What is a Hair Transplant?
Hair transplant and restoration is a combination of non-invasive and invasive procedures to maintain hair or repair hair loss. Transplantation of healthy hair from the back of your head will make you look younger.
How and where is the surgery done?
Hair restoration is done in an accredited AAAASF- and state-certified facility. It is done under sedation and local anesthesia. The duration of the procedure is about 1 hour for the hair harvest and 3 to 6 hours for the transplantation. It is done as an outpatient procedure.
What decisions do I need to make before my procedure?
The main decision when considering a hair transplant is deciding how to recreate your hair line.
What method do you use for the harvest of the hair follicles?
Currently I use the traditional method of removing a strip of hair and transforming it into small hair follicles. In the near future I will be adopting the NEOGRAFT method.
What is the post-op recovery?
Following your hair restoration, you should plan for the following:
- 3 days off work if non-physical
- No driving while taking narcotic medication
- Swelling for 1-2 weeks
- Exercise: resume mild activities within a week. Back to normal in 4 weeks
- Follow-up appointments at: one week, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year
What complications could occur?
- Temporary hair loss
- Infection (<1%)
- Bleeding (<1%)
- Need for more hair transplant sessions
