General Overview
Hair transplant surgery is often sought by men who have lost or are losing a significant amount of the hair on their head. Hair transplantation is an operation that takes healthy hair from the back of a person's head and moves it to the front of the head, which is usually the area of hair loss. The back and sides of a man's head contains hair known as donor dominant hair because it keeps growing throughout the lifetime of most men. Transplantation of the donor dominant hair does not cause it to stop growing. The front and top of a man's head is where hair loss is most likely to occur.
Length of Procedure
The length of time for hair transplant surgery varies greatly from individual to individual and doctor to doctor. If a doctor tries to replace the hair lost from the entire head, the process can take up to 12 hours. However, if the procedure is done section by section it can take only about 2 to 4 hours per section with the patient coming back for follow-up procedures several weeks later. For some patients with heavy hair loss, the entire process of hair transplantation can take up to several months as he returns to the doctor for many follow-up procedures.
Non-surgical Options
For men not willing to undergo the lengthy and expensive hair transplantation surgery there are many non-surgical options. These alternatives to surgery include toupees, hair pieces, wigs and medication. Toupees and hair pieces are small pieces of natural human hair that are attached to the scalp to cover the balding areas. Many look natural and effective. Wigs are made of natural human hair and cover the entire head of a person when attached to the scalp. Many men, however, choose hair loss medications as a way to counteract baldness. However, medications do not always produce the best results, and over time can be quite expensive as well.
Tags: hair loss, attached scalp, doctor doctor, dominant hair, donor dominant, donor dominant hair