree and pattern of baldness can vary greatly, but its most common cause is male and female pattern baldness, also known as androgenic alopecia, alopecia androgenetica or alopecia seborrheica – an alternative term used primarily in Europe. www.wikopedia.com

    Cause of a Receding Hairline or Baldness

    95% of hair loss and receding hair lines in men is caused by androgenic alopecia, known as male pattern baldness. It is so common in men throughout the world and cross ethnic types that it is considered normal. In typical male pattern baldness the hairline moves further back up the brow. Usually at the temples first which creates a tendency form a widow’s peak. An advance thinning out in the front toward the crown takes place.

    With this type of baldness, some men experience a bald patch on the crown or top of the head, which will eventually reach the sides. Normal male pattern baldness does not involve patches of hair loss, pain, or redness. Such conditions could result from a medical problem. Consulting with a qualified medical doctor in hair restoration is ideal. Los Angeles hair transplant surgeons are some of the leading experts in the world on hair loss.

    The Hair Transplant Network provides before and after of the classic pattern. Hair transplant surgery was performed by a leading Beverly Hills and Los Angeles expert in hair transplant surgery, Parsa Mohebi, MD.

    The causes of the maturing hairline are hereditary, genetically linked (possibly) to maternal grandparents. Presently, researchers have not proven with certainty which gene causes male pattern baldness. If you do carry the gene to potentially develop a receding hairline or baldness, it will actually be the formation of a hormone called DHT (dihydrotestosterone), formed from testosterone, which causes the balding to begin.

    Hair Loss Medications

    If you discover a receding hairline while still in the early stages of male pattern baldness, certain medications such as Procepia, Finasteride or Rogaine may help you to re-grow your hairline. Hang onto your hairline with the aid of this free video on receding hairlines and baldness. Expert, Parsa Mohebi, MD, works as a hair transplant surgeon while serving as medical director of Mohebi Medical, www.ushairrestoration.com.

    If you believe you may have a receding hairline, full-onset pattern baldness or just worry about your genetic predisposition for hair loss, you have a variety of options to slow, prevent or restore lost hair. A hair transplant surgeon shares his professional insights with you in this free hair restoration video series.

    Learn more how you can stop hair loss and began hair restoration by informing yourself on the latest hair transplant technologies in the HTN Forum and Blogs.
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    Choosing the Best Hair Restoration and Hair Transplant Doctor

    First and foremost there are basic requirements when selecting a physician for any type of medical treatment. Doctors take an oath to “Do No Harm.” It is reasonable to have some basic expectations.

    The following are to help you choose the best hair restoration doctor for your hair transplant procedure.

    The doctor:


    is caring and compassionate.
    takes an interest in you as an individual.
    takes the time to learn about your problem,
    listens to you and does not lecture you by imposing his/her views upon you.
    is willing to educate you and bridge the gap between his/her knowledge and yours.
    is able to help you set expectations that will make you happy
    has the requisite education and excellent credentials in the specialty field you need.
    has built a reputation of excellence in the field based on their results, and are recommended by family, friends, patients, or a physician that you trust.

    Let’s see how these qualities apply when selecting a top hair transplant surgeon in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles.


    Caring and compassionate- This starts when you first contact the office.


    How are you treated by the doctor’s staff on the phone?
    When you come to meet with the doctor, what is your first impression?
    Is the office clean and the staff friendly and organized?
    A caring doctor will meet with you and does not send a salesman in to gather information on your needs as his first bonding experience with you is in taking your history and learning about your concerns.
    The consultation agenda should be set by you with the purpose of establishing a basic patient/physician relationship. Good communication between both parties is critical.




    Taking interest in you-

    Does your doctor care about you by showing real concern?
    Does she/he look into your eyes when speaking with you?
    Does he treat you with respect?
    Do you get the opportunity to share who you are and what you do?
    Does he want to learn about your lifestyle, your family, your culture?






    Time- The time the doctor schedules for you will tell you much about how he values you as a patient.

    For all new patients, scheduling a full hour for getting to know you as a person and yur hopes and needs
    There should be enough time to examine the patient and listen to their concerns.






    Education

    The doctor should educate, but not lecture, the patient during the consult once the issues have been presented.
    The first step in educating the patient is making sure that a detailed history of the patient is taken, understanding what has brought the patient to the office, followed by an examination of the affected areas. Just like a visit to your primary care physician, the examination is crucial. Your doctor should look closely at your hair, use a video magnifier to determine how far the thinning extends and this should lead him to an assessment of the point where the balding is advancing to.





