Doctors on Hair Loss & Hair Transplant surgery.

This video demonstration was taken during live hair transplant surgery with one of Dr. Cole’s patients.  With strip harvesting or traditional FUE, the patients are very limited in their personal appearance and have difficulties getting back to normal daily activities because they are asked to shave their head.
Shaving the head allows the physician to have high visibility of the donor area which is necessary for donor hair extraction. With the new C2G technique, the patients are able to keep their normal hair style before and after the CIT technique!
Now patients can have the best of both worlds. They no longer have to put up with the pain associated with strip scars and they can still maintain their normal hair style.

 

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What are the ways to camouflage strip hair restoration scars?

Camouflaging Strip Scars

Scars in the donor area from strip harvests may be problematic for many men. They may be short or run from ear to ear. Sometimes they widen over time, occasionally to more than two centimeters, which is deforming. This is usually due to an overly tight scalp, too low a placement, or poor surgical technique. They also change the direction of hair growth below the scar, relative to above the scar, which may cause a “shadow” of the linear scar to be evident even with the hair grown out somewhat.

IN order to minimize the appearance of scars, several strategies are available. There are cosmetics such as Dermatch, which may help disguise the scar. The hair may also be grown out fairly long to attempt coverage. This, of course, may not be an option for those with an over harvested donor region.

Surgical scar revision may be attempted, often without success. This consists of excising the scar and them suturing up the wound, hoping that the resultant scar will look better than the original one. This can work in some instances; however, if the condition that led to the scarring is not remedied, then even the best revision may fail.

Grafting into the scar is another option. Because yields tend to be lower in scars, this may take more than one surgical procedure over many months to have a significant cosmetic effect. Either body or scalp hair may be used; scalp hair is generally a better choice if it is available.

Tags: dermatch, donor area, hair cycle, hair growth, hair restoration, scar grafting, scarring, strip scar, surgical scar revision

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Do you recommend Zinc to treat hair loss

is a Zinc whitish metal that acts as an essential nutrient in humans. Its deficiency leads to a number of biochemical and physiological problems; it is required for hundreds of different biochemical reactions, so not having enough can affect many different systems in the body. Zinc helps the immune system stay strong so we can fight infection; it helps with growth and healing, and keeps our senses of smell and taste intact!

Some of the causes of zinc deficiency include chromic alcoholism, malnutrition, malabsorption (problems absorbing nutrients from the gut), vegetarianism (because plants provide much less zinc than animal products like meats), high intake of iron, and diarrhea. Dietary sources of zinc include meats, some seafood, dairy products, and nuts; people with meat/seafood in their diets absorb more zinc than people with largely plant proteins. Oysters have the highest zinc content of any food. Since zinc is known to have an effect on sexual function and fertility, perhaps this is where the age-old reputation oysters have as an aphrodisiac!

Supplementation of zinc may be necessary in some people prone to low zinc levels. Some people believe that in modern times our foods are so low in nutrients, that supplementing is always needed (although this is not the opinion of the scientific community as a whole). The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of zinc is around 10 mg per day for healthy adults. The upper limit considered safe is 40 mg per day for healthy adults. High intake of zinc (150 to 450 mg per day or more) may cause a number of health problems. Among these are low levels of copper, depressed immune system function with increased susceptibility to infection, retarded growth in children, loss of appetite, sexual dysfunction with erectile dysfunction in males, hair loss, diarrhea, delayed wound healing, slowed mental function, and altered taste and smell.

What scientific evidence is there for treating problems with zinc? There is strong evidence for using it to treat children in developing countries that have severe diarrhea, for treatment of stomach ulcers, and in the blood disease sickle cell anemia. There is good, but less strong evidence for the following:

• Acne

• ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)

• Down’s syndrome associated problems

• Fungus infections of the scalp

• Herpes virus infections

• High cholesterol

• Immune system boosting

• Plaque on teeth and gingivitis of the gums

Wilson’s disease, which causes abnormally high copper levels (remember how we said that too much zinc lowered copper levels in the body?)

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Tags: causes of zinc deficiency, hair loss, hair loss treatments, healing, iron, sources of zinc, zinc

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My mother had esophageal band surgery a couple of years ago due to her excessive weight problem. Following this she has noted progressive hair loss and a change in her personality. I’ve read that band surgery and stomach stapling can cause hair loss. Is this true?

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery: Metabolic, nutritional, psychological and physiological Consequences Bariatric or weight loss surgeries have become commonplace in the USA and in other countries, in part due to an ever increasing incidence of obesity in the context of a societal standard of beauty that emphasizes a thin, shapely physique. Lobbying by various organizations, as well as medical studies detailing the present and future consequences of untreated obesity, has led to insurance coverage for these surgeries, which were previously deemed “cosmetic”. This article will detail some of the physical and mental aspects of the often rapid weight loss which occurs after bariatric surgery.
The bariatric surgery community utilizes a number of procedures to promote rapid and hopefully permanent weight loss. Some of the earlier methods have been abandoned or modified due to unacceptable morbidity in the post-operative period, both immediate and long-term. Currently used techniques most often decrease absorption of calories or promote early satiety (feeling of fullness), or some combination of the two.

Unfortunately, the decreased absorption of calories is accompanied by decreased absorption of macro- and micro-nutrients. This often leads to nutritional deficiencies of varying degrees of severity. Sometimes these deficiencies may go undetected for some time, until they have had a profound effect on the patient. Many of these deficiencies can be very difficult to treat (refractory) once established. They may cause significant derangement in the patient’s physical, mental and emotional health.

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Tags: anxieties, bariatric surgery, calcium, caloric, calories, cosmetic surgery, depression, emotional distress, endocrine system, hair follicles, hair loss, hyperparathyroidism, iron, magnesium, medical therapy, metabolic, nutritional, obesity, patients, physiological, protein, psychological, psychotherapy, surgery, vitamin, weight loss, zinc

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Now that there is a genetic test to predict your hair loss, is it possible to simply wipe out this gene and thus put a halt to hair loss?

The genetic test is a test for a marker on the X chromosome that predicts hair loss. We do not know if this gene has anything to do with the cause of hair loss. Hair loss is multifactorial. This is probably why you see a few people who respond favorably to certain topical or oral medications while others don’t seem to respond at all. It is more probable that hair loss results from the interaction of multiple genes. It remain unknown what would happen should we alter a single gene. The consequences might actually be negative.

Tags: future, genes, hair loss, hair loss pattern, hair loss solutions, predict, x-chromosome

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