Bad Hair Transplants Waste Donor Hair

A hair transplant is a very complicated procedure. Not only is there a risk for scarring and the possibility that the scalp tissue will reject the donor tissue but there is also the chance that hair could be wasted leading to a hair transplant that doesn’t have the proper density to be successful.

Just because hair appears to grow back in many areas of the scalp does not mean that it is an inexhaustible resource. If not used properly the patient will find themselves with a hair transplant that cannot be altered or remedied at a later date. This makes it very important for a hair restoration surgeon to protect what donor hair tissue there is.

This can be done by taking safe and careful precautions with every aspect of the hair transplant. Proper grafting and removal of said graft from the scalp is a major factor in a successful transplant. If excised properly and stored in a careful manner, one of the biggest ways to damage donor hair tissue is to handle it improperly and keep it out of the body for an inordinate length of time, hair tissue will not be wasted and return visits to the same area of the scalp won’t be required to fill in density.

It’s also important that the hair restoration surgeon not put the grafts too close to each other in the scalp. This can actually cause loss of grafts because they are all competing for a limited blood supply necessary for growth.

It’s safe to say that every aspect of a hair transplant is vitally important in not just making the hair transplant to look great now, but to preserve against any future hair loss that might come up. Make sure to choose a respected and experienced hair restoration surgeon for your procedure. You do what you get you pay for…and in the case of a hair transplant you want as much expertise as you can afford.