Hair transplants are a minor surgery of the skin in which grafts of hair of various sizes are removed from the horseshoe shaped donor area around the back and sides of the head and are surgically placed in areas where hair replacement is needed.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

There are several products on the market today that promise regrowth of hair. Unfortunately, most of them are ineffective, costly, and certainly not permanent. Of all the options currently available, hair transplants are the only permanent solution and the Hair Transplant Center makes them more affordable over a lifetime then other types of FDA recognized treatment methods.

Many reasons. For one, the general population is largely unaware of the advancements in the field and do not realize the coverage and natural appearance possible. Another reason is that many people are not great candidates for the procedure. This may be due to several factors, including extensive loss, not enough loss, and even unrealistic expectations.

You typically can resume virtually all exercise programs about three days after hair replacement surgery. You should delay weight training, however, until your donor stitches are removed.

Hair transplants have been successfully performed for over 40 years. Recent advances in the use of follicular unit hair grafts have dramatically improved the results of hair replacement surgery. Transplanted hair looks as natural as the rest of your hair because it is your naturally growing hair. One of the exciting and unique benefits of hair transplants is that the transplanted hair it will grow for the rest of your life.