Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Truth About Hair Transplants

By Gugu Martini

Because of increasingly improving methods, it is becoming far more common for people to have hair transplant procedures. Many people feared getting the procedures in the past, because they were not well done and you could see obvious hair plugs on people who had undergone them although this is rarely true anymore. The process is still not widely understood however and only a few facts are known to people.

Many men - a full 50 percent of all American men over 50 - are dealing with some kind of hair loss. Some men shave their heads completely, as they feel this is the best way society gives them to deal with their hair loss. Other men decide instead to undergo hair transplant surgery. Some go with the desire to stay au natural with their baldness, though they are considerably behind the rest of the world by making this choice.

The procedure is permanent: If you decide you do not like the results, it is not as simple as taking off a wig to change your hair. For the individual that is planning one of these treatments, they should understand that they will change the look of their head forever and they will also require many surgical treatments to get the desired look. The hair transplant surgery is not a procedure you can try out on a "see if you like it basis," and you should be wary of any doctor that promises a trial basis.

It is not true that you can immediately return to your old active routines after hair transplant surgery and many people do not realize this because the surgery is so simple to endure. You might also think that it is just your scalp after all, not muscle or bone. What you must realize is that the protection factor following such a surgery - that causes a large number of tiny wounds - is immense.

The time commitment for hair transplant surgery is often immense with treatments lasting one or two years. Sometimes you can opt to have a marathon session to try to reduce the number of grafts you have performed. However, the length of these sessions is often grueling and requires commitment.

Along with hair transplant surgery, you may have to have other treatments so if you do not have enough hair, you cannot undergo the normal treatment. However, there are other surgeries that can be used in conjunction with it to achieve similar results. Unlike the traditional treatment, these procedures can cause a great deal of agony.

Though there are few surgeons that will tell you, you should be aware that the grafts you have in hair transplant surgery may not all survive. The hope is that only a few will be lost and the overall result will not suffer. In reality, despite all efforts, often grafts simply fail to thrive.

A reasonable amount to spend is 12,000 dollars. This is only 25 dollars per month! If you are trying to save money on your hair loss treatment, you should be aware that your low cost treatment will cost more than per month. Thus, you would actually save money by having the surgery done in the first place. - 15255

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