New Hair Restoration Technique Overview

Hair restoration is an issue that many do not want to talk or brag about but wish to undergo. Compared to other procedures focused on aesthetics, usually plastic surgery, this one may have a lot of issues with regards to how subtle it should be initially as well as how natural it should look.

Neograft is one of the currently top machines or techniques in restoring one’s mane of glory. It is an automatic transplant method that is considered as minimally invasive. The manufacturer of this innovation has eliminated the use of a scalpel when transplanting follicles into a person’s scalp with the use of this technology. Basically, the traditional hair restoration method of extracting the follicles from the person’s scalp uses the strip method.

This means that an elongated strip of hair and follicles are cut out of the scalp. This is where the doctors will then harvest the healthy follicles during the operation. Those that are harvested are then placed in recently opened places which the doctor just slit in order to accommodate them. The amount of cutting, slitting and slicing in this traditional hair restoration procedure means that there is a longer recovery time. The major difference between this new Neograft method to the old one is how the follicular units are harvested from the scalp. The way that these units are placed in areas where they are needed most is the same as the traditional method.

Pros and Cons

The benefits of using the new method of hair restoration are glaringly obvious. One of which is the lower risk of developing a linear scar due to the gathering of the follicular units. The traditional method is an invasive procedure wherein the scalp is stripped of a few inches of skin which includes the follicles. Having a linear scar can disrupt the natural flow of the scalp making for an uneven head of hair as well as maybe even a bald spot.

There are additional methods of correcting a linear scar due to stripping but this is at the additional cost of the patient and may also have a long recovery period. With this recent innovation to harvesting, there is little worry of scarring and recovery is faster. The method entails making small punch holes by making a small incision around each follicle which makes gathering each one faster and more efficient. This means that there is no stripping of a large part of the scalp, no need to sew it back together and no risks of scarring.

These follicular units are then scrutinized by technicians and separated in such a way that each one can be transplanted back in places where they are necessary. Another benefit of using this new hair restoration technique is the fact that the patient does not need to be under general anesthesia.

Localized anesthesia is used for the procedure and sedation, intravenously or intramuscular, may not be necessary. The cost of the procedure is one of the major setbacks that can cause the patent to balk but this may resolve itself soon because of the growing popularity of the technique. If it becomes more common, it is sure to be more competitive which means more competitive prices as well.