Facial Hair Restoration Update

Recently we have been seeing more male patients with concerns of lack of hair on their face where they normally try to have a full beards or mustache, the hair just will not grow in certain areas. This causes empty areas when they grow some facial hair and it looks patchy. Their option for permanent hair growth is that of a hair restoration. It pretty much follows the same principles of a hair transplantation on the scalp, where hair from the back occipital area is used for harvesting hair grafts and then moved to the area of concern (hairline, temples, top or crown).

Several things to keep in mind when doing facial hair restoration is that the grafts being trimmed might have to be adjusted to the requirements depending on the area being worked on and the caliber of the hairs around the area in order to blend it in. The direction of the hair graft will also have to match the existent hair too. This of course, is a job determined by the one who is performing the incisions or recipient sites. The hair grafts will fall right into place without having to manipulate it much in order to avoid possible damage to the hair follicle within the grafts.

Post-op care is also similar to a scalp hair transplant, which means keeping the area clean and avoiding touching the area avoiding picking the scabs. Gentle care should be given until all scabs have healed and fallen off on their own, which can take 5 to 7 days.

Scar Repair Hair Restoration African American Female

Hair Transplants, also known as Hair Restoration are very common these days. Many men or women who under go through this procedure don't talk much about it. The results come in gradually and it almost seems as no one realizes exactly what they had done, but they know they look differently, in a good way. This procedure is mainly optional, especially if patients are experiencing some type of hair loss pattern, hair line recesion, crown or top thinnings. The results will forever change these patients lifes and will permanently be confident about themselves. But what happens when patients have a bald area due to an accident, leaving a scar behind with no more hair follicles to grow? These patients have limited options, and perhaps, just one. Scar Repair with Hair Restoration is a very effective procedure, depending where and how large the area of concern is. But it can be very successful with the right plan. The pictures above shows a perfect case for scar repair, right above the right temple near the hairline. These types of procedures are also performed in any area where hair used to be, mainly facial. These procedures are smaller cases thus taking less time in the O.R. Recovery time can be expected to be the same as a regular hair transplantation procedure, which is usually about 5 days post-op. For more information, visit us at www.pilc.com