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H
o w d o e s i t w o r k?
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ITS DONE |
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| Follicles
are removed from the back and sides of the head which
are not affect by the DHT |
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| The
follicles are extracted out of the surrounding skin |
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| The
follicles are then reinserted into the balding areas
of the scalp |
Even
extremely bald men still have a ring of hair around the back
and sides of their heads. This hair is not lost during the
balding process because the follicles themselves are not
affected by DHT, the hormone that causes the follicles in the
front and top of the head to shrink in size and stop growing
hair.
In
hair transplantation surgery a piece of this skin containing
these follicles is removed from the back and sides of the
head. The follicles are then extracted from the surrounding
tissue and then are reinserted into the balding areas of the
scalp.
Since
the follicles themselves are not affected by the hormone DHT,
they continue to grow hair even after they have been moved
from the back of the head to the front of the head.
In
most cases doctors will concentrate the placement of the hairs
to the front and top of the heads at the expense of the crown
because this frames the face and give the best aesthetic
result.
Unless
patients use a drug like Propecia after having a transplant,
they will continue to see an increase in hair loss from the
non-transplanted hairs that were growing there before the
transplant. In this case additional transplant procedures may
be performed to increase the density. Due to the limited
amount of skin that can be removed at one time, 2,500 grafts
is usually the most that can be done at one time
While
it is impossible to have the same density that existed before
the hair loss, with careful placement of the follicles by the
doctor, the illusion of a full head of hair can be created.
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