Hair Transplant

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What is History of Hair Transplant Procedures?

July 31st, 2006

Q: Dr. Bernstein, I remember Senator William Proxmire. He was one of the first sort of high-profile people who had a hair transplant probably, what, thirty years ago, and to be honest with you, it wasn’t all that great. It looked kind of funny. Have we made any progress in the last twenty-five, thirty years?
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Does Hair Transplant Prevent Hair Loss?

July 27th, 2006

Q: How does a hair transplant prevent hair loss?
A: It doesn’t. Surgical hair restoration does just what it says. It restores hair to an area where the hair has been lost (by borrowing it from an area of greater density that is less important cosmetically, such as the back of the scalp).
To prevent, or [...]

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Is Success of Hair Transplant Affected by Age or Scalp Fibrosis?

July 11th, 2006

Q: It is my understanding that as a person loses his or her hair, the skin of the scalp undergoes a number of changes, namely there is a loss of fat, an increase in cellular atrophy, and of course the dreaded perifollicular fibrosis (now that’s a mouthful). It seems to me that these changes, in [...]

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Can One Have Hair Transplant if Scalp is Tight from Prior Surgery?

July 5th, 2006

Q: 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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What is "Trichophytic Closure" After Hair Transplant?

June 14th, 2006

Q: I have read that some doctors perform something called a trichophytic closure. What is this?
A: A trichophytic closure is a way to minimize the appearance of the donor scar in a hair transplant using a strip incision.
The technique entails cutting the off the top of one of the wound edges and suturing it so [...]

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