Plug it in

22 Jan, 2009  hair loss treatment

Under the knife

There are some of us “baldys” out there who have enough financial resources and cojones to go under the scalpel and get ourselves a new head of hair Hollywood style. Hair transplant surgery is an extremely effective way to eliminate the old bald spot  that you currently have on the back of your head, however this surgery is  costly, time consuming and painful. On the plus side after enduring the pain and the hit on the pocketbook, you could emerge with a new head of hair that Shatner himself can be proud of.

Plugs

Hair transplant surgery involves taking tiny pieces of skin  from the back of your head and plugging them into the top of your scalp. Each of these tiny plugs contain several hair follicles which are unaffected by DHT and will grow the hair you so desperately desire. This surgery can be done by either a dermatologist or a cosmetic surgeon, and might have to be done several times as your genetically based hair loss (androgenic alopecia) progresses and other parts of your scalp are revealed.

The cost and the quality

A good hair transplant doctor typically charges around 5 dollars a graft, which does no sound like much until you realize that a typical patient is going to need anywhere from 1500 to 3000 transplants, so be prepared to come up with around 10 Grand to get the full treatment. The quality of the the transplants really depends upon the skill of the doctor. The best and brightest plug artists can make your new hair look so natural that even the barber that you have been going to for years will be fooled. However the better the doctor, the more it is going to cost you. Also note: if you are bald as Telly Savalis, you might be able to get a discount ( bulk) rate on your numerous grafts.

Healing time

Hair transplant surgery is reportedly less painful than a root canal but hurts more than a full body waxing. Most doctors will use a local anesthetic during the procedure. You can look forward to feeling a bit of numbness and soreness for a few days afterward. There is generally some initial scarring but if you go to a top notch clinic, you could probably start going around hat free after a week or two.

Results

Getting that new hair make take a while, but on the plus side it should last a lifetime.  The new hair transplants should start to grow after three or four months, but it will first come out very fine since it is new hair. After about a year, your should have a head of mature hair that you can obsessively run your fingers through, jump into the swimming pool with confidence with, or whatever else those guys in those commercials do.


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