Answer: Number one is: consistently natural looking results across all hair and patient types. You should be happy to have the head of hair results you see in the book. If not, go somewhere else.
Question: Is there a concern of damage the new hair grafts if you sleep on them? Do you have to sleep sitting up after a hair transplant?
Answer: You can sleep normally after a hair transplant and not hurt your grafts but as there may be a little bleeding from the donor site I would suggest using a cheap pillow case.
Question: I'm a 42-year-old male. My hairline's been receding on the sides just above my temples. I'd be interested in filling this area in but will the hair behind it continue to fall out?
Answer: It is possible that your hair loss will be limited to what you see right now. However, it is possible that your hair loss will continue depending on your genetics and other factors. You can always do more transplant work in the future as needed.
Question: I have high blood pressure and would like to know if this will affect my ability to get a hair transplant.
Answer: High blood pressure will not affect your ability to have a hair transplant so long as you are on the proper medications and your pressure is properly controlled. I would get permission first from your internest.
Question: My husband got a hair transplant last year and it has completely convinced me to get one as well. How is the process different for women?
Answer: The distribution and pattern of hair loss in women is usually different than that seen in men. The transplant surgeon needs to take this into consideration when designing his graft placement. Otherwise after a hormone screen which may be needed in some women there are not many differences.
Answer:FUE is an excellent hair transplant technique for Afro-Americans because they tend to wear their hair short at the donor site. Short hair at the donor site leaves the potential to see the scar created by having strip donor work.
Question: I recently came across a hair transplant graft calculator that estimates how many grafts you'll need based on your hair loss and your desired results. Could this really be accurate or do other factors come into play?
Answer: There are always other factors like color, hair thickness, contrast, etc.; but that said there is a grid that can give you a rough estimate of grafts needed in most cases.
Question: About how many grafts does the average male have available for donor hair?
Answer: The average male has between 4000 and 6000 hairs available for grafting. Some may have more and some may have less. Contact us for a consultation.
Posted February, 02/14/2012 - 17:15 PM in Hair Loss
Question: I'm 42, about a Norwood 2 or 3. One doctor quoted 3500 grafts and that seems really high to me. Does that sound about right?
Answer: All graft quotes are estimations regardless of what loss scale you seem analogous to. Head size, scalp mobility, and hair type (thickness) all play into these estimations causing a wide range.
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