    Beverly Hills and Los Angeles HTN recommended hair transplant surgeon shares the benefits of hair transplants.




    Credentials in the field –

    A heart surgeon should be well trained with years of experience before he works on your heart, just as a hair surgeon should be well trained and have substantial experience in the hair transplant field before they work on your head. What credentials should you look for? There is no Board Certification in hair restoration that is recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Only physicians who have met the standards of one of the 24 specialties recognized by the ABMS boards can call themselves “Board Certified”, and you can check on the ABMS website if they are indeed ‘Board Certified’ and in what specialty. You can also check with your state medical board to verify license status and education.






    Reputation based on results and personal recommendations- Talk to your friends and family to see if they have had any experience with physicians in the specialty that you need. Often there is an internet forum that discusses personal experiences with hair restoration doctors, but you need to be careful that the site treats all posters the same (not just those that discuss advertisers or sponsors). Some forums may allow fake or misleading postings in order to promote particular physicians. Keep in mind that many people only post when they have something negative to say, but a physician that has many negative postings may in fact deserve their reputation. It is often said that a bad heart surgeon buries his bad results, but in the hair transplant field in particular, assessing the skills of a hair surgeon is easier since everything that is done by the surgeon sits on the head of the patient for the world to see. You cannot hide a bad hair transplant. The best way to determine the quality of a surgeon’s work is to meet many of the surgeon’s patients, look carefully at the results from all angles, and ask yourself if those are the type of results you’d want on your head. By meeting patients directly, you can see not only what you are going to get from a hair transplant, but you can speak one–on-one and get the inside scoop on the doctor’s character, integrity, and skills.

     
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    Post Hair Transplant Surgery

    You have made the decision to improve your self esteem and undergo hair restoration surgery for your male pattern baldness [MPB.] It’s an important step in having a positive self image. Understanding what comes next is very important. After discussions of hair transplant surgery; Parsa Mohebi, MD reviewed with us the common expectations that a person may experience after their hair restoration procedure.

    It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with these to have a better understanding of the experience and to reduce and stress or worry. Dr. Mohebi is the medical director at Los Angeles based US Hair Restoration centers.



    Discomfort and Pain

    There may be some aching on the donor area, which starts within the first few hours after hair transplantation. Pain medicine is generally provided to alleviate the discomfort during the first night. After the first night, pain should be well controlled. Most patients do not need any medications for pain after the first night, but if there is any remaining pain during the second day, mild pain medications such as Tylenol, in most cases, is enough to bring more comfortable results.

    Swelling After Hair Transplant

    The first four days after hair restoration surgery there will be some swelling around the recipient (transplant) area. This swelling is due to the process of healing and may range from very little or none to severe. Though not often an individual can experience swelling in which the subcutaneous fluid descends from the forehead area to around eyes. The maximum swelling is generally seen in days 3 and 4 after a hair restoration surgery. Some doctors recommend and will prescribe a patient steroids to prevent or reduce swelling after their hair transplant. It is recommended to sleep in semi-sitting position and keep the upper body elevated which will tends to reduce the swelling, or shorten its duration.

    Post Surgical Bruising

    Bruising or discoloration of skin around the transplanted area might be present for the first few days after hair restoration surgery. This may involve the recipient area, and at times, may extend to the forehead. A cap can be worn providing it is clean. Some surgeons will provide a baseball style cap to cover the transplanted area. Patients with enough existing hair can use it to cover the bruised areas.

    Scabbing

    Scabbing is common during this time period. They should flake off within one week if patient properly wash the transplanted areas. We generally bring patients back for the first day after hair transplantation to give them a hair wash and teach them how to wash their head for the first few days. Special shampoo and sponge will be provided as well. We recommend washing transplanted areas twice a day for the first 4 days. Patients can go back to their routine hair wash after that time unless they continue to have scabbing. They need to continue washing their head twice a day, as long as they still have scabbing in the area.

    Itching

    Itching is a common symptom after any type of wound healing. Hair transplantation is not an exception to that reality. Patients may feel itching on transplanted and donor areas for the first few days. This may extend to the second week after hair transplant, but should be mild and does not require any treatment for most patients. If itching was significant, a prescription of a mild steroid cream might help.

     

    Michael James is a patient advocate working with Dr. Mohebi is the medical director of Los Angeles hair restoration centers with locations throughout Los Angeles County and Southern California. Their newest offices in Bakersfield, California will open in March 2012.

     
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    The Hair Loss Stigma

    If you're like most men, you probably put some time and effort into your hair. Whether washing or drying it, combing or brushing it, cutting or styling it, your hair is an integral part of your identity and appearance. As the years pass, your hair style consumes more of your attention.

