Hair Restoration Can Improve Self Confidence

Hair loss affects people in many ways however the main thing that it does is destroy confidence. Without confidence we have difficulty going about everyday life. Life is ultimately a competition and without all your natural features, such as a full head of hair, it is difficult to see how the game is fair. It can affect relationships or future relationships, job interviews, respect in friendship groups and maybe more importantly how we see the rest of the planet. It is no wonder that people with hair loss are more and more looking for ways to get back their hair so that they can embrace a bold future and not a bald one.

Hair restoration is any method used that allows you to replace hairs in an area that is bald or balding. There are 2 main ways that are used. The first uses the stimulation of existing hair follicles to liven them up and begin making hair once again. The second relies on transplanting hair from regions of the scalp where it continues to grow to areas that are thinning or bald. There are a number of methods used for both strategies. Absolutely the stimulation of hair follicles is a good technique in the early stages of baldness, where as the transplant method is better for older people with greater hair loss.

There are a number of techniques that can be used to stimulate the hair follicles that you still have. There are medicines such as Minoxidil which despite first being used to aid with the problems of high blood pressure have now been found to promote hair production in the scalp as a side effect.

There are yet other drugs and herbal cures that work by blocking the effect of testosterone male hormones on the functioning of hair follicles. These stop a bothersome hormone called DHT being produced in the hair follicles. Persons with genetic type baldness appear to have follicles that are very sensitive to this DHT hormone. They react by producing far weaker hair and finally shrinking away to nothing. These medicines and herbs enliven the hair follicles allowing them to go on to manufacture healthy hair once again.

Another treatment involves the use of low power laser light. This laser light in the infra red band of the electro magnetic spectrum has been found to promote respiration and blood flow in scalp tissue. This keeps the hair follicles healthy so that they go one to produce hair. The usual way used in these treatments is to first reawaken the scalp cells, get them to make healthy hair and then maintain them in this growth period so that they don't shrink away and die off.

The alternative for people with bigger bald areas is to use some type of hair transplant. This always involves a level of hair transplant surgery. methods in this area have improved a lot over the past few years. They all depend on the fact that follicles from the back of the head always continue to produce good hair no matter where located. For some reason the hair cells remain resistant to the DHT hormone even if they are transplanted.

Early techniques used to transplant strips of scalp skin complete with follicles. This has the difficulty of causing a lot of pain, scarring at the back of the head and the difficulty in getting a natural look in the new location. New methods use microscopes to identify and get small groups of hair follicles and transplant them to the new area. In this way the amount of disruption to the donor site is very minor, which reduces scarring in this area. During the transplant of these follicle groups it is possible to make sure that they look natural in their new location by putting them at the best angle and direction to lie correctly in comparison to the remaining hair.

In relation to hair transplant cost the older methods are the cheapest because they are less labor intensive. However, as can be seen there are great benefits in the more modern follicular group treatment. It is unfortunate that some clinics are still using the old techniques purely because of the extra profits that can be made.

These hair restoration treatments that have been given can be seen as a life long process with people beginning with regenerating and maintaining hair follicles and then going on to hair transplants later in life. Costs can be large as visits to clinics have to be maintained over many years. But, the results can be very good and possibly life changing making a bold future a reality.

By: T J Vincent

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There are a number of different ways to achieve hair restoration. Only with all of the facts at hand can people be expected to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages without having to just accept sales hype. Further information on the alternatives for people looking into hair replacement and hair treatment can be found on T J Vincent’s web site Hair Restoration