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Questions to ask your doctor about medical hair replacement?
If your hair is thinning to a point where you think you need to take action, it may be time to call a dermatologist or plastic surgeon about medical hair replacement. Often, for those not in dire straits, a doctor will try to help you offset premature balding through medication or topical shampoos or tonics. For many just beginning to bald, these treatments are very effective. If your doctor agrees that it may be time for hair replacement surgery, he should be able to answers these following questions:
- How much will it cost? Surgery to treat hair loss can be expensive and often is not covered by insurance.
- What type of procedure will he use/Risks involved with each procedure? Depending on how someone is balding, there are different procedures used that have both accompanying risks. It is a good idea to go to more than one doctor to learn more about each one's preferred procedures.
- How long will the procedure take? Most cosmetic surgeons agree that the most effective way to conduct hair replacement surgery is not to do it all at once. If a doctor tries to perfect the whole head in one session, the surgery could last up to 12 hours, which means hair grafts are being handled for a long time. This handling could cause damage. Second, the more grafts put into the scalp, the more incisions. Many incisions raise the potential for damage to a scalp's blood supply. The safer route is to plan for more that one transplant. Many sessions lessons the risk of graft or scalp injury, and helps surgeons make the transplant denser, which of course is the ultimate goal.
- What can I expect? Treatment may not restore as much hair as expected, and there should be no surprises after the operation.
Posted on May 30, 2004 at 04:55 PM
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