Hair loss affects 53% of men over the age of 40. Many men may feel that this change poses a huge threat to their self-esteem, social confidence, and even their dating or married life. Hair loss is mostly hereditary; therefore, the gene for hair loss is passed on with the Y chromosome men receive from their fathers. However, it’s common for men to have significantly thinner hair with time, even without having the hereditary gene.
Hair loss is significantly different for everyone; some experience a widespread loss, resulting to “thin” or “brittle looking hair,” while others develop a slowly-growing hair-shedding patch at the top of their heads.
Many over-the-counter solutions (shampoos, masks, oils and treatments) claim to halt hair loss and encourage the regeneration of damaged hair follicles. However, there is limited evidence to suggest they offer an effective or permanent solution on their own. Hair restoration, on the other hand, provides much more encouraging, long-lasting results. Here are a few ways in which your hair restoration treatment in Las Vegas is bound to provide fantastic results for the years to come.
Hair Restoration Uses Permanent Follicle Transplantation
Patients are often encouraged to look into hair restoration procedures at advanced stages of hair loss. Generally, you only want to consider this procedure once you’ve a level of certainty that other options, such as the solutions listed above, will not be effective. In such a case, your doctor may suggest the most popular service for hair restoration in Las Vegas: the extraction of healthy follicles, and their implantation in balding scalp areas.
To understand why the hair restoration in Las Vegas procedure has permanent results, you’ll need to consider the process of hair loss. Hair loss is caused by a hormone inhibiting hair growth, called DHT (dihydrotestosterone), accumulating in follicle cells. While over-the-counter remedies rely on attempting to revive compromised hair follicles, the hair restoration surgery replaces the follicles entirely.
Once the new follicles have been grafted, healthy hair can grow, because transplanted hairs are highly DHT-resistant. This means that hair will continue to grow even after being shaved off. It isn’t uncommon for a hair restoration process to entail a few treatments, over the course of several years. People with hereditary hair loss are likely to experience the same issues, gradually, on different parts of their scalp. Often, this means watching the untouched hairs around your implanted follicles thin, and completing another follicle replacement to maintain the quality of your results. Fortunately, hair restoration in Las Vegas can be completed as many times as you wish, as long as you still have a large, healthy patch of healthy hair follicles.
How To Maximize Your Hair Restoration Results
Hair transplants offer permanent results; however, the quality of your results will also depend on how you care for your body and hair as the follicles heal into place. You may want to think of your new patch of hair as a newborn, requiring a delicate touch and healthy feeding to grow strong and autonomous. This means avoiding touching or oiling your scalp with too much vigor, and maintaining a healthy diet.
You’ll also need to follow the specific instructions provided by your doctor, complete with an anti-infection routine and appropriate scalp protection while sleeping. This process may be tedious, but it will be complete in a few months. By that time, your transplant will have offered you a few inches of new, healthy hair growth.
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