Hair transplant doctors will find some things to agree on and will also disagree as each thinks they are using the best technique. Sales hyperbole aside, you should look for a doctor that implants follicular unit hair grafts that are dissected under a microscope and implanted into an aperture (hole) created by a "needle" designed for hair grafts. Apertures created by laser are quickly falling out favor with hair transplant doctors.

soon as possible because the sooner you begin hair loss treatment, the sooner hair replacement growth will occur. If you are able to stop further progression of your hair loss with medical therapy (especially with Propecia and Low Level Laser Therapy), then you can consider hair transplants. It can, however, be too soon to start hair replacement surgery. Only an evaluation in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or New Hampshire by Dr. Leonard can determine this with you.

No. This would not be an effective form of hair loss treatment because "foreign tissue" will be rejected. Someday, in the distant future, we may be able to clone one's own hair, which could then be used for hair transplants.

Today's technique is much different from transplant procedures of the past. Most physician's employ a similiar technique: a strip of tissue is removed, cut into follicular unit grafts or 1-3 hair grafts cut to size and transplanted into the area of loss. The most important aspect then becomes the surgeons philosophy on hair transplantation and the technicians training. Trained technicians are invaluabe to the transplant surgery.

Yes. Although the transplanted hair is theoretically resistant to the destructive effects of DHT, the hair follicles surrounding the transplanted area may still be genetically susceptible to DHT. If these hair follicles are not protected they will eventually be lost, resulting in additional transplants.

The choice of the graft and fixation is made by the surgeon based on the patient requirements, familiarity of technique and availability of implants. All the techniques are equally successful. Currently we use two graft tissues commonly Bone patellar tendon bone and hamstrings with equal success.

Many clients use a hair system while their transplanting is being performed. If the density of the transplants in the front is thick enough, a system can be placed behind them.

Yes. The transplanted hair is removed from one area of the body (donor site) and transferred to another (recipient site). The transferred tissue is not "rejected" as it is not foreign tissue. The transplanted hair maintains it's own characteristics; color, texture, growth rate, and curl, after transplantation and regrowth. The vitality of the grafted follicle is maintained by the rich blood supply to the scalp.

Most people are surprised at how little pain there is during the procedure. Some discomfort is to be expected as the anesthetic is injected into the scalp. Once the skin is anesthetized, there is no pain. If the numbing medicine wears off during the course of the procedure, more is injected to re-anesthetize the area.

Hair transplantation is more expensive than a hair piece or some alternative treatments. However considering that the results are permanent, most people consider it a good investment in their future happiness.

Doll or plug-like transplants are things of the past. Utilizing follicular unit grafting, transplant procedures are virtually undetectable and very natural looking.

The hair transplants have been taken from the area of the scalp around the back and sides of the head where the hair is genetically programmed to never fall out. The fact that the hair transplants have been moved from one area of the scalp to another has no effect on its genetic predisposition to grow, making it an effective hair replacement technique. The previously bald area does not "poison" the transplanted grafts, as is often the misconception.

The age of our hair loss treatment patients ranges from the early twenties to the early nineties. Only an honest and realistic evaluation can help you decide when a hair transplant is appropriate for you.

No! This hair replacement procedure is one where local anesthesia is used. If a person wants a little more sedation, it can be available. However, general anesthesia is unnecessary for this hair loss treatment and potentially dangerous.

No! The plug technique was state-of-the-art from the 1950s through the 1980s. The last time I performed that method of hair replacement was in 1991. Today's grafts are tiny -- consisting of only one to four hairs, making it a much less revealing hair loss treatment.

Yes. Although the transplanted hair is resistant to the destructive effects of DHT, the hair follicles surrounding the transplanted area may still be genetically susceptible to DHT. If these hair follicles are not protected they will eventually be lost, resulting in additional transplants.

ISHG utilizes a four-step anesthetizing process, which most patients feel eliminates any major discomfort during the anesthetizing process. Once anesthetized, the area is completely numb and the patient can sit back, relax, and enjoy a movie.

No. Typically the hairs are only a few millimeters in length immediately following hair replacement surgery. Once transplanted, the hairs may appear to be growing, but in reality they are being thrust out. Within three to four weeks of hair loss treatment, nearly all of the new hair transplants will be shed. Approximately three months following the initial shedding of hairs, hair replacement begins.

Most men in good general health are candidates for hair transplantation. In order to determine your candidacy, you should arrange to have a free, private consultation with a NHI physician. During your consultation, the physician will measure your donor density and scalp laxity. He will also determine your balding pattern and take your individual hair characteristics such as color and wave into consideration to develop a plan for your hair restoration.