Hair loss and a couple of the causes of it
Men and women who are currently experiencing hair loss and thinning want to know what their options are where hair restoration surgical procedures are concerned. The most common question we hear is, “how viable an option is hair restoration surgery?” Hair loss results from a number of causes including the following:
- damage that is caused by damaging and excessive hairstyling or pulling the hair back too tightly
- irritations of your scalp which typically leads to scarring
- hormonal changes to the different hair growth and resting cycles
There are a number of different hair “toppings” and other natural supplements available on the market today that display some slight evidence of effectiveness where hair restoration is performed without professional assistance. However, when you start losing your hair because of genetic reasons, these natural supplements and other topical application won’t be effective and hair restoration surgery might be the only option you can consider.
Hair Restoration surgeries
There are two basic types of hair restoration procedures –
scalp stretching and transplanting hair grafts. So what is the difference between the two? Scalp stretching involves surgically removing the bald skin and replacing it with skin nearby that is covered with healthy hair follicles. This is stretched over that portion of the scalp area where the skin has been removed. With hair transplantation, smaller grafts of hair are taken from the scalp donor areas and transplanted into the balding area.
Additional things to consider
The first thing that you want to consider is that hair restoration procedures can get costly. Grafts are typically charged for on an individual basis and it can take up to 1,000 of these to complete the surgery successfully. Normally, the fewer the number of hair grafts that are required, the lower the cost of the hair restoration surgery. Fortunately, a number of hair restoration clinics today now offer financing for the procedure.
There will occasionally be side effects but these are extremely rare. General anesthesia or a mix of local anesthesia and sedation are usually required during the process. An adverse reaction to these anesthetics or infection after the hair restoration surgery has been performed are the two most common side effects. In any case, make sure you consult with a certified and licensed hair restoration physician or surgeon when you are considering having this done.
