BY DR. CHET MAYS RESTORATION HAIR evidence of a procedure. The procedure can take 6-8 hours in the office with just the use of a local anesthetic to numb the scalp as we transplant thousands of grafts. LIFESTYLE
and beard are common locations that hair can be transplanted to improve density to these regions. Because hair loss can have multiple causes, treating some of the underlying deficits with diet and supplements can improve hair quality. A new supplement offered at CaloSpa is Nutrafol which uses a proprietary blend of botanicals with unique formulas for both men and women to thicken and improve hair health.
We lose hairs naturally every day without noticing and they grow back as the hair goes through its pre-programmed cycles. When 50% of the hair is lost it will become noticeable to others. Both men and women experience hair loss and this occurs due to a variety of reasons. In men, heredity is the leading contributor to hair loss. Male pattern baldness, called androgenic alopecia, results in a receding hairline or thinning of the crown. Fortunately, this form of hair loss can be corrected. In women, hormonal changes during menopause can cause thinning and pattern loss. Other causes of hair loss in women include severe infection, high fever, certain medications, diet, birth control pills, thyroid disease, childbirth, and cancer treatments. There is no specific medication that can completely restore male and female pattern baldness. Many of the medications on the market are designed to slow hair loss but cannot restore new hair growth. The best treatment with reproducible results is hair transplantation with NeoGraft ® using follicular unit extraction (FUE). It is known as a scarless hair transplant. Previous methods of hair transplantation involved taking a strip of tissue from the back of the scalp and removing the hair follicles and then closing an incision on the scalp. This would leave the “tell-tale” sign of hair transplant surgery which was a deterrent for most patients. Now with NeoGraft technology, we can harvest follicular units from the scalp and transplant them to the areas of hair loss without leaving 52
Patients go home the same day with minimal swelling to the grafting sites. Within a few months of your transplant, the hair grafts will go through the phases of the hair cycle with growth, rest, and death. These changes are expected, and we do not see the final results of the hair transplant for at least one year. Depending on the patient’s degree of hair loss they may need another treatment to increase the density of the hair. This can be performed at the 6-12 month mark. The 1st step in hair transplantation is meeting with your provider to discuss your hair loss and the approximate number of grafts you may need. The pricing of the procedure depends on the number of grafts placed. A common procedure we are using in the office to stabilize the hair and possibly prevent further hair loss is the use of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). This technique involves taking a blood sample and spinning it down in a centrifuge to extract the growth factors. These growth factors called PRP are injected into the scalp during a quick office procedure or at the time of your NeoGraft to help keep the current hair/follicles in a growth phase. This can thicken and repair the hair. The PRP injections are designed as a series of injections spread out over a fewmonths. The results from the PRP are not seen for 3-6 months after the last injection. Scalp hair loss is not the only area we can treat with transplantation using FUE. The eyebrows
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