Hair Plugs For Women Offer Help From Embarrassment
Hair plugs were originally developed in the 1950’s and the name was appropriate due to nature of the procedure. In today’s world, hair plugs have become an inappropriate term for hair restoration surgery though. Today, they are more commonly called hair transplants, hair implants or hair grafts. Whatever name the surgery is called, the procedure is just the same. Hair follicles that are alive and capable of growing are removed from an area of thick hair and these are then implanted or transplanted to an area where balding or thinning is developing. This procedure fits well for men because of how hair loss affects them. Men often observe that the fronts of their scalps are thinning which is popularly known as receding hair line and/or the top of their heads are balding. It is rare for men to experience hair loss at the back area of the head. That’s why there is a viable donor site that can be used for the transplants.
On the other hand, hair plugs for women have been an ineffective procedure since women’s hair loss problems do not have a specific pattern like men. A woman who is suffering from hair loss and thinning usually experiences it over her entire head and, sadly, 60% of hair loss cases are reported by women. This means a lot of women have to face the problem where their hair follicle count on their head is dropping. In effect, there is no viable donor site like in the cases of men because it only makes the condition of a balding woman worse by removing hair from one area that is already thinning. There is hope for these women though because of a newly developed method called direct hair replacement.
Through this method, a hair restoration surgeon has enough control to manipulate hair follicles individually with the aid of a special surgical instrument. This instrument is used to insert the hair follicle into any area of the head that suffers from hair thinning. Since hair follicles can be moved one by one, this means that the procedure can be done using body hairs which become fillers on the head of the patient. The texture of body hairs is not the same as the hairs of the scalp but they can blend perfectly to the rest of the woman’s hair.
These hair plugs, more widely known as hair grafts, are capable of growing over time and can make a big difference to a woman struggling from the embarrassment and low self-esteem caused by hair thinning. If you are in this kind of situation right now, you deserve to know more so you can consider all the options of the direct hair replacement method. This will allow you to get your hair back and save yourself from more embarrassment and self-pity.
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