Ever Wonder What a Hair Transplant Really Looks Like?

November 25th, 2009 · Transplants and Surgery

I found a source today of a before and after gallery of men who are about to undergo hair loss transplant surgery. While there isn’t much question that a hair transplant is a sure fire way to get some new healthy hair back on the crown of your head there are some risks associated with it, along with a reasonable sized price tag.

Of course if you’ve been trying other hair loss treatment regimens such as hair loss shampoo or DHT inhibitors and you’re not seeing the success you’d like then a transplant could be your only option.

Personally I took a look at the image gallery that has been recently updated and I have to say that I was impressed. Quite a few of their clients have had great success with their procedures.

If you’re not quite at the stage where you feel you need a transplant or you haven’t yet tried anything to stop your current hair loss possibly consider our best hair loss shampoo recommendation. They guarantee to stop your hair loss in 7 days. It’s a quality product with a money back guarantee.

The original blog post that I read about the before and after image gallery can be seen here.

What is Hair Attrition?

November 24th, 2009 · Transplants and Surgery

If you’ve considering having a hair transplant it’s important that you have a solid understanding of what is going to occur during the procedure as well as how your new transplanted grafts will look after it’s complete.

Most hair transplant clinics will supply you with a good overview and possibly even some video for you to watch to strengthen your understanding of the procedure. One of the problems that can occur during a transplant is Hair attrition.

This is something I wasn’t personally all that familiar with until I read a post at wegrowhair.com’s blog.

Hair attrition is basically the death of some of the hairs to be transplants. According to the post this happens more often in longer surgeries (i.e. 6 hours + ). When the hair is removed and stays removed for such a long time without nutrients from your body or oxygen it can “die off” as the post puts it.

This is of no fault of anyones and it just happens, but it’s important to understand especially ahead of time before the procedure is completed.

Hair transplants probably the most guaranteed method of experiencing new hair growth, while some hair loss treatments can be questionable. If you’re not yet at the level where a transplant is required we suggest you start some sort of hair loss treatment regiment to help keep the hair you have. A quality shampoo for hair loss can work well to block DHT and reduce further hair loss.

Here’s the original article I read at WeGrowHair.com

How a Hair Transplant Works

November 19th, 2009 · Transplants and Surgery

While it’s never the first choice when you begin to lose your hair sometimes the only viable alternative to treating excessive hair loss in men is a hair transplant.

NOTE: Before you decide to go for a hair transplant because of the cost and risks associated many sites suggest that you try a hair loss regimen for at least a year or two and gage the results. Using a shampoo for hair loss combined with a DHT inhibitor can help slow the process and even grow new hair pending the stage of hair loss you’re currently at.

How Does a Hair Transplant Work?

Just as it sounds the procedure involves a doctor taking some of the viable hair follicles from back of your neck and lower part of your head and moving them to the front and top areas of the scalp.

Most men do not go completely bald. The concentration of hair loss and thinning is generally at the top and front. Because of this there are still some viable hair follicles that reside at the back of the neck that can be grafted and relocated to grow more hair.

There can be more then one procedure required to achieve the results some men would like. Since there is a limited amount of skin available approximately 2500 grafts is the maximum that can be moved at one time.

While a hair transplant does allow new hair to grow in the area the grafts are placed any follicles that existed before the transplant will still continue to lose hair unless you opt to use a DHT inhibitor.

Consider an oral treatment to inhibit DHT from being created in the body or possibly a topical external treatment to block DHT from binding to hair follicles and affecting new hair growth.

Learning More about Hair Transplants

There are several national companies that handle hair loss transplants along with smaller companies in most urban centers. It’s standard practice for a potential candidate to make an appointment to sit down with a representative from a company to learn about the potential risks of a hair transplant, the costs associated with the procedure and to find out if it’s a viable option for you.

If you’re seriously considering this as an treatment for your hair loss I’d suggest contacting a local company providing hair loss transplants in your area. Either the doctor or a representative from that company should be happy to sit down with you to discuss the procedure.