Permanent Hair Transplant Methods

When dealing with hair loss, people have a choice to choose between different permanent hair transplant methods. Simply put, a hair transplant means to take hair from one area of the head with hair and put it into another area of the head without hair. Then, the hair roots itself and starts to grow. In order to accomplish this task, there are various permanent hair transplant methods to use.

Permanent hair transplant methods and the details surrounding them

First, one of the permanent hair transplant methods is called the strip method, of the Follicular Unit Transplant. This method is usually the most popular type of hair transplant, partially due to the fact that it is typically the least expensive method. In this particular method, a piece of skin is removed from the donor area of the head. Then, the strip is divided into follicular units, which are individual hair groupings. In the bald area, hundreds or even thousands of small slits are cut and the individual hair groupings are placed in them. Within about three to four months, the hair transplants should start growing. This hair transplant method is generally fully completed after a year, when the individuals can have normal hair cuts and be able to stop using vitamin supplements and volumizing shampoos.

Second, another one of the permanent hair transplant methods is Follicular Unit Extraction. In this method, small puncture holes are placed in the donor area of the scalp. From these holes, the follicular units are extracted. After extracting the follicular units from the holes in the donor area of the scalp, the units are then placed into the small slits in the bald area of the head. In the end, after a few months, hair will start to grow from the transplants. Also, within a year this method should be done.

Although permanent hair transplant methods could take time to grow hair and might cause scarring, the overall effect will finally be a full head of hair. Instead of worrying about bald spots, individuals will have their natural hair growing. Depending on what type of permanent hair transplant methods are selected by these individuals, the scarring will be different. With the Follicular Unit Transplant method, the persons will have a suture scar on the back of their head, or donor spot. For those persons selecting the Follicular Unit Extraction method, they will have multiple small scars over the back of their head, or donor area.

Permanent hair transplant methods typically vary in the way that hair is extracted. However, the result of the transplant – growing hair – is the same.