Hair
Transplants
 Hair
transplantation is resorted to in extreme and continuous cases
of hair loss. This is a surgical technique where lost hair is
replaced with your own natural and living hair found in the
healthy areas of your scalp. Here you don’t actually increase
the total number of hair on your scalp, but only work at rearranging
the location of the hair to improve your appearance.
Hair transplants are permanent processes which cannot be
revered and transplanted follicles cannot be moved from one
place to another. This is why it is important that
the doctor first evaluates the patient and the hair loss condition
to find out which follicles can be replaced, and where they
can be implanted before performing the hair transplant.
Choose a reputed surgeon for a hair transplant
An important point to remember in a hair
transplant is that it is important that the follicles
are implanted well. Using the wrong techniques can lead to
a permanent loss of the follicles; and this is why it is important
that you choose a capable and reputed surgeon for your hair
transplants.
A hair transplant is rather expensive; however remember that
though expensive, hair transplants offer a permanent solution
for your hair loss problem. Though medical treatment for hair
loss looks to be cheaper, when you calculate all the money
that has to be spent for the complete treatment, which works
out for a long period, turns out to be somewhat equivalent
to a hair transplant cost.
Hair transplants do not have any insurance coverage
Hair transplants do not have any insurance coverage as this
is a cosmetic surgery. It is only if you have to do a hair
transplant because of an accident or a burn that it is considered
to be a form of reconstructive surgery, and will have health
insurance coverage. Just check with your insurance agent regarding
availability of coverage for hair transplants and find out
if your premium amount is increased accordingly.
The cost of hair
restoration depends on various factors like the clinic
you choose and its locality. Some clinics that charge for
each graft implantation while others charge even for anesthesia
charges. There are two approaches used by clinics to calculate
the costs of hair transplants; cost per follicular unit transplanted
and cost per hair restoration operation.
Factors affecting costs of hair transplants
In case of cost per follicular unit transplanted, the more
grafts required, the more expensive is the operation. Naturally,
the cost per hair restoration operation is reasonable as you
are charged only for complete hair transplant surgery and
this is the approach used by most clinics.
There are various reasons for the difference in costs for
hair transplants in various clinics. It can be the reputation
of the surgeon, the amount of advertising for the clinic,
maintenance of the clinic and the number of employees employed
in the clinic.
So it is always better to do a complete study of the process
of hair transplants, and to compare costs of hair transplants
of different clinics before you finally decide on the best
surgeon and clinic for your hair transplant.
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