New Hair From Hair Transplantation

One of the many practices of cosmetic surgery rancho cucamonga is hair transplantation. Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving skin that contains hair follicles from one part of the body (the donor site) to bald or balding parts (the recipient site). It is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness, whereby grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding are transplanted to bald scalp.

The Procedure

At an initial consultation, surgeons at the cosmetic surgery rancho cucamonga center usually analyze the patient's scalp, discuss his preferences and expectations, and advise him/her on the best approach (e.g.,single vs. multiple sessions) and what results might reasonably be expected. For several days prior to surgery the patient refrains from using any medicine or alcohol, which might result in intra-operative bleeding and resultant poor "take" of the grafts. Pre-operative antibiotics are commonly prescribed to prevent wound or graft infections.

Initiating Surgery

Transplant operations are performed on an outpatient basis, with mild sedation (optional) and injected topical anesthesia, and typically last about four hours. The scalp is shampooed and then treated with an antibacterial chemical prior to the harvesting of the donor scalp. In the usual follicular unit procedure, the surgeons residing at cosmetic surgery rancho cucamonga centers harvest a strip of skin from the posterior scalp, in an area of good hair growth. The excised strip is about 1-1.5 x 15-30 cm in size.

While closing the resulting wound, assistants begin to dissect individual follicular unit grafts from the strip. Working with binocular Stereo-microscopes, they carefully remove excess fibrous and fatty tissue while trying to avoid damage to the follicular cells that will be used for grafting.The latest method of closure is called `Trichophytic closure' because much finer scars can be expected in the donor area.

The surgeon then uses very small micro blades or fine needles to puncture the sites for receiving the grafts, placing them in a predetermined density and pattern, and angling the wounds in a consistent fashion to promote a realistic hair pattern. The assistants generally do the final part of the procedure, inserting the individual grafts in place.

Cost of the Procedure

In recent years hair transplants done in most cosmetic surgery rancho cucamonga centers have become less expensive. Prices typically range from $3.00 to $7.00 per graft, with $4 to $5 per graft being about average.