Hair Restoration and Replacement

Do you know everything there is to know about hair replacement surgery and the costs involved? Take the following True or False quiz and see if you understand all there is to know about hair replacement costs and the procedures involved for obtaining a full head of hair.

True or False

(1) Baldness can be caused by vitamin deficiencies or poor circulation to the scalp.

Answer: False. Common baldness or male pattern baldness (MPB) results from family history, aging and the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which is found at the temples, at the crown and on top of the scalp.

(2) Surgery for hair replacement requires that a patient has a good growth of hair on the sides and at the back of the head in order to qualify for transplantation.

Answer: True.

(3) There are a number of methods used in transplanting hair. Sometimes several techniques are used to achieve a desirable outcome.

Answer: True. Different types of grafting techniques as well as plastic surgery can be incorporated into a transplant procedure.

(4) Scalp reduction, a technique used in hair replacement surgery, is also known as advancement flap surgery.

Answer: True. This technique involves advancing the portion of scalp with hair forward to fill in a bald area.

(5) Hair replacement surgery can’t give you the same coverage you had when you had hair.

Answer: True. Hair replacement systems can furnish more fullness and fill in thin areas but you won’t have the same head of hair you once had.

(6) Broad scars known as “stretch-back” scars can result from some scalp reduction techniques.

Answer: True. As with any surgery, there are a certain number of risks when undergoing hair transplantation, such as scarring, bleeding and infection.

(7) Surgical hair replacement cost is determined by the techniques employed, the number of grafts needed and the condition, color and texture of a candidate’s existing hair.

Answer: True. All the aforementioned factors are taken into consideration when determining hair replacement costs.

(8) Among the hair replacement systems that are currently available, flap surgery is one of the newest techniques used in surgery.

Answer: False. This type of plastic surgery has been performed now for over twenty years.

(9) It can take as long as two years before you complete all your sessions of transplants.

Answer: True. Of course, much depends on the nature of your existing hair and the amount of baldness.

(10) Hair transplant surgery typically requires a hospital stay.

Answer: False. Surgery normally takes place in a physician’s office at a hair treatment facility or at an outpatient surgery center.

(11) Total surgical hair replacement cost can be broken down in payments or financed on a monthly basis.

Answer: True.

(12) The cost of non surgical treatments for hair replacement such as medications or hair replacement systems, over time, can exceed the cost of surgery.

Answer: True.

(13) The average cost of hair grafts is $5 to $6 per graft.

Answer: True. Grafts can range from $3 to $8 per graft depending on the procedure but the average price is about $5 to $6 per graft.

(14) The charge assessed for each hair graft increases if the client must undergo several sessions.

Answer: False. The price for each hair graft generally decreases if the patient must undergo several sessions.

(15) The cost for a custom hair piece for men is, on average, $500.

Answer: False. The average price tag for a custom hair replacement is around $1200. In addition, this type of hair replacement must be replaced yearly and reattached and styled about every month which adds to the cost.

How’d you fare? Did the quiz cause you to lose a few more hairs?