HOW HAIR LOSS HAPPENS
Hair loss can result from genetic causes, wherein the paternal and/or maternal X chromosomes pass weak androgen receptors to the offspring. These androgen receptors render certain hairs over-sensitive to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which miniaturizes the hair to almost nothing. This can occur in both men and women, but manifests in a different pattern amid the two sexes, showing up in typical hairline recession and crown loss for men and diffuse thinning for women.
The best hair transplant doctor is able to correct this permanent form of hair loss, along with some other types. Other causes of thinning hair include traction alopecia, diabetes, lupus, hypo/hyperthyroidism, trichotillomania, hormonal changes, malnourishment, and drug abuse, to mention a few.
HAIR RESTORATION WITH THE BEST HAIR TRANSPLANT DOCTOR
Certain factors indicate the qualifications of a surgeon; not only as the best, but as the best for you. Abiding by this list will get you on track to finding your ideal doctor:
- Training
- Surgical skill
- Experience
- Artistic vision
- Proof
Training
Training is an obvious must-have when researching the best hair transplant doctor. Any surgeon has to have an M.D. or D.O., and a board certification in plastic surgery or dermatology is preferable. Other training factors include university affiliations, teaching positions, research and development, and relevant publications in the field. These additional training methods demonstrate a striving for the best and a commitment to continued learning—which say that this doctor is always on the top of his/her game.
Surgical Skill
The proper training should hopefully ensure that adequate surgical skill will follow. But this is not always the case. The best hair transplant doctor has an uncanny aptitude for the medicine and anatomy involved in hair restoration. This means that he/she has a steady excision hand and can harvest each follicular unit (with FUE) with the lowest percentages of transection and graft burial. Furthermore, he/she is able to do so with a punching device as small as .8mm without compromising graft survival, which will reduce scarring to miniscule visibility.
Experience
Experience may be the most important factor on the list. This is where the best hair transplant doctor hones his/her craft to become just that. Performing hair transplant on hundreds of patients with varying goals, degrees of baldness, hair texture, medical history, and financial restrictions is where training and skill yield results. The more experience, the better chances that the results will be life-changing (for the better).
Furthermore, experience is key for extreme, or niche, cases. If you’re a patient with non-traditional needs, it’s best that you seek out a surgeon with some similar non-traditional experience.
Artistic Vision
The best hair transplant doctor will apply his/her skill, training, and experience, but will not get the most natural-looking outcome without the artistry to do so. Having artistic vision means the doctor can design the hairline just right, create an intricate crown whorl, and implement even graft spacing to achieve the perfect global density. The artistic doctor will create the implantation slits at the exact angle and direction to produce natural-looking hair growth.
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
You can’t trust that the surgeon is all that he/she claims on blind faith. The best hair transplant doctor will have proof to warrant the training, skill, experience, and artistry. But how? Proof comes in the form of before-and-after photos and videos of prior patients. This not only shows whether the outcomes were satisfactory, but also demonstrates their wealth and variety of experience. Any clinic of merit should be proud to show what outcomes they’ve produced for past patients, and perhaps even put you in contact with a patient or two. Any clinic that is not forthcoming with past results is hiding something…don’t stick around to find out what it is. Proceed to a clinic that has proof.
FAQ
How much does hair transplant cost?
FUE hair transplant can cost between $5 and $12, multiplied by the number of grafts the patients needs harvested.
Am I a candidate?
Are you over the age of 24? Do you have an adequate donor supply? If you said yes to both of these, that’s a good start. DO you have anesthesia allergies? Any medical history of blood clotting? Do you scar easily? If the answers to these are yes, it may disqualify you from hair transplant.
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