Hair restoration Los Angeles – Follicular Unit Extraction - How Many Grafts Per Session?

Why FUE?

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) also known as FUE transplant is another version of Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) says hair transplant surgeon Beverly Hills. It is a newer method of harvesting follicular units that eliminates the appearance of a linear scar and it is much more comfortable during the post op period of a hair transplant surgery. Although FUE transplantation may be the answer for many hair loss patients who do not want any scaring on their donor area, it is not the answer for everyone.

Who can use FUE?

The number of available grafts in FUT transplants can be limited. So, candidates who require a large number of grafts in one session and traditionally may have needed several sessions of (FUT) hair restoration surgery Los Angeles are now able to acheive the same number of needed grafts through traditional methods of FUE. In order to be approved as a candidate for a FUE hair transplant Beverly Hills procedure, one must attend a complimentary in-office consultation with Dr. Parsa Mohebi and have the FOX test performed to show eligibility.

Automated FUE

The good news is that the efficiency of FUE transplants have increased as newer automated techniques are developed, thus allowing hair transplant surgeons to remove follicular units faster than what was possible in the past. US Hair Restoration is a center located in Southern California and known for its ability to perform quality FUE procedures in its Encino, Beverly Hills and Orange County offices. We at US Hair Restoration have added automated FUE methods to our armamentarium of hair restoration Los Angeles techniques. Automated hair restoration surgery with FUE techniques has increased the number of hair grafts able to be harvested from the donor area and transplanted within one day.

Additionally, we are also offering special promotions for candidates who are interested in participating in our ongoing FUE study that is designed to compare different methods of FUE procedures both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Beverly Hills hair transplant - Psycho-social impacts of Hair Restoration Surgery on Men

Hair loss has significant impacts on men's mental health says hair restoration Los Angeles specialist. Balding is a known cause of anxiety in younger male patients who are involved with an active social life. The rate of depression is reported to be higher in bald men compared with their normal counterparts (1, 2 and 3). Negative impacts of hair loss are reported and are obvious to all Beverly Hills hair transplant surgeons and medical staff involved with hair restoration. Negative effects of hair loss on self-esteem and self-image is also reported and seen on a daily basis among hair loss patients. We also know that hair loss impacts some men's sex lives and their stability with regard to career choices.

Despite solid evidence in the published literature regarding the psychological impact of hair loss, the corrective effect of medical and surgical hair restoration has never been studied. Observing drastic changes in patient's lives, we were motivated to look into the psychological impact of hair restoration on different aspects of patients' life. We performed a questionnaire based questioned at new hair institute.

We used the indexes of psychological variables that were previously studied comparing balding and non-balding men. We focused in on eight major criteria that have been reported and documented as variables associated with hair loss in the literature. We collected a subset of them in our pilot study. Included were questions regarding the general level of happiness, energy level, feeling of youthfulness, anxiety level, self confidence, outlook on the future, and impact on their sex life.

Our initial study on the psychology of hair loss included the patients who had their first hair loss treatment Los Angeles between one to three years prior to the time of our research, so they could have seen the final results of their hair transplant surgery with a fresh memory of their condition prior to their hair restoration procedure. We used the most recent years to have a uniform group in terms of the technique of the surgery we used.

We limited the study to male patients with androgenetic alopecia. According to hair loss treatment Beverly Hills, patients had exclusively follicular unit transplants that reflected our standard of care for that period. Comparison of patients' before and after surgery condition in eight different criteria including level of happiness, energy level, anxiety level, youthfulness, self esteem, impact on sex life and career were done. Patients had significant improvements in all eight criteria regardless of their stage of baldness or their age.

Patients who experienced hair loss at an early age while involved in an active social life were more prone to the negative side effects of balding and appeared to benefit most from hair restoration procedures. These patients' negative outlook seemed to reverse after surgery. Our next step is going to be performing a similar study on a larger scale with providing incentives to the patients who respond to our questionnaires to increase the response rate a validity of the study.

Hair loss should be recognized more as a disease that needs special care and attention. Establishing the relationship between hair loss and its psychological consequences and the positive effect of hair transplant in improving those conditions might even help hair loss patients to get insurance coverage for their hair restoration procedure in the future.