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Hair
Transplants - Now Pain Free?
The
recent development of improved hair transplant techniques ensures
that patients can now benefit from pain-free surgery.
Unlike
the older techniques that could be painful and cause unsightly scarring,
the Woods Technique of Follicular Relocation is minimally invasive,
painless and leads to hair restoration that looks and feels completely
natural.
Under
this technique physicians transplant only the hair follicle and
not the excess tissue that is common with other transplant techniques.
This means that the transplant site only has to nourish the essential
follicles resulting in a higher take rate and a lower risk of fallout
caused by localized shock.
| Hair
Transplants - An Alternative
Before
spending thousands of dollars on hair transplant procedures,
consider NewHair Biofactors from Nisim International, specialists
in hair loss and hair rejuvenation since 1993.
NewHair
Biofactors® was clinically
tested
through a longitudinal study with 148 male participants with
varying degrees of baldness.
First,
the participants were photographed and initial hair counts
were done in a 2.5 cm circular section of the balding area.
After
five months of treatment with the herbal extract the same
participants were once again photographed and hair counts
were conducted on the same area as previously done.
The
results of this test were exceptional, even out-performing
Nisim's own expectations.
85.7%
of the participants had an increase in their terminal
hairs of 30% or greater and 40.8% of the study
group had an increase of 100% or greater (ie. doubling, tripling,
or more).
Nisim
International has backed up its clinical results with in-depth
biopsy studies that show the potential mode of action
of the product.
For
the abstract and further results of this study please refer
to the article, "Making Headway", Medical Post.
1993: vol29, pg61.
Click
here to read a summary
Click
here for full information on NewHair Biofactors |
The
creators of the technique have been perfecting it in Australia since
1989 during which time more than 2000 procedures have been performed
with a high success rate. Interestingly, Drs Woods and Woods-Campbell
have made the discovery that transplanted body hair can grow up
to three times its length and assume the characteristics and qualities
of scalp hair. This means that patients who have damaged or depleted
donor areas can now benefit from the technique.
The
good news for American patients is that the technique is now being
introduced to the US with a training facility for doctors established
at UCLA.
You
can find out more about these techniques by visiting the sites listed
below.
Richard
Mitchell is the creator of the www.myhairlossadvisor.com
website that provides information and guidance to those suffering
from premature hair loss. To find out more about this technique
please visit The Woods Technique
Hair
Transplants -
Essential Reading
The
Truth About Hair Transplant Surgery: What the Doctors Don't Want
You to Know
Locate
Hair Transplant Clinics In Your City & State: Two Powerful Search
Tools
Local
Google
The
local search results for your state and zip code provided by Google
list name, address, phone, web site, and a map directions.
Simply
enter 'hair transplants' in the first search field, and your town,
and state in the next.
Click
here for Google's local search
Switchboard
1.
Click here for switchboard.com
(USA) OR yellowpages.ca
(Canada)
2.
Select the "Find a Business" button, enter 'hair transplants'
in the field marked "Business Name, Category, or Keyword(s),
then your town and state OR your zip code.
If
you want to broaden your search, tick the "Include surrounding
areas" box.
3.
Start calling or visiting the extensive list of results on the next
page.
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Hair
Transplant Methods -
Old vs The New
By Dr. Robert Jones
Follicular
Unit Extraction vs. Older Methods of Hair Transplantation
Punch
grafts, scalp reductions, scalp extensions...
In
the past, as the names of these earlier procedures indicate, undergoing
a hair transplant was a painfully unpleasant process. Men with receding
hairlines and balding scalps often resorted to the unnatural-looking,
and often ridiculed, toupee to avoid the pain, slow healing, and
scarring of a transplant.
Because
of this, the hair transplant business was staggering in the late
twentieth century. Surgeons knew that hair restoration techniques
needed to evolve.
Fast
forward into the beginning of the twenty-first century...
Thousands
of bad comb-overs and strip incision scars later, the new technique
that hair restoration surgeons were waiting for was finally perfected.
The hair transplant community eventually embraced follicular unit
extraction (FUE). Surgeons praised the method and potential patients
were curious about it.
