Surgical Hair Restoration

Posted on: December 10th, 2009

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Hair grafting, one type of surgical hair loss treatment, is the process of harvesting hair from actively growing parts of the head and transplanting them where growth is dormant. This process is effective for male pattern baldness.

The use of mini-grafts and micro-grafts have improved the positive results of hair replacement surgery, transplanted hair grows for the rest of your life. Hair grafts are less successful in black patients because the spiral shape of the follicles makes them susceptible to damage.

Refinements in hair restoration surgery, the modified scalp reduction procedures, and improved mini and micro-grafting techniques, by angling of grafts, have better cosmetic results.