Hair Transplant: Q&A
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How Long Does Hair Transplant Last?
I'm considering a hair transplant and I have male pattern baldness. Is surgery just a temporary solution? How would I be able to achieve full head of hair if Male Pattern Baldness is progressive? The doctor recommended i get 4000 grafts. If I can get it done in one surgery OK, but I don't want to be going in and out of surgery every few years. Am I just delaying the inevitable?
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DaveM123
in Toronto, Canada
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Hair Transplant for Permanent Solution
The great part about hair transplantation is that it is a permanent solution for hair loss. After your hair transplantation procedure, we recommend a combination of laser hair therapy, propecia, and Rogaine to help solidify the transplanted hair follicles and aid in slowing the loss of hair from follicles that were not transplanted. Talk with your doctor about his recommendations for post transplantation hair care.
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Length of time hair transplant lasts
Hair transplant is permanent! You doctor will be able to tell you his or her success rate per graft. I quote our patients higher than 95% take rate.
4000 grafts is a mega session and will likely correct most of the baldness you see now. If your balding continues and you don't take steps to minimize further baldness, new areas may show up in the future. Talk with your doctor and make sure what steps are recommended to prevent future baldness.
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How long does hair transplant last?
The great thing about hair transplantation is that it is permanent! The hairs that are transplanted will continue to grow! There are other measures you can use after the transplant to slow or halt the loss of the native, nontransplanted hair to keep your hair looking full and natural!
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Hair Transplants last
Hair Transplants should last forever. The hairs used are permanent. However, large cases may not do as well depending on how long it takes to complete the case.
Houston Dermatologist
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How long does a hair transplant last?
If the hair transplant grafts are taken from a donor site that will not become bald during your life-time, the transplanted grafts will grow hair permanently. The skill is determining the best donor site. In someone who is around 45 or older and the loss is a slow process, it is much easier to determine this than in someone who is in the twenties and losing hair rapidly. The goal is to make it as permanent as possible. There is no way to determine if 4000 grafts is the right amount for you...
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Transplanted hair will stay
The key to understanding hair transplant is the genetics of hair follicles. The hair in the back of the scalp does not fall out like hair on the top and in the front. And transplanted hair from the back of the scalp (or chest) maintains this ability to stay. The problem is the rest of the hair in the front/top areas it may continue to dissapear. That is why avoiding permanent scars on the scalp is crucial - you never know what will happen over time and you do not want to be stuck with...
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Duration of Transplanted Hair
Male Pattern Baldness is a gradually progressive problem. To what degree your hair loss progresses is multifactorial but mainly genetic. At the same time there are two products available that may decrease the rate of hair loss and even grow hair. They are Propecia and Rogaine, and both work by different mechanisms of action. So even if you're considering surgery there is no downside to starting one or both of the approved medications for male pattern hairloss. The transplanted hair...
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Hair grows only as long as it was programmed to grow!
Transplanted hair will only grow as long as your genes are programmed for that hair to grow. For instance, if hair were harvested from the vertex "impending bald spot" where it eventually thins for many men, then this hair would disappear. Fortunately, we have learned that the best place to take the hair from is the back of the scalp, below an imaginary line drawn between the tops of the ears. This horseshoe shaped distribution of hair will always be in place for most men. For...
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New Orleans Dermatologist
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Do hair transplants have permanent or temporary results?
The hairs that are transplanted are permanent. It is still possible, particularly if you are young, that you may continue lose some hair but not the transplants.
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How long does hair transplant last? Is it permanent?
The hairs transplanted from your donor area are permanent. What you have to understand is how much hair loss you have now and how progressive is it? If you're in your 20s and have lost a lot of hair (including your crown), you're most likely not a good candidate and will need many more sessions in the future. 4000 grafts is a good amount assuming they all survive and you won't have progressive loss. It's important to have a long term game plan and...
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