When a guy reaches the age 45, 1 out of every 2 of his friends in India has some degree of hair loss. By age 70, about 4 out of 5 Indian men have balding and 2 out of 10 women have thinning hair.
Here are some facts about hair transplants:
1. Hair transplantation is a technique whereby the physician enters hairs from a thick area of hair growth to bald areas.
2. Most transplants are performed as an outpatient with local anesthesia.
It may take about 4 to 8 hours, depending on the procedure. There is minimal pain
3. New transplanted hairs usually are growing 16 weeks after the procedure. It can, however, take up to 9
months for growth to be complete.
4. Most patients return to work the day after the surgery. They can comb their new hair within a few months.
5. A hair transplant is safe. It is effective and reliable. To top it off, it is affordable if you come to India.
6. Transplants are effective and provide results.
7. Transplants are the top 5 most popular cosmetic procedures among men in the U.S.
8. The newer micrografts produce a more natural looking head of hair.
9. Transplants are usually done on an outpatient basis within several hours. A few sessions may be needed
throughout the course of a two year period.
10. Transplants are rarely covered by insurance.
11. The permanent solution for male and female hair loss is a hair transplant.
12. Best candidates are those who have common male-pattern or female-pattern baldness, which is a genetic
condition.
In case you have not heard, Dr Tejinder Bhatti runs a hair transplant clinic at Chandigarh (www.hairtransplant-india.org) and is a board certified plastic surgeon with a 20 year old practice in the field.. The clinic is at 1652, Sector 33-D, Chandigarh-160020, India.
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