    Worries over hair loss can began in their teens for some men. When they first start to notice a deficit of follicles and a shift in their hairline a quiet brooding panic can often set in. Where once was a thick, lush mane, there is now a sparseness or patchiness. Temples or crowns that were once covered with locks are now thinning and revealing themselves.

    Hair loss is a serious condition. It affects many people from all walks of life including glamorous celebrities. Despite the severity there are many available treatment options. Do take the time to learn what options work for your unique situation.

    Unfortunately added to this life changing concern is the negative connotations associated with balding or connotations associated with hair restoration solutions surgical or prosthetic.

    Hair Transplant Awareness

    Rightly, so the major medical issues that affect women in modern society are getting great awareness publicity. Many of these ailments that effect women adversely are life threatening. Alopecia “Baldness” will effect the majority of men in their lifetime. No, it won’t cause your lungs to cease to function; but all too often the spirit becomes depressed because of the social stigma. Hair Loss Awareness is what is needed. It is not really funny to stigmatize ‘the bald guy’ or ‘the bald guy’ who chooses to do something about it.

    Celebrities hair transplants and hair restoration is often the subject of the gossip news world. Why? People get sick, people get in accidents and people go bald. Baldness “Alopecia” is a medical condition that can be treated better than ever before. People should not be embarrassed through ridiculed for it; and even more so should not be embarrassed or ridiculed for doing something about it. I hope some celebrities will speak more openly about it and use their fame to fuel “Hair Transplant Awareness.” Not only will more coming out statements by celebrities be helpful, but regular folks too fighting the stigma by not hiding anymore will help the future of ‘follicularly challenged’ people.

     
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    Hair Transplant Primer - Part II

    Hair Transplant FAQ

    <!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->What is the similarity between hair transplants and organ transplants?

    Hair transplants are very unlike organ transplants. Firstly, it is an elective procedure not a life saving operation. Most organ transplants are usually a matter of life or death. This does not lessen the value and great need as self image is an integral part of a person’s self esteem and confidence. In a hair transplant you are your own donor. If you received hair, follicle, and tissue from someone else (other than an identical twin), your body would reject them without immune-suppressant drugs. You donate your hair from what are called your donor sites.

    <!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Where are my donor sites?

    Male pattern baldness typical in men is best treated by hair transplant providing a natural, proven and permanentsolution. The word pattern is used because medically we know there is a pattern to the baldness. You've probably noticed, especially in men, that no matter how much hair they lost in the front, top, and crown areas of their heads, the sides and backs of their heads retain hair and sometimes a great deal of it. The sides and back are far less affected by the action of DHT upon their hair follicles. These areas are the donor sites from which the hair you donate to yourself is removed, along with the follicles and some surrounding tissue.

    <!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Where does the surgeon put my donor hair during the transplantation?

    Hair extracted from your donor sites is transplanted to the balding parts of your scalp. Tiny incisions are made in the scalp by the medical doctor performing the surgery. The donated hair, hair follicles, surrounding tissue, and skin are called grafts, and each graft contains one or more hair follicles with accompanying hair, tissue, and skin. No two heads are alike, and you will see that the art of hair transplantation is just as important as its science or medical aspects. This is a good reason to research and even use online networks to find a prescreened surgeon at the forefront of hair restoration.

    <!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->People have varied levels of thickness naturally. Does this effect one’s ability to have a successful hair transplant?

    Hair density is the number of hair follicles you have per square centimeter of scalp. Scalp laxity is the flexibility and looseness of your scalp. More grafts of hair can be transplanted when your density is high and the scalp laxity is high. The beauty of hair transplant as an elective surgery is that the end result reflects the natural look of your own hair; because it is your own hair.

    <!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Does hair transplant surgery change the pattern and direction of hair growth?

    Coarse hair is bulkier and can therefore be transplanted using fewer hairs per graft since it gives more coverage of the scalp. Fine hair has fewer bulbs and can give a very natural look but less coverage than coarser hair. Wavy and curly hair lends itself to good visual results in transplantation because a single wavy or curly hair curls on itself and can therefore cover more scalp area than can a straight hair. Curly hair also rises from the scalp and holds its shape, and these factors also give the appearance of greater coverage.

    Dr. Mohebi is the medical director of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills; US Hair Restoration Centers and a former research fellow at John Hopkins Medical School. He is also the inventor of the Laxometer II a breakthrough device in the advancement of hair transplant technology.
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