Hair

Various explanations for the fall of hair?

There are many causes of hairloss in men and in women. However, the most common cause in humans is alopecia androgenetic, hereditary, known as male pattern baldness. The presence of a male hormone, dihydrotestosterone (D.H.T.) in a subject predisposed genetically is necessary for baldness appears. Similarly, women's hair is often hereditary. Studies are underway to clarify the role of hormones, probably different in women. The most rare of hair loss, reversible causes under treatment, include diseases of the thyroid gland, deficiency in iron, a high fever, surgery or anesthesia, a severe diet, childbirth and some medicines. Some disorders of the scalp, such as lupus, lichen planus hair and alopecia areata can also be responsible for temporary or permanent hair loss. Many misconceptions circulate on this subject. Hair loss is not due to a bad blood circulation to hair follicles blocked at frequent shampoos, to the hat or headphones port… It is important to remember that most adults lose about 75 to 125 hair each day, during the normal cyclic renewal of hair. As long as the renewal process is balanced, the number of hair on the scalp remains stable. A minor factor of hair loss is stress, which aggravates a genetically programmed fall. However the stress cannot be alone in question, without genetic predisposition and hormones.

The trend in male and female type hair loss is passed on by the paternal or maternal genes and occurs after puberty. Predisposed hair, typically at the front of the head and on the Crown, see their caliber and length gradually reducing and measurement cycles, lasting 3 to 5 years to disappear. Hair of the posterior zone and the sides are genetically different and will last a lifetime. Hair transplantation is the solution.

What are the existing solutions against hair in humans?

People who are losing their hair have more solutions than ever before.

• ➣ restorative surgery offers a definitive solution to alopecia.

• ➣ the fall treatments are available in the form of tablets

• (finasteride) and topical solution (minoxidil). They need to be used for life.

• ➣ a wide range of products with a cosmetic purpose, including creams stained, of

• sprays and powders help camouflage the areas of low density, provided that there is hair. They do not address the fall.

• ➣ hair supplements can be fixed through various and varied, pasted, attached with clips or matted.

That offers t it to a person suffering from baldness who wants to permanently regain hair?

The technique of micro-FUE or capillary microscale siting.

What is the purpose of microsurgery of baldness?

The objective is to harmoniously distribute capital hair of the patient from the area of the Crown to the bald areas. Currently the more aesthetic choice is the automated micro-FUE (Neograft). However it is generally several sessions before cover a bald area.

What is the grafts FUE Neograft technique?

Hair grafts are made by sampling of fragments of follicular units in the region of the Crown and not by Strip (old methodology).

East - this painful?

No, hair transplants are done under local anesthesia with the adrenaline Xylocaine.

There he releases?

No, the majority of hair collected by FUE technique is done without injury of the graft that is sucked from gentle manner. Harvested plugins are stored in a collector with the PRP to increase survival of the grafts and optimize their relocation. Plugins are an auto-greffe, so there is no rejection not possible.

Can we perform transplants with the hair of another person?

No this is not possible, it would have to take anti-rejection drugs…

Is this the same technique for the treatment of female baldness?

Yes, exactly, in women it is the frontal area which is most often relocated. In some women, she Combs her hair drawn back increases the risk of back of the frontal zone. The advantage is that one can make the levy unless it shows folding hair.

How long lasts the crusts after grafting?

Crusts can last 6 to 15 days but must fall all alone, they protect the graft to heal well.

There he care to give after the implantation of hair?

The most important care is well protected the implanted area, avoid the friction during the healing process. A neutral pH for baby shampoo is called subsequently for 15 days, then to anoint premises may be required. The sampling zone heals in less than a week usually without scar left.

What happens to hair transplants and hair FUE grafts within a few years?

The implanted hair are collected from an area immune to the hormones responsible for baldness and these implants retain this property once implanted on another area. Transplant hair have the same lifetime as the hair from the Crown.

How long lasts for androgenetic alopecia or pattern baldness hair implantation?

The operative time is on average 3 to 6 h variable depending on the number of grafts to relocate and the number of Wizard procedure…

Are postoperative care of hair implants single?

Can it resume the plane the same day after hair implantation?

Yes No problem, just a small protective dressing is recommended or Cap.

Can I return to work the next day after transplant FUE?

Yes it is possible to resume activity the next day taking care of the implanted area. Only a transient swelling of the front can occur during 3-4 day maximum.  Only sports efforts are contraindicated for 10-15 days.

Can you correct the scarring of the scalp by the FUE technique?

Yes it is a possible indication.

Can other regions than the scalp benefit hair implantation?

It is mainly women who wish to find eyebrows or hair on the pubis. There again, the implementation is made under a microscope, hair by hair.

How much are hair implants?

The cost of hair implants is estimated on quote but varies depending on the number of hair a relocate.

What are the medical treatments against hair loss?

Finasteride (Propecia ®) tablets and prescription is available for a decade. Its use is approved only in humans. Scientific studies have shown its effectiveness to slow the fall, or even to grow hair at a number significant to patients.

The action of finasteride is to reduce the formation of DHT, hormone implicated in hair loss, this without altering testosterone, which is the basic male hormone. Adverse effects on libido are moderated and recorded in less than 2% of patients. The safety of finasteride, used for 10 years, is established. Efficiency is greater than on the falls of early hair or moderate but significant also in more serious cases to slow the drop and preserve the existing hair.

Topical minoxidil (Rogaine ®) to 2% is used for more than 15 years and especially to slow the excessive hair fall. Humans only a 5%, better than the 2% solution is proposed. It is not recommended in women, because it can induce facial hair without efficiency compared to 2% gain.

These two treatments must be used to life under penalty of relapse at the stop. These drugs are not effective for everyone, but a significant number of patients. It is not excluded that their association in the same patient potentiates their effectiveness.