Q: Why can donor hair become frizzy and dry once transplanted?
A: Frizzing and kinkiness is a temporary phenomenon that is part of the normal healing process after a follicular unit hair transplant.
During the healing process, the new collagen that forms around the grafts can alter their growth. Over time, usually within a year, this collagen [...]
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After Hair Transplant, Can Donor Hair Become Frizzy and Dry?
November 18th, 2005Can Hair Transplant be Harmed by Smoking Before or After Procedure?
November 10th, 2005Q: Is it true that smoking is bad for a hair transplant and why?
A: Smoking causes constriction of blood vessels and decreased blood flow to the scalp, predominantly due to its nicotine content. Also, carbon monoxide in smoke decreases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.
These factors both contribute to poor wound healing after a [...]
What is Graft Compression After Hair Transplant and Why Does it Occur?
August 19th, 2005Q: What is graft compression?
A: Graft compression refers to a tufted look resulting from the contraction of grafts caused by the normally elastic skin that contracts around the graft as the hair transplant heals. This was a common occurrence with mini-micrografting where 5 or more hairs from two or more follicular units were placed into [...]
After Hair Transplant, What is Lump on Scalp Beneath Donor Area?
August 12th, 2005Q: I have developed a rather large, hard lump beneath the skin at the base of my scalp in the donor area that I first noticed this about two or three weeks after my hair transplant. What is this?
A: You are describing an enlarged lymph node, a condition commonly seen as a normal part of [...]
How are Hair Transplant Recipient Sites Made?
May 27th, 2005Q: How are recipient sites made?
A: At Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration we use a series of custom made, ultra-fine blades to create recipient sites. The blades differ in size by only one tenth of a millimeter and range from 0.6mm for one-hair follicular units to 1.2mm for 4-hair follicular units.
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