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Why Are Some People Better Candidates for Hair Transplant Surgery?
Just when you think you have found the solution to
your problems with balding, you might discover that
hair transplant surgery is not for everyone. It is
discouraging, but do not give up hope until you
investigate to find out if you are a possible
candidate. You may be surprised.
The most important thing to remember is that you
need hair for the hair transplant to your balding
areas. The hair has to come from somewhere on your
body. Wherever you take the hair from is called the
donor site. There can be different donor sites for
different people.
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The most common donor site for hair transplant surgery is on the head. If the sides and back of your head have full lustrous hair, you are in luck. This hair can be used as donor hair to replace hair you have lost on your balding spots. If your hair in these areas is not healthy, you face a difficult problem - where does the surgeon get the hair?
A new procedure allows doctors to use donor hair
from other parts of the body. For example, if a man
has a particularly hairy chest, some hair can be
used from that area as donor hair for the head. This
hair transplant procedure requires a surgeon skilled
in the latest techniques in order to keep scarring
to a minimum.
Another aspect of choosing donor sites is the color
of the hair being used in the hair transplant. If it
does not match the area around the balding area, it
will look unnatural. The texture should be even as
well as the waviness or curliness of the donor hair
and the area of hair around the balding area.
If you have lost your hair due to genetics, or a
family history, you will likely be a good candidate
for hair transplant surgery. Men who have hair loss
in their families usually have a good idea of the
way the baldness pattern will play out.
Your relatives may have had hair that went bald into
a horseshoe pattern and held at that stage. If this
is the case, your surgeon will know what to expect.
Then, he can take "bald-proof" hair from the sides
and back of your head as donor hair and perform the
hair transplant.
If you have lost your hair because of some kind of
trauma or burns, you will also make a good candidate
for hair transplant surgery. This is because the
hair you still have will probably still be healthy.
It will provide good donor hair for your hair
transplant. The most likely situation is that you
will have enough hair to make this possible.
However, if you have lost too much hair, a hair
transplant may not be possible.
You can benefit greatly from hair transplant surgery
if it is right for you. Do not give up on it until
you talk to a surgeon. If your surgeon says that you
are not a good candidate for hair transplant
surgery, you may want to get a second opinion.
However, if you are a good candidate for the
procedure, it is nice to know that there is a good
reason you are being accepted. It will make you more
confident in your surgeon.
