Q: Is it more important to do scalp exercises before the first procedure or the second?
A: When the scalp is tight, it can be useful for either the first or the second hair transplant.
Keep in mind, however, that the scalp will naturally stretch between hair transplant procedures, so that if exercises were not needed for [...]
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Is it More Important to Do Scalp Exercises Before First Hair Transplant or Second Hair Transplant?
December 18th, 2008Are Scalp Exercises Before Hair Transplant Necessary?
October 14th, 2008Q: I am scheduled to have a hair transplant next month and wonder if I should do scalp exercises before the procedure?
A: For the majority of patients, scalp exercises are not necessary.
The scalp in the donor area has a fair amount of redundancy. With a properly planned hair transplant, the donor area will close relatively [...]
Why Change from Sutures to Surgical Staples in Hair Transplant Procedure?
March 19th, 2007Q: I recall that you wrote an article about Monocryl for the donor closure in hair transplants. Why are you now using staples?
A: I have been using staples in almost all of our follicular unit hair transplants since the beginning of 2006. When we published the Sutures vs. Staples study in 2001, some doctors were [...]
Do You Use Sutures or Staples in Hair Transplant?
February 22nd, 2007Q: Can you please comment on the use of sutures verses staples in hair restoration procedures?
A: Sutures are great on non-hair bearing skin and allow perfect approximation of the wound edges, but on the scalp they can cause damage to hair follicles below the skin’s surface. The reason is that a running (continuous) suture traps [...]
Can One Have Hair Transplant if Scalp is Tight from Prior Surgery?
July 5th, 2006Q: What can be done if I want to have a hair transplant and my scalp is very tight from prior surgeries?
A: Follicular Unit Extraction is ideal in very tight scalps, provided that there is enough hair to extract without leaving the donor area too thin and provided that the follicles are not too distorted [...]
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