Hair transplant is usually used to treat cases of baldness of
hereditary origin (androgenetic). It consists of extracting follicular units
from the sides and back of the head where the follicles remain for life
(regardless of where they are placed) and are implanted in the upper part of
the head. The fact that the person retains hair on the sides and back does not
mean that the patient is aware of what can be achieved and it is very important
that the doctor has the ability to be able to make each patient understand what
are the expectations that can reach According to the area to be covered and the
donor area available.
Hair loss in men and women is a severe aesthetic and
emotional problem. In the case of andro-genetic alopecia or typical male baldness implies being older and with loss
of facial proportion and recovering that aesthetic proportion is the main
purpose of this procedure; However it can also be used to restore eyelashes,
eyebrows, beard, body hair and to fill scars that result from accidents, burns
or surgeries.
The most
recent techniques are to obtain and to plant the hair as it is born. In humans
it can be found in groups of 1 to 4 hairs, called follicular units.
