Thinning hair? Want to improve your looks and regain self-confidence? Getting hair plugs is the best way to get your hair fully restored to it’s former glory.
Hair Plugs are more commonly referred to as hair restoration surgery, hair transplants, hair implants or hair grafts. Regardless of the term, the procedure and the desired result is essentially the same.
How do Hair Plugs Work?
This treatment refers to a method in which healthy and growing hair follicles are removed from a portion of your head and transplanted or implanted into a thinning or balding area.
This type of treatment works best for men due to the particular nature of male hair loss – the receding hairline or balding top of the head.
When compared to women, hair plugs are more complicated because women tend to lose all of their hair or what is technically known as a general ‘lessening in hair follicle count’.
Surprisingly, about 60% of hair loss problems involve women. In a woman’s case, hair plugs can be difficult to get because they don’t usually have a good donor area to get living hair follicles from.
Direct hair replacement is typically the recommended solution.
Getting Hair Plugs? Remember these Tips:
Consult with at least three specialists before undergoing a hair plug surgery. This way, you will be able to know what’s included in the treatment and the total cost. It’s important to find a trusted and well established surgeon to do the operation.
The success rate of this type of surgery is high but you have to visit a specialist dermatologist at least once a month for follow-up checks and any ongoing treatment.
After the surgery, you may need to bandage the area overnight. You can also return to normal activities but strenuous activities must be avoided in the first few days. You may experience some headaches or numbness at the graft sites, but this may diminish within 2 to 3 months.
Hair Restoration Treatment risks
The goal of this type of surgery is to efficiently utilize existing healthy hair to cover some lost ground. However, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the risks of a hair transplantation procedure may involve scarring at the graft areas and infection in the grafted sites of the head.
There are also some documented cases in which the grafted hair didn’t take root as expected, and the hair plug died. But the worst case scenario is that the grafted or transplanted area doesn’t look the way the patient wants it to look, resulting to more complications and problems.
How Much do Hair Plugs Cost?
The cost of hair plugs differs from one person to another or according to the degree of baldness to each person, the number of transplant sessions needed, the location where you get the treatment, and skill level of the surgeon.
The average cost in the U.S. starts from $3 to $6 per insert. Or taking all things into account the total cost ranges from $3,000 to over $20,000.