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.

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.

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.

Hair transplants are a very specialized surgical technique. Here's how it works: hair from the fringe above the ears and around the back of the head is transferred to the crown and the front portions of the scalp. In the vast majority of individuals, the hair from the fringe and back of the scalp is genetically encoded to grow throughout life. Thus, the transplanted hair will continue to grow indefinitely. This permanently growing hair in the fringe serves as the donor area.

Laser assisted transplants have reduced the normal dormant period down from 8 to 10 weeks to 3 to 4 weeks.

Laser is essentially used to create the space for hair to be transplanted in. The supposed advantage is that it minimizes bleeding, but down side of the laser is that it can damage the scalp, causing a delay in hair growth, or potentially no growth, and thus decreased survival of the transplanted hair. So laser does not offer any substantial benefit to warrant its use for hair transplantation.