Q: Dr. Bernstein, is a follicular unit hair transplant, the way you perform it, very painful?
A: We perform our hair transplant procedures using long-acting, local anesthesia, so after the initial injections, the patient doesn’t experience any pain or discomfort.
The local anesthesia (a combination of Lidocaine and Marcaine) lasts about 4-5 hours. For long sessions, we [...]
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Is a Hair Transplant Painful and What Kind of Anesthesia do You Use?
August 10th, 2006Why is Strip Harvesting in Hair Transplant Procedure Still Popular?
June 21st, 2006Q: Why are strips used so much in a hair transplant when there is now Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)?
A: Strip harvesting is used in the majority of hair transplant procedures because it allows the surgeon the ability to perform hair transplant sessions using large numbers of grafts while minimizing injury to the patient’s hair follicles.
This [...]
What is Tumescent Anesthesia and is it Used in Hair Transplant Procedure?
May 31st, 2006Q: I have read about something called “tumescent anesthesia” but didn’t understand what it is. What exactly is it?
A: Tumescent techniques were first popularized in liposuction surgery where large quantities of fluid containing adrenalin were injected into the person’s fat layer to decrease bleeding before the fat was literally sucked out of the body. Bleeding [...]
Can Hair Transplant Procedure Remove Hair From One Person and Transplant to Another?
January 25th, 2006Q: 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 [...]
After Hair Transplant, Will Scalp Laxity Return to Normal and, if so, How Long After Transplant?
January 6th, 2006Q: After a strip procedure, will the scalps laxity return to normal and how long after the hair transplant does it take?
A: The scalp regains most of its laxity in the first eight months following the hair transplant, but it will continue to loosen slightly after that.
It is interesting that if the scalp is tight [...]
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