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Four Surgical treatments for Hair Loss

From The Hair Foundation
www.hairfoundation.org

All surgical treatments for hair loss move active, hair producing follicles from one site on the scalp to another; from an area where hair is more plentiful and less likely to be lost to areas where hair is thinning or missing. The success of hair transplantation in achieving natural-appearing results has made it the most widely used surgical procedure for diminishing the appearance of hair loss. Others are used less frequently, but may achieve the most desirable results for some.

The surgical procedures to minimize the appearance of hair loss are:

Hair Transplantation
Gone are the days of the "plugs." Hair transplantation today achieves a natural look and is made possible by better understanding of the scalp and hair biology, refined surgical techniques and ever-improving surgical instruments.

Alopecia reduction plus scalp extension
Alopecia reduction surgically removes bald scalp skin in areas of hair loss and pulls adjoining hair-bearing scalp skin together to eliminate the bald spot.

Scalp expansion (also called scalp extension)
Scalp expansion is a modification of alopecia reduction. A ballon-type device is placed under the scalp and slowly inflated and expanded over a period of several weeks to create a "dome" or "bubble" of stretched scalp skin. A series of surgical procedures reduces the area of hair loss by alopecia reduction surgery, removes the scalp expansion device, and completes closure of hair-bearing scalp to achieve complete alopecia reduction.

Hair bearing scalp flap transfer
Flap procedures are used in both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. In the treatment of hair loss, a flap of hair-bearing scalp tissue is surgically raised from underlying tissue and transferred to a prepared scalp site with hair loss.

Who We Are:
The Hair Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization that provides expert and scientific information about hair health - including care, loss, styling and volume disease and proven hair loss treatments - with no commercial bias, through The Hair Foundation Web site (www.hairfoundation.org) and through its public education outreach.

The Foundation is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees composed of dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons who have studied and treated hair diseases and hair loss and are internationally recognized and respected as leaders in the field.

Our Mission:
To develop the concept of hair health, educate the public, promote the importance of hair health and coordinate and gather the unique expertise of various hair-related organizations to serve this mission.

Contact:
Jessica Blomquist, Executive Director 224.522.5420