The question has been asked where does the restoration hair come from when a hair restoration treatment is performed. This is an important question because a lot of people don’t really understand how the hair transplantation procedure works. Some people wonder if the medical hair restoration procedure is like other medical transplant procedures in that the hair is donated from some other person and implanted into the scalp of the recipient. This is not the case.

The restoration hair that is transplanted must come from the person who is having the procedure, or maybe an identical twin, because otherwise the hair grafts would be rejected unless anti-rejection drugs were taken probably for the rest of the patient’s life. The hair graft unit is a body part and thus it will act just like any other part of the body that is being transplanted.

When the hair restoration surgery is performed, usually hair graft units are removed from the area of the scalp that does not show signs of hair loss. For men this is usually the sides of the head and the back. For ease of covering up any scarring that may be associated with the removal of the hair the back of the head is the best alternative. For some genetic reason the hair on the sides and back of the head seem to be immune to the build up of DHT which causes a loss of hair growth. When the hair units are removed from the back of the head and inserted into the bald spot these hair follicles do not seem to be affected even though the natural hair at these areas was lost due to male pattern baldness and a build up of DHT.

Hair Restoration For Women

Hair restoration for men actually works very well because of the fact that there usually is a good donor area at the back of the head. Hair restoration for women on the other hand is not such a slam dunk. Women generally suffer from hair thinning along with any patchy baldness. This means they do not have a good donor area even at the back of the head. Sometimes the cosmetic surgeon can remove body hairs to fill in or hair from one area of the head, for example the top or back, can be sacrificed to get a fuller look at the front and around the face.

There are some items on sale that claim to be hair restoration products but the only true hair restoration is done with surgical methods. Natural hair restoration is another term that is bandied around but really doesn’t have much meaning. Once the hair follicles stop growing there is nothing natural that can be done. The patient will have to have some type of hair restoration surgery.

Hair Restoration Costs

The cost of hair restoration procedures really depends on several things. The first of course is the size of the bald area that needs to be treated. There also is the matter of the texture, color, and thickness of the hair itself. If the hair tends to be close to the color of the skin then it takes fewer grafts than if the hair is a different color than the underlying scalp. Also, the texture of the hair can make a big difference. Curly or wavy hair tends to look like it covers the spot better than straight hair because the curl and wave make the hairs turn back on themselves and thus cover more area. Thick hair also requires less hair grafting than thin hair.

The best method to get hair growing once it has fallen out is the hair restoration procedure. The restoration hair almost always is donated from another area of the patient’s head.

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