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Hair Transplant

Health Encyclopedia: Hair Transplant

Risks

As with any surgical procedure, risks exist. The most common complications of hair transplantation are bleeding, infection, and scarring.

Though less dangerous, it is also possible that the transplanted hair won't look as good as you had desired. Older techniques often resulted in unnatural appearing tufts of new hair growth. With modern techniques, this complication is infrequent.

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Health Guide

Hair transplant

...... technique in which a physician redistributes hairs from an area of thick growth to bald areas. Most hair transplants are performed in an office setting under local anesthesia. Only minimal... Read more »

Hair transplant

Expectations after surgery Most modern hair transplants result in excellent hair growth within several months after the procedure. Often, however, more than one treatment session is needed to... Read more »

Female pattern baldness

...loss of hair. Treatment is expensive, however. Hair loss recurs when minoxidil's use is stopped. Hair transplants consist of removal of tiny plugs of hair from areas where the hair is... Read more »

Male pattern baldness

...effective than minoxidil. The previous degree of hair loss returns when you stop taking the drug. Hair transplants consist of removing tiny plugs of hair from areas where the hair is... Read more »

Hair loss

...can decrease sex drive. When either medication is stopped, the former baldness pattern returns. Hair transplants performed by a physician is a surgical approach to transferring growing hair... Read more »

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