Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration » African-American http://www.bernsteinmedical.com Hair Transplant, Hair Restoration & Repair Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Do You Perform Hair Transplant for Hispanic People with Wavy Hair? http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/hispanic-with-wavy-hair/ http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/hispanic-with-wavy-hair/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:32:00 +0000 Robert M. Bernstein M.D. http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/dev/newblog/246/hispanic-with-wavy-hair/ Q: I am Hispanic and I have thick, black coarse wavy hair. Do you transplant Hispanics and are there any difficulties in performing hair transplants in them?

A: Yes, we treat Hispanic patients. There are no specific issues unique to Hispanics when performing hair restoration procedures. However, things to consider are:

  1. Hispanics have a slightly greater incidence of forming a thickened donor scar than Caucasians (but not as great as African-Americans)
  2. Hispanics often have coarse hair, but a low donor density, so fewer absolute numbers of grafts may be available for the restoration. The coarse hair, however, will make the restoration appear fuller.
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