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What Makes a Hair Transplant Look Natural
Hair restorations and hair transplants is a relatively new discipline in cosmetic medicine. It was founded in the 1950's and since then, it has gained in popularity. However there were a few "hick-ups" if you will that had to be overcome to reach the level of...
Uncommon Post Operative Pain After a Hair Restoration
Often people ask the hair restoration clinic if there will be any permanent or extended pain associated with a hair restoration. The answer is simply No in 99.9% of hair restoration patients. However, there are discussions of very rare cases of extended pain after a...
Can A Person Have More Than One Hair Restoration?
The simple answer is yes. In fact many patients opt for more than one hair restoration. There are several reasons why: Massive hair loss such as in a Norwood Class VII almost guarantees at least two surgeries if not more than two. This is because there is a limit to...
What Happened to the "Plugs" in Hair Restoration?
The "plug" is a term that came about in the late 1970's and early 1980's in hair restoration and hair transplants. This is because literally the hair extracted was a plug of follicular units. There could be several follicular units in one single plug and anywhere from...
Deleterious Effects of Herbal Dietary Supplements…
Seemingly innocent non-prescription herbal supplements can potentially effect a hair restoration surgery. Most of the effects revolve around bleeding or blood coagulation. In today's times it is important to tell you hair transplant physician exactly what medications...
The father of Hair Restoration. Dr. Norman Orentreich, 1953.
The first Hair Transplant was sort of by accident. A dermatologist by the name of Dr. Norman Orentreich became known as the father of hair restoration. It came about during an on going study of a disease called Vitiligo. Dr. Norman Orentreich took circular punched...
Eyebrow Transplantation
Eyebrows that are thin, burned or have been excessively plucked can be transplanted at Gulf Coast Hair Restoration. Dr. Woessner and his staff have years of experience in transplanting eyebrows. An eyebrow transplant is a permanent solution to this type of hairloss....
How Does a Hair Follicle Graft Grow After a Transplant? Part II
The miracle part of a hair transplant in my opinion is the human body to reestablish a circulation back to each hair follicle that is transplanted. No matter the amount of grafts, a capilary gravitates to a newly transplanted graft. This doesn't typically occur until...
How Does a Hair Follicle Graft Grow After a Transplant? Part I
A common question that is asked from time to time is how does a hair follicle or graft grow after it is transplanted? This is a great question and an important one. Follicle grafts are taken from the safe zones in men via Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) or by the...
What is synthetic hair implantation?
Synthetic hair transplantation is the use of synthesized hairs and implanting them into the scalp in lieu of a real human hair follicle. This technology came out in the 1970's. It seemed to be a nice way to restore hair. It was created during a time before the...