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 | Surgical Hair Treatment: Scalp Reduction
Scalp reduction, also referred to as galeoplasty, male pattern reduction or bald area reduction is performed on patients with well-defined bald spots in the crown area of the scalp. It is sometimes done in conjunction with hair transplantation to reduce the size of the bald scalp, especially in patients who do not have enough donor hair to cover the bald areas. A section of bald scalp (up to 2 by 7 inches) is removed, and the sides of scalp are lifted and sutured together. Small hair grafts fill
January, 12 2005 |
 | Hair Transplantation
The common method of implanting grafts is illustrated in figure 3. There are two type of donor grafts taken from the hair-bearing posterior scalp: cylindrical, elliptical (also macrografts) and micrografts or minigrafts.
The most common type of Macrografts is cylindrical plug. Using a device like a hole puncher, the surgeon removes 1/8-inch-round graft containing about 12 to 20 hairs and placed into a smaller cylindrical hole in the anterior balding region of the scalp..
Depending on the d
January, 12 2005 |
 | Surgical Hair Treatments For Baldness
If you do not respond to medical treatments and If you have time, money, and a stoic attitude toward pain, Surgical hair restoration is the only truly permanent solution to baldness. It involves a series of operations that extract plugs of scalp from the sides an back of your head, where hair grows densely, and implant them on top and in front, where you`re going bald.
The procedure, which usually isn`t covered by medical insurance, can cost as much as $25,000 and takes a year or two to comple
January, 12 2005 |
 | Hormonal Link In Balding Is Complex
The rate of hair shedding in androgenic alopecia is speeded up by three forces: advancing age, an inherited tendency to bald early, and an over-abundance of the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) within the hair follicle. DHT is a highly active form of testosterone, which influences many aspects of manly behavior, from sex drive to aggression.
The conversion from testosterone to DHT is driven by an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase, which is produced in the prostate, various adrenal glands,
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 | Hair Color Is Determined By Melanin
Hair color is determined by melanin from your pigment cells. The more pigment granules there are, and the more tightly packed, the darker the hair.
Two kinds of melanin contribute to hair color.
Eumelanin colors hair brown to black, and an iron-rich pigment, pheomelanin colors it yellow-blonde to red. Whether hair is mousy, brown, brunette or black depends on the type and amount of melanin and how densely it`s distributed within the hair.
For example, deep-black African hair contains cl
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 | Hair Loss Facts
The adult human body averages five million hairs, of which 100,000 to 150,000 are on the scalp.
Like skin cells, hair grows and is shed regularly.
No new follicles are created after birth, and none are lost in adult life.
Male hormones or androgens regulate hair growth.
Progressive hair loss begins naturally in both sex about age 50, accelerating in the 70s.
About 40 percent of Caucasian men lose hair to some extent by age 35
Balding hair gradually changes from long, thick, coarse, pig
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