Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Schweiger treat many patients, and each case has its own variations. However, some questions are asked more frequently than others. Here we answer the most frequently asked questions on hair transplant procedures.
Hair Transplant FAQ
July 23rd, 2009
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Anesthesia Before Hair Transplant, Beard Hair, Follicular Unit Extraction, Follicular Unit Transplant, Graft Popping, Propecia/Finasteride, Shedding, Shedding After Hair Transplant, Shock Fall Out, Shock Loss, Telogen Effluvium
Posted by Ethan at Bernstein Medical at 10:13 am
In Your Hair Transplant Procedures, Do You Do Megasessions or Very Large Graft Sessions?
March 16th, 2007Q: Some surgeons are doing hair transplants using 5,000 to 6,000 grafts in a single surgery. Looking at the cases in your photo gallery, it seems like your hair transplants involve many fewer grafts per surgery. Do you do such large graft numbers in a single hair restoration procedure? A: The goal in surgical hair [...]
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4.00 stars from 2 vote(s)Topic: Graft Numbers
Tags: Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration, Blood Supply to Scalp, Donor Hair, Donor Hair Density, Donor Scar, Donor Strip, Follicular Unit, Follicular Unit Transplant, Follicular Units per Square Centimeter, Four-hair Follicular Unit, Graft Dissection, Graft Popping, Hair Transplant Cost, Hair Transplant Results, How Large Should Hair Transplant Sessions Be, Limits to Large Hair Transplant Sessions, Mechanical Trauma, Megasessions, Number of Grafts Per Hair Transplant, One-hair Follicular Unit, Permanent Hair Zone, Recipient Sites, Surgical Management, Three-hair Follicular Unit
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 2:34 pm
After Hair Transplant, How Long Before Grafts Permanently Root?
December 4th, 2006Q: I had hair transplant surgery 10 days ago and have since developed what looks like big, dry flakes in the transplant area. How long does it take for the grafts to root, and is it okay that some of the grafts fall out when brushing my hair back carefully at this point? Also, the [...]
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5.00 stars from 1 vote(s)Topic: Post-op
Tags: Donor Area, Follicular Unit Extraction, Follicular Unit Grafts, Follicular Unit Transplant, Graft Popping, Grafts Permanent Ten Days After Hair Transplant, Hair Transplants, Shampoo After Hair Transplant
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 1:51 pm
What Causes Hair Transplant Graft Popping During Surgical Hair Restoration?
December 21st, 2005Q: What causes graft popping during a hair transplant? A: Popping, or the tendency for grafts to elevate after they have been placed into the recipient area, is caused by a number of factors including: Packing the grafts too closely, particularly when they are placed on a very acute (sharp) angle with the skin Rough [...]
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4.00 stars from 1 vote(s)Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Blood Supply to Scalp, Dense Packing of Grafts, Desiccation, Graft Popping, Graft Size, Recipient Sites, Site Size, Trauma
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 10:03 am
In Hair Transplant, What is Effect of Dense Packing on Grafts?
March 8th, 2005Q: Does dense packing hurt grafts? A: There is no absolute answer to this question. In a hair transplant, dense packing has a risk of decreasing yield if there is a significant amount of photo damage to the scalp (which alters the blood supply) and if there is a tendency for the grafts to pop [...]
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Topic: Hair Transplant
Tags: Blood Supply to Scalp, Dense Packing of Grafts, Desiccation, Graft Dissection, Graft Popping, Hair Transplant Surgeon, Hypoxia, Mechanical Trauma, Recipient Sites
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 9:18 am
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