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Hair Transplantation

The first recorded hair transplant happened in the 1930s when a Japanese doctor used transplanted hair to repair scarred eyelashes and eyebrows. However, it wasn't until after Dr Norman Orentreich published the first widely read report on hair transplant surgery in 1959 that the field of Hair Restoration Surgery (HRS) was born.

At first, doctors learned to transplant hair from the sides and back of the head and grow hair on top. Unfortunately, these early transplants did not look at all natural as the new hair grew in peculiar clumps on top of the head!

Over the course of recent years, the technique of hair restoration has developed enormously. Hair grafts have become increasingly smaller and refined, changing from 15 to 25 hair grafts to as small as one and two hair grafts.

Modern transplant techniques performed by a skilled doctor can produce quite natural looking results, which are often indistinguishable from normal hair. The transplantation procedure is split into three parts:

Donor hair strip harvesting

The donor hair needs to be first taken from an appropriate area of your skin where the hairs are quite thick, (usually at the back of the head) and is removed as a thin crescent-shaped strip of hair and skin.

Graft creation

Once the donor hair is collected, the individual grafts can be prepared by a team of trained technicians; these grafts can be as tiny as using only one or two hairs. Today most hair transplant surgeons use grafts that contain one to eight hairs, with 200 to 800 grafts transplanted in each session.

Graft insertion

The patient’s scalp is anaesthetised and the grafts are then placed into tiny incisions in the skin. The process of graft insertion can take many hours; and depending on the extent of original hair loss, degree of correction required and type of procedure, you may need to return for further procedures to obtain a good aesthetic result. Most successful transplants take from between 1 and 2 years to complete.

Private costs for hair transplantation vary and tend to be based on the number and type of grafts transplanted, along with the amount you require. They can range from approximately £1,000 - £10,000.

Please note that all clinics offering cosmetic surgery should be registered with the Healthcare Commission, as they need to follow certain standards for the safe provision of cosmetic surgery and receive regular inspections to ensure that National Minimum Standards are met.

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