Hair loss or baldness in men occurs primarily between the late teen-age and 40-50 year range. Male Pattern Baldness or MPB shows the following symptoms: receding hairline that leads to moderate or widespread loss especially on the crown. It will usually start at the temples, and will gradually recede. Eventually it will cause a "M" shape on your head. Baldness in males is commonly confined to a small area, not the entire scalp.
Female Pattern Baldness or FPB shows symptoms that differ from MPB. This hair loss in women is notable by observing that hair strands look flat and finer. You will also notice that hair is thinning on the crown or at the hairline.
Hair transplant is performed more often on men because men's baldness is more localized. Female baldness is characterized by thinning hair all over the scalp. This makes it a little difficult to carry out transplants.
Hair Transplant is a surgical procedure that uses local anesthetic. Initially you will go through mild discomfort due to the administration of anesthesia but only of a very short duration. Most patients can tolerate this.
In a hair transplant, the donor will also be your own scalp. The fact is, your body would reject any follicle, hair or tissue from other sources without the application of immune-suppressant drugs. You donate your own hair from what are called your donor sites.
The donor area is located either at the back or the sides of the scalp. This is where you get the patches of hair with their roots. This patch will be transferred to the recipient area. A recipient area means the bald or thinning area. This is where the local anesthetic will be applied. The patches that are relocated into the recipient area will supply the new hair growth.
This procedure is simple and will not consume a great deal of time. There will be a slight redness in the area but you will be fine. You will be home not long after the surgery. Have someone drive you after the procedure.
