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Hair Restoration Surgery Levels of Precision

By: Tim Vincent Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Hair restoration surgery has come of age. Modern methods prove that small is marvelous when it comes to transplants. The littler the unit of transplant the finer the end result. This is because the follicles can be placed in a very accurate way. The results of modern surgery can be very dynamic indeed and it can now be almost impossible to detect if somebody has had a transplant. The only transplants you will see are the badly constructed ones.

As with anything there is a charge as you have to pay for the skill and time of the specialist involved. Unfortunately the transplanting of smaller follicle units takes a lot more effort and this is shown in the costs charged. It is possible to transplant hairs one at a time. This would give excellent precision in how they are placed in the scalp and would give results that certainly could not be noticed as surgery at all. The bad thing about this is that it would take a very long time and hair transplant cost would be large. Added to this is the fact that it would also be very hard to make the hair thick enough as there would have to be larger distances between different surgically placed follicles.

Hair restoration surgery therefore involves a compromise between small hair grafts to give undetectable areas of high quality and other regions of larger grafts to give extra bulk to the hair. These larger grafts also cut down the cost as well. usually micro grafts consist of scalp tissue containing only three or four follicles. These are employed for the quality work needed in the hairline at the front of the head. This is the place that will be seen by other people the greatest. If the quality here is poor then it will be obvious that a transplant has been done. The hairs have to orient in the correct direction in a natural way. They also have to blend seamlessly with any existing hair as well.

In the other thinning areas of the scalp larger grafts can be used. These are refered to as mini grafts. These typically have around twelve follicles. They can be used to give greater bulk to the hair and because they aren't as apparent as the hairline they don't have to be as accurate as the micro grafts. Even sothey are arranged as naturally as practicable. Surounding these areas it is typical to use the micro grafts so that the larger mini grafts aren't noticable to the onlooker.

Implanting the grafts into the scalp involves either punching small holes into the skin or slicing slits with a scalpel. The grafts are accurately placed in the openings at the appropriate angles and relation to other grafts. The aim is to make sure that when the hair grows it does so in as natural a way as practicable. It is still hard to get the slits the correct depth.

Surgeons are now trying with pulsed lasers to cut the donor grafts and to cut the holes for the placement of the grafts. There are a number of patents that have been established involving these methods. It is hoped that lasers used in this way will be more accurate in cutting the skin and that this will lead to less scarring. The laser also has the result of coagulating the blood in the wounds as the cutting is done. This has the benefit of lessening bleeding and pain. The accurate nature of the cuts means that there is a better fit once the grafts are inserted.

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About The Author: Hair surgery involves the transplantation of scalp grafts of varying sizes. The size of these grafts will affect the end result. Only with all of the facts at hand can people be expected to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages without having to just accept sales hype. Further information on the alternatives for people looking into hair replacement and hair treatment can be found on T J Vincent’s web site Hair Surgery