Article: Hair Restoration Treatments

Although an abundance of so called "cures" for thinning hair and baldness is available, the only true way to restore a person's hairline is to seek treatment from a physician. As board-certified specialists trained in hair restoration surgery, dermatologic surgeons are uniquely qualified to diagnose the cause of hair loss and recommend a treatment plan. Since hair restoration procedures greatly rely on the physician's skill and artistry, it's important to see a dermatologic surgeon with training and experience in this area.

Article: Preventing and Reversing Hair Loss

It is easier to prevent the aging and falling out of healthy hairs than to regrow follicles that are already dormant. However, there are products that have good success rates with maintenance and regrowth, including the FDA-approved Propecia, Rogaine, and Tricomin. Baldness may be cured through prospective treatments such as hair multiplication/hair cloning or gene therapy in the next five to ten years.

Article: Hair Transplants

Small donor strips of hair-bearing scalp are removed from the back and sides of the head are divided into grafts for placement in the balding areas. The hair-bearing grafts are carefully inserted into small holes or slits that are made in the balding scalp. These holes or slits are sometimes made with a laser. The grafts can also be inserted between existing hairs to increase the density and thicken the area.

For many years the basic size of the grafts were between 4 and 5 mm. Over the last few years smaller and finer grafts, such as micrografts and mini-grafts, have been successfully used.

Initially the donor hair falls out in a few weeks, but regrows about three months later. It continues to grow for as long as the hair would have in the site from which it was removed.

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