If you want to treat your baldness there are only a few techniques that have truly been shown to give good results. The US FDA has accepted on two medications for hair regrowth no matter what claims you have heard. But the success rates are not great with either of these. One is about 50% and the other one 75%. The only treatment that offers anywhere near a full success rate is hair implants or hair restoration.
This is a surgical procedure that actually removes hair from the part of the scalp that is not bald and inserts those follicles into the bald patches. Hair implants give a great alternative to baldness and give you a full head of hair. This method works as long as you have sections of your scalp with hair still growing. This is a problem with hair implants for women because they tend to have thinning hair. This is opposed to men who usually have male pattern baldness or bald spots.
Most people suffering from male pattern baldness have hair loss at the top front of the scalp and the crown area of the scalp. Very rarely is hair lost at the back of the head. This usually means a portion of the scalp has enough hair to be used as donor follicles. In the implant procedure a surgeon or members of his or her staff remove sections of scalp from this hair covered portion. Usually the surgeon makes narrow slits in the scalp so they can be sown together easily. The hair follicles are next prepared for reinsertion.
The surgeon makes small incisions or holes in the bald section and then inserts the follicles in groups of one to three. This simulates natural hair placement. The skilled surgeon can also insert the hair in a way that allows it to lay in the direction of the natural growing hair for a look that is not noticeable. In fact, the surgeon can give results that are very hard to detect.
Hair implants, or hair plugs as they are also known, are becoming the method of choice for treating baldness. If you have a bald spot they are quick and long lasting. The cost of hair plugs is really not that great when you consider there is very little after procedure cost. Also, there is no fear of the hair falling off like a toupee’. There also are very few side effects unlike drugs. Hair plugs are great for treating male pattern baldness.