But
what exactly is follicular unit extraction? And is it really more
effective and beneficial than older methods of hair transplantation?
Follicular
unit extraction involves the removal of small groups of hair follicles
(usually between one and four) from the donor site and their reinsertion
into the receptor site. These small grafts allow for equal distribution
of hair in the balding area of the scalp and produce more natural-looking
results. In fact, once the receptor site has completely healed,
it is virtually impossible to detect that any sort of hair transplant
procedure has taken place.
The
differences between FUE and the older methods of transplantation
are noteworthy:
| Follicular
Unit Extraction & Older Methods - The Differences
Firstly,
the FUE procedure is quicker and less painful than any other
hair restoration technique. FUE is performed with a punch-like
scalpel that cuts the skin around the follicle. This facilitates
the removal of about one to four follicles from the donor
area at the same time. Also, the advanced method of follicular
perforation™ allows the surgeon to make a shallow punch
on the surrounding tissue, ensuring that the graft be released
from the tissue with minimum traction and with better ease.
The extracted follicles (called grafts) are then inserted
into small slits that have been cut in the recipient area.
These slits do not need suturing, heal quickly, and are completely
undetectable once the new hair begins to grow in about seven
to ten days.
Secondly,
FUE is beneficial because the recovery process is much faster
and less painful. In most patients, the grafts become fully
secure in about eight days after surgery and the surgical
wound in the donor area usually heals within one to two weeks.
Some discomfort may be present, but usually analgesics like
Tylenol or codeine will help. Generally, normal activity may
be resumed one to two weeks after the procedure. In older
methods of hair restoration, bleeding, suturing, and bandaging
were parts of the long and painful recovery process.
Thirdly,
100% of hair loss sufferers are candidates for FUE. In the
past, hair restoration was not as widely available to every
hair loss sufferer as it is today. There were various criteria
that each candidate had to meet to be eligible for a hair
transplant. Such criteria included the patient’s age,
color and texture of hair, skin complexion, amount of donor
hair available, and future hair loss projections. However,
because the methods involved with follicular unit extraction
are so advanced, such criteria are not much of a concern.
For example, the amount of donor hair on the head is not an
issue when determining candidacy because the procedure allows
for the extraction of hair from other parts of the body.
Fourthly,
the incidence of complication during the FUE procedure is
lower than with other transplantation methods. In a study,
published by Dr. Masumi Inaba, of over 150 patients treated
with FUE, researchers found that patients suffered only from
mild discomfort from sitting still for several hours at a
time. Furthermore, only four out of the 150 patients experienced
donor area shock, while two more patients experienced a more
limited variety of patchy circular alopecia (hair loss). Nevertheless,
all patients made full recoveries within five weeks.
Lastly,
FUE patients recover without visible scars in the donor or
recipient area. Unlike previous methods, like strip incision,
where an unattractive linear scar was exposed in the donor
area, FUE does not leave ugly, unbearable scars on the head.
Instead, the tiny slits that are cut in the recipient area
are conveniently hidden by new hair. The final result of FUE
in all patients is that of a seamless, natural, healthy-looking
head of hair. |
For
all those who are suffering from hair loss and are searching for
the best method of restoring their youth, follicular unit extraction
should be considered. It is a hair restoration method that discards
the use of the painful linear donor incision and regards 100% of
hair loss patients as proper candidates for the procedure. It is
widely predicted that within the coming years, follicular unit extraction
will make further advancements and become the method of choice for
every hair restoration surgeon and patient.
About
the Author
Dr.
Robert Jones has been practicing medicine since 1979. He is active
in the field of hair restoration. An advocate of providing his patients
with the best quality, Dr. Jones is among the first doctors in North
America to use follicular unit extraction—a procedure he praises
for its great value and efficiency. Dr. Jones is a member of the
International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons, the International
Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the International Society of
Cosmetic Laser Surgery, and the American Society for Laser Medicine
and Surgery. He is also the president of the International Society
of Follicular Unit Surgeons. For more information on Dr. Jones or
follicular unit extraction visit
www.hair-doctor.ca
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