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Q: 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 placing techniques
Bleeding
Poor fit [...]
Q: 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 [...]
Q: When a second hair transplant is performed, should there be a second incision or should it be incorporated into the first?
A: It is a very common practice to make a second separate scar in the second hair restoration procedure. This is done to maximize the hair in the second session, and it is technically [...]
Q: Will I be unconscious during the hair transplant procedure and do you use general anesthesia?
A: All of the surgical hair restoration procedures at Bernstein Medical are performed under local anesthesia. The fact that general anesthesia is not needed is what makes hair transplant procedures – even though they are long – very safe.
Patients are [...]
Q: Why does a hair transplant work?
A: Hair transplantation works because hair taken from the permanent zone in the back and sides of the scalp maintains its original characteristics when transplanted to a new place in the balding area in the top of the head. This property of hair is called “donor dominance” and is [...]
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