How Hair Transplants Go Bad

When people are losing their hair they want to do something about it. That’s reasonable. What is not reasonable is a professional hair restoration surgeon acquiescing to the desires of a patient over sound medical knowledge. The truth is that during the early stages of hair loss fixing too much is a recipe for a bad hair transplant disaster in the future.

Doctors want to please their patients so it may be difficult to tell a person suffering from hair loss that it is better to wait. But that area of the scalp that loses hair first, usually in the temples and areas of the crown of the head, is a generally acceptable area of hair loss, both socially and physically. It is the area called the central forelock that is most crucial. If this area is lost all visual orientation of the scalp can be lost.

What happens is a patient, usually young, sees temples starting to go and freaks out. He/she wants a procedure done right away, never thinking of the future cost this may entail. Because like any other transplant procedure; there is no endless supply of donor tissue. If this precious resource is used up too quickly there may be no donor hair available to tackle the really important sections of the scalp, namely, the forelock and the top of the scalp.

It is important when choosing a hair restoration surgeon that you choose someone with years of experience and customer satisfaction. Referrals are vital and make sure to talk to your hair restoration surgeon about issues such as these. They’ll be impressed by your knowledge…and give you the information that will lead to a successful hair transplant.