{"id":349,"date":"2019-03-29T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chtc.ca\/?page_id=349"},"modified":"2019-03-29T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:24:13","slug":"surgical-treatment-of-pattern-baldness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chtc.ca\/surgical-treatment-of-pattern-baldness\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical Treatment of Pattern Baldness"},"content":{"rendered":"

For some people who are already experiencing mild to severe progressive baldness, pharmacological treatments (i.e. Finasteride or Minoxidil) and\/or other alternatives (Platelet-rich Plasma preparations) are not enough to induce sufficient hair growth to visibly improve their overall appearance or positively affect their quality of life. These individuals may benefit from hair transplantation because it creates a more permanent solution to hair loss with more dense hair in balding areas and it can be performed in the later stages of AGA.<\/p>\n

In a randomized controlled experiment, it was determined that those who underwent hair transplantation as a treatment forAandrogenetic Alopecia were perceived as younger, more attractive, more successful and more approachable, compared to their appearance before the hair transplant, by unbiased observers. In addition, hair transplantation’s are not as complicated or as unsafe as once perceived.<\/p>\n

There are many highly qualified surgeons with reputable track records of success in the field in many areas of the world including Canada. Before deciding if hair transplantation is the right decision for your specific condition it is important to speak to a hair transplant expert directly while self-educating yourself on all aspects of the procedure.<\/p>\n

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Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia with Hair Systems<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Two well-practiced harvesting techniques are follicular unit transplantation and follicular unit extraction. Follicular unit transplantation (FUT), strip surgery or strip harvesting has been the \u201ctried and true\u201d preference of hair transplant surgeons since its inception in 1995.<\/p>\n

Hair transplant surgeons are well-acquainted with the procedure and the possible complications. The method involves making incisions to the back of the head along the SDA to remove a piece of donor hair scalp. The process is accompanied by anesthetics to dull pain and rarely do complications arise as long as experienced and knowledgeable practitioners perform the entire procedure. The surgeon then sutures the resulting linear wound by at the edges of the incision. Technicians view the individual hair follicles or units using magnification and special lighting.<\/p>\n

Surgical dissecting tools are used to dissect the hair follicles with precision. The other harvesting method of follicular unit extraction (FUE) does not involve excision of a strip and instead small (~1 mm) hollow metal tubes called punches are used to pierce the skin and tissue around a follicular unit to directly pull the hair(s) from the scalp. This process also uses local anesthetics so pain is masked. The resulting hair grafts from both procedures are then carefully implanted into tiny incisions in the recipient hair areas in an aesthetically pleasing manner using implantation tools. FUE surgeons who are well-practiced and knowledgeable about the procedure produce successful hair transplants similar to FUT.<\/p>\n

Hair transplant surgeons will typically prefer one procedure over the other; however, most recognize the usefulness of both. Thus it is critical to understand the characteristics that define both options, since they can both be used for different situations. One way to do this is by examining the features of each procedure with certain categories from the viewpoint of the practitioner and the patient.
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