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There are generally two groups of
treatment.
The medical treatment includes oral medicine, Finasteride
and topical treatment, Minoxidil. These medicines
are helpful in the treatment of hair loss in the
vertex of the scalp. However, they have limited
affect in the hair line areas around the forehead.
Medications are used at early stages of hair loss
to stabilize the scalp and although thicker hair
can be encouraged; continuous use of these medications
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The principal behind hair transplant
surgery stems from the permanency of some hair.
While some hair on your scalp has a transient life
span, other hair tends to endure for a lifetime.
It was found that permanent hair could be moved
to any part of the body where it can continue to
grow and behave as if it were still in its original
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A hair transplant is a safe, minor surgical procedure
that involves removing donor hair from the back
or sides of the scalp (donor area) and placing them
into the bald or thinning areas of the scalp (recipient
area).
Dr. Okuda, a Japanese dermatologist has first described
the punch technique of hair transplantation in 1939.
This was first applied on scalp of severe burned
patients and it was noticed that there was considerable
growth. Five years later, Dr. Tamura tried a micro
grafting technique to restore female pubic hair,
which was in demand from the Japanese society during
that time. It was Dr. Orentreich from New York,
who first performed hair transplantation in the
western world in 1952. His findings were published
in 1959 and it was since then that transplanted
hair was more commonly used to cover naturally balding
areas.
For 30 years the techniques have not shown any considerable
improvement and it is only in 1990 that an innovative
technique that gave natural results was firstly
applied. This hair transplant procedure was known as the
Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) Technique. |
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The FUT technique identifies the patient’s
natural hair groupings called follicular units.
These are then removed from the surrounding skin
in a way that leaves them intact in their genetic
form. They are then placed in the recipient area
with the appropriate density, distribution, direction,
angulation and orientation thus giving natural results. |
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Improvements in the last ten years have shown
benefits in areas associated with hair transplant
surgery; they being the angles and density mimicking
your natural pattern of hair. Improvements have
also been made with regards to faster recovery times,
minimal scarring at donor site and naturalness of
result.
With the naked eye it is almost impossible to tell
the difference between existing hair and harvested
hair.
The whole procedure takes about 5-6 hours and our
clinic gives advice and support for hair care and
washing until the sutures are removed in 9 days.
People usually go back to normal duties in around
5 to 7 days after the operation.
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