Sunday, November 30, 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.

Many men - a full 50 percent of all American men over 50 - are dealing with some kind of hair loss. Some men shave their heads completely, as they feel this is the best way society gives them to deal with their hair loss. Other men decide instead to undergo hair transplant surgery. Some go with the desire to stay au natural with their baldness, though they are considerably behind the rest of the world by making this choice.

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 need several days of rest afterward hair transplant surgery: Since the operation is so easy to endure, you might think that you can jump up and go right back to your regular activities. The scalp is just as important to take care of as any major or bone after surgery. What you must realize is that the protection factor following such a surgery - that causes a large number of tiny wounds - is immense.

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.

Along with hair transplant surgery, you may have to have other treatments so if you do not have enough hair, you cannot undergo the normal treatment. However, there are other surgeries that can be used in conjunction with it to achieve similar results. Unlike the traditional treatment, these procedures can cause a great deal of agony.

Though there are few surgeons that will tell you, you should be aware that the grafts you have in hair transplant surgery may not all survive. Surgeon's hope that more grafts will survive than will be lost, making the result a positive one. 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. - 15634

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