How Many Hair Transplant Grafts Will Give Best Results and do Megasessions Yield Best Cosmetic Benefit?

February 22nd, 2006

Q: There is such a big deal made on the chats about people getting Megasessions of over 4000 grafts per session. When I look at the pictures on your website, the results look great, but I am surprised that not many grafts were used compared to what is being talked about.

A: My goal is not to transplant as many grafts as possible, but to get the best results possible without exhausting a person’s donor supply. It is important to keep reserves for future hair loss. Unnecessarily large sessions also risk poor growth and have a greater incidence of donor scarring.

Topic: Graft Numbers

Tags: Cosmetic Benefit / Donor Hair / Donor Scar / Grafts / Hair Transplant Growth / Hair Transplant Results / Megasessions / Number of Grafts Per Hair Transplant
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 10:56 am

Will Hair Transplant be Detectable Immediately After Surgery and What is Typical Appearance Post-op?

February 16th, 2006

Q: Is it possible to have a hair transplant that is totally undetectable immediately following surgery?

A: Not unless a person has a fair amount of existing hair that can cover the transplanted area.

Although surgical hair restoration techniques have improved dramatically over the past ten years, and wounds are so small that patients may shower the morning following the procedure, a hair transplant will be detectable for the first week. During this period, there may be some swelling that settles down on the forehead and some crusting and some residual redness.

Please visit the section on the Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration website entitled After Your Hair Restoration for more details. Also see the Instructions After Your Hair Restoration Surgery page regarding the normal post-op course following a hair transplant.

Topic: Hair Transplant

Tags: After Your Hair Restoration / Appearance After Hair Transplant / Instructions After Your Hair Restoration Surgery / Redness / Scalp Crusting After Hair Transplant / Surgical Hair Restoration / Swelling
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 12:18 pm

Where Can One Buy Propecia Hair Loss Medication at Reasonable Price?

February 3rd, 2006

Q: I am considering taking Propecia, but it I went to my local pharmacy in New York City and it is so expensive. Is there a way I can get it cheaper?

A: The website www.drugstore.com sells Propecia online at a reasonable price. A doctor’s prescription is required.

Please note that Propecia is not yet available in generic form.

Topic: Drugs (Medications)

Tags: Generic Drugs / Generic Propecia / Hair Loss Medication / Propecia / Propecia Cheap / Propecia Cost
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 1:31 pm

Can Hair Transplant Procedure Remove Hair From One Person and Transplant to Another?

January 25th, 2006

Q: Can hair be transplanted from one person to another?

A: A hair transplant between individuals can only be performed on identical twins, since they are genetically the same.

In all other cases, including non-identical siblings, the transplanted hair will be rejected.

We are often asked how it is that one can perform kidney transplants from one person to another, but not hair transplants. The reason is that the skin is more antigenic than a kidney i.e. it is more likely to be rejected. The reason is complex, but this makes sense considering that the skin is the first line of defense against foreign organisms.

Topic: Hair Transplant

Tags: Antigenic Quality of Skin / Hair Transplant Procedure / Hair Transplant to Another Person / Twins
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 8:48 am

How Did Hair Transplant Techniques of Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction Get Named?

January 11th, 2006

Q: How did Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction get their names?

A: The first paper on Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation was published by Dr. Bernstein and Rassman in 1995 in the International Journal of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery. The title of the paper used the abbreviated name Follicular Transplantation. The longer name “Follicular Unit Transplantation” was formalized by Bernstein et. al. in the paper “Standardizing the classification and description of follicular unit transplantation and mini-micrografting techniques.” This paper appeared in Dermatologic Surgery in 1998.

Follicular Unit Extraction derived its name from Rassman and Bernstein’s publication “Follicular Unit Extraction: Minimally invasive surgery for hair transplantation” that appeared in Dermatologic Surgery in 2002.

Topic: FUE & FUT

Tags: Dermatologic Surgery / Follicular Unit Extraction / Follicular Unit Transplant / FUE / FUT / Hair Restoration Surgery / Hair Transplant Medical Publications / International Journal of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 8:41 am





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