Hair Replacement

Living with baldness is an old story now. No more old wigs that made you look fake and a laughing stock for all your colleagues. The earlier reactions to baldness have changed too.

People are more conscious in restoring and replacing rather than hiding and living with baldness. If you are a victim of hair thinning then you have three probable options to choose from.
- Medicines or ointments to stop hair loss and sometimes cause hair growth due to the same.
- Surgeries such as hair transplant or
- Sophisticated and undetectable hair replacement systems...an advanced version of what you call the wig.
The most preferred way to go about is the third option of hair replacement.

What is hair replacement?

Hair replacement is a healthier option to the old, uncomfortable wigs and to the drugs that have side effects too. The ultimate result depends on the color and texture of your hair. Natural hair loss is caused by hormonal changes, illnesses, hereditary issues and of course age. Men loose hair by patches whereas or women mostly it is an uniform thinning of hair.

In case replacement of hair, local anesthesia is employed. Flaps or grafts are taken from the back and sides of the scalp. It is removed with the help of scalpels and carbon-steel punch tubes. Grafts result in moderate results. It is mainly used for slight changes. The flaps, tissue-expansion or scalp reduction is required in case of drastic results. Tissue expansion is required in case of injuries through burns. This can be performed under insurance coverage too. The process of hair replacement is a matter of years. The entire process takes multiple sessions and that covers more than a year. As the sessions keep increasing, the grafts are strategically placed closer to each other. A saline solution is used to strengthen the graft. The donor area is covered with stitches. Grafts and hair depends on the type of hair replacement procedure selected.

Affordable Hair Replacement Tips

Thinking of getting a hair replacement but have limited budget? It all boils down to how much you are willing to spend. Or does it? If you think about it, there are minimal risks involved in hair replacement surgeries these days and a lot to gain. The worst thing that can happen is that it will fall off, no illness side effect whatsoever aside from the understandable formation of scabs immediately after surgery, which will heal by itself in three to four days anyway. The good thing is if you are really bothered by hair loss and shaving the whole thing off is out of the question, you are in for what could be the greatest advancement of the century. Hair replacement technology now uses your own hair follicles so it will has more success of growth than ever before, and even simulates you natural hairline and hair density.

If you consider getting hair replacement as a major investment, then by all means go ahead and start looking for possible clinics to help you and start comparing prices. Go for quality rather than quantity, scrutinize their procedures and look for past customers and see how they feel about their service and check out their hair. Make up your mind to spend as much as ten dollars maximum per graft if needed to satisfy your vanity. But if you are not that filthy rich and have other things you can think of to use your money with, you might find that clinics offering grafts for as low as $3 - $5 can do for you. You might even want to check out clinics in other countries, usually you can have more value for your dollar when you use it elsewhere. Plus, you will also be able to get a pseudo-vacation and travel. Every now and then you will even encounter clinics that are willing to give you travel allowance just so you can reach them.
By : Tim Bock