Helpful Information For Potential Hair Transplant Patients.
Here is a quick but extremely helpful list of facts concerning hair transplants. As always all information should be verified with your chosen physician, and decisions made for your specific case and requirements. This is a medical procedure, so make sure you have all the information you need to make a good decision for your situation:
1. Hair transplantation is a technique whereby the physician surgically relocates hairs from a thick area of hair growth to bald areas.
2. Most transplants are performed as an outpatient with local anesthesia. It may take about 4 to 8 hours, depending on the procedure. There is generally minimal pain associated with the procedure.
3. New transplanted hairs usually are growing 16 weeks after the procedure. It can, however, take up to 9 months for growth to be complete.
4. Most patients return to work the next day after the surgery. They can comb their new hair within a few months.
5. A hair transplant is safe. It is effective and reliable. To top it off, it can be affordable with most clinics and physicians providing financing and numerous payment options.
6. Transplants are effective and provide results.
7. Transplants are among the top 5 most popular cosmetic procedures among men.
8. The newer micro-grafts produce a more natural looking head of hair.
9. Transplants are usually done on an outpatient basis within several hours. A few sessions may be needed throughout the course of a two year period.
10. Transplants are rarely covered by insurance.
11. The permanent solution for male and female hair loss is a hair transplant.
12. Best candidates are those who have common male-pattern or female-pattern baldness, which is a genetic condition.