Hair transplant surgery is day surgery performed under local anaesthetic. It involves four main steps:
First, the hair transplant doctor anaesthesizes the donor area, an area at the back of the head (extending somewhat into the sides of the head) that is not succeptible to… Continue reading
Hair transplant cost is dependent on the number of grafts being transplanted and the technique being used. Most hair transplant clinics charge by the graft (follicular unit containing 1-4 hairs). Hair transplant pricing varies largely depending on the technique. At top clinics that can transplant more grafts in single surgical sessions, patients get more their dollar. Megasessions are typically sessions where over 2500 grafts are transplanted. At clinics such as… Continue reading
First attempts at hair tranpslant surgery begain in Japan in the 1930s where hair transplant doctors used small grafts to restore eyebrow hair. Scalp hair transplantation was not tried until decades later, in the 1950s when New York dermatologist Normal Orentreich with donor grafting to the balding area. Skeptics thought that transplanted hair would do no better than native hair, but Orentreich’s “Donor Dominance” theory proved them wrong. The transplanted… Continue reading
