Aging, hormonal changes, and genetics can all contribute to hair loss. In addition, hair loss can also be caused by burns, trauma, or illness. While hair loss is often blamed on poor scalp circulation, specific vitamin deficiencies, dandruff, and even wearing a hat frequently, none of these assumptions are accurate.

Both men and women can suffer from hair loss resulting in a lack of confidence. Hair replacement surgery can enhance your appearance and your self-confidence. During your initial consultation with Dr. Gonzalez, you will be able to determine if a hair transplant procedure is right for you.

Procedure

Hair replacement surgery is usually performed under a local anaesthetic in an outpatient surgery center. Most patients do not need to stay in the hospital following a hair transplant. Grafts and flaps are extracted from donor areas that are usually found on the sides and back of the head. Frequently, two or more surgical techniques are used to create optimal results.

Transplant procedures, such as punch grafts, mini-grafts, micro-grafts, slit grafts, and strip grafts can all be performed by Dr. Gonzalez. In addition, flaps, tissue-expansion and scalp-reduction procedures may be appropriate for patients who desire a drastic change, or have a limited donor area. The best hair transplant procedure for you will be discussed during your initial consultation.

Benefits

While the results of a hair transplant may take a few months to surface, this surgical procedure drastically changes the way that patients look and feel. Self confidence and youthfulness are the two results that most patients experience right away.

We are now performing the new Follicular Unit Extracting technique at our facility.  We are running a great Fall special at only $4.50/hair graph.

FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a new method of extracting, or “harvesting,” donor hair for transplantation in a follicular unit hair transplant. In an FUE procedure, an instrument is used to make a small, round incision in the skin around a follicular unit, separating it from the surrounding tissue. The unit is then extracted (pulled) directly from the scalp, leaving a small open hole, which hardly visible.

This process is performed until the hair transplant surgeon has harvested enough follicular units for the hair restoration. This process can take one or more hours and, in large sessions, may be accomplished over two consecutive days. The donor wounds, approximately 1-mm in size, completely heal over the course of seven to ten days, leaving tiny white scars buried in the hair in the back and sides of the scalp.

This method of donor harvesting, removing follicular units one at a time directly from the scalp, is what differentiates the FUE procedure from a traditional Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT), where the donor hair is removed from the scalp in one thin, long strip and then subsequently dissected into individual follicular units using a microscope.

After the grafts are harvested, tiny “recipient sites” are made in the balding area of the scalp using a fine needle-point instrument. The follicular units are then placed into the recipient sites where they will grow into healthy hair-producing follicles. The creation of recipient sites and the placing of follicular unit grafts are essentially the same in both FUE and FUT procedures. The difference lies in the quality and quantity of grafts obtained with each technique.

For more information or to schedule your consultation, please contact us.