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Thursday 23 May 2013

Evaluate Yourself on Norwood scale to know your Hair Loss !

Male pattern baldness is the most common hair loss diagnosis in men. As a rule it starts at the temples and crown of the head and over time, the two areas eventually meet.

The Norwood Scale is a set of images that depict the different stages of male pattern hair loss. Now, whether they try to avoid the situation or not, most men know what to expect when they see the early signs of hair loss, so what’s the use of such a diagram that only states the obvious?








Well, the rate at which men lose hair varies enormously. Male hair loss can begin as early as puberty and while some men may shed rapidly in their 20’s up to a Type 3 or Type 4, others may have no detectable amount of hair loss until they are in their 50’s, only to advance to a Type 6 or Type 7 in just a few short years.

Essentially, the scale is used to assess how advanced a man’s hair loss is – the higher the number, the more advanced the loss. And if you start to thin or recede early in life, there’s a good chance you’re destined to lose quite a bit of hair. There are many factors that affect the rate at which a man loses hair, but the reason they all tend to shed in this predictable pattern is simple.

Male pattern hair loss is caused by hormones and genetic predisposition. After puberty, the level of testosterone increases. One of its derivatives, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), is a key ingredient in hair loss for men who have a family history of hair loss. This genetic tendency means the hair follicles on a man’s head have an increased sensitivity toward DHT which causes the follicles to shrink. As a result, hair becomes thinner, weaker and after several years the follicles get so small that they’re unable to grow any hair. The follicles are still alive for a couple of years, despite not producing any hair, so there’s still a chance that a tailored combination of scientifically proven hair loss treatments, and possibly some hair growth boosters, could yield some good results. However, after about two years, the follicles that haven’t been producing hair will become dormant and you won’t be able to re-grow your own hair.

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Which hair transplant method is best and why?

There are different hair transplant methods but mainly 3 are famous and most common

  • Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation(FUT)
  • Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)
  • Direct Hair Implant(DHI)






















In FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation), hair has traditionally been harvested using a long, thin donor strip that is subsequently dissected into individual follicular units with the aid of special microscopes.


In Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), individual follicular unit grafts can be removed directly from the back and sides of the scalp using a small, round, 7-mm punch-like instrument.


Direct Hair Implant(DHI) is the advanced for of FUE. In DHI a specific kind of implanter is used to implant the hair while in FUE holes are made and then hairs are put into that. You can say in terms of result there wont be much difference but DHI is more cleaner way of doing it.


Conclusion 


Result wise FUT is the best no doubt in this. Here 100% result you get  with good hair quality but the problem is linear scaring on back side of head. May be after 20 year when you will losse all your hair then it looks ugly. It's costs half of the FUT and DHI.

if you don not want any type of scars and result that is bit lower than FUT the FUE is the best option. Single follicles are extracted from donor area so no scars. Compare to DHI it takes more days to heal in both donor and recipient area( 12 to 20 days). And in one  its not a good idea for more than 2500 graft. So if more grafts is needed for you then you have to get it done in 2 to 3 sessions.

DHI is the latest one. Here a special implanter is used so healing so very fast and no one even can identify after 2 week that you have gone to hair transplant surgery. In term of result FUE and DHI are same and people still think that both are same. Eevn I agree upto 50% because extraction method is same. If you want to return to work early and not noticeable then go for this. And it costs higher than FUE.    


In my opinion DHI and FUE are the one you should go. FUT I will not suggest.
If you will ask DHI or FUE then I will say what's your budget ? if its 2.5 lakhs and 3000 grafts are enough for you then DHI. if  your budget 1.5 to 2 lakhs  then go for FUE.

NOTE: its not the method on which you should completely relay because DOCTOR is much more important. He can make things work. So fist look for doctor and then methods.

Please let me know if you want more thing regarding this.   

Tuesday 21 May 2013

What is hair transplant ?

Hair transplantation is a  technique(surgical) that moves hair follicles from a back part of the head called the 'donor site' to bald or balding part of the head known as the 'recipient site'. Generally hairs are extracted from back of head that is called a permanent hair zone. It can be extracted from body too.
It is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness. In this minimally invasive procedure, grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding are transplanted to the bald scalp.