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Hair
Transplantation History
For those of you who like a
little bit of history, you will be interested to
learn that hair transplantation started as a study
in the early 1800s in Germany.
Dr. Dieffen Bach investigated the
transplantation of skin, feather, and hair in
animals. However,
many hair transplant surgeons agree that the
“father of hair transplantation” is actually Dr.
Norman Orentreich for his idea of using it for male
pattern baldness in the early 1950’s.
Why
Am I Losing Hair?
Just like any other
condition, there are many reasons that people lose
hair. Hair
loss can be a result of three main categories.
These categories are metabolic disorders,
physical and emotional stress, and hereditary
(genetic background) conditions.
Even though
male pattern
baldness is the most common case of hair loss in
men, there are a variety of reasons why men and
women lose their hair.
These include, iron deficiency, thyroid
disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome, telogen
effluvium (severe shedding of hair) inflammatory
diseases, infectious diseases, immune system
problems, scalp cancers or growths, scalp injuries
from trauma/radiation, and psoriasis.
Typical progression of male pattern baldness
At 600 Hair Club, Dr. Yousefi
himself will do the consultation to ensure that you
are a good candidate for surgical hair
transplantation, medical treatment, or any laser
treatment.
Treatments
of Hair Loss (Male Pattern
Baldness)
There are five main
categories of treatments.
How
Can I get Excellent, Natural, and Beautiful Results?
At 600 Hair Club, Dr. Yousefi and
his staff will use a combination of years of
experience in excellent surgical techniques, great
artistic skills, and fastidious attention to details
to create excellent hair transplantation results.
After four years of undergraduate training at the University
of Maryland, Dr. Yousefi finished another four
years of medical schooling at the Medical
College of Virginia (VCU/MCV) Later, he did his
general residency in Michigan to perfect his
surgical skills and to achieve the highest standards
in aesthetic and cosmetic hair transplant surgery.
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Dr. Yousefi then went on to achieve another fellowship
in Kentucky in the field of Microsurgery (see Dr.
Yousefi’s CV) Dr. Yousefi is proud to combine his
experience and training in general surgery, plastic
surgery, and microsurgery that are needed to create
an excellent, natural, and beautiful result for each
and every patient.
Why
Does a Hair Transplant Surgeon need to be an Artist
as Well?
Hair transplantation is not a mechanical surgery
in a way that people cut hair from one area and
place it in another area.
Even though surgical skills are necessary to
have great outcomes, artistic abilities of a great
surgeon are more important to create excellent
natural-looking results.
Hair transplantation is NOT like planting
trees. In
order to get excellent hair transplantation results,
Dr. Yousefi and his staff will consider many factors
including how to prepare the grafts, where to place
the grafts, how to place the grafts, the angle of
the grafts, the depth of the grafts, as well as the
number of grafts.
Furthermore, hair characteristics, the unique
and individual anatomy of each patient’s head, and
facial features, need to be considered in
combination with patients’ scalp characteristics.
The hair’s density, caliber, curl, and
frizz/waviness should be considered when placing
grafts in oily or very elastic scalps.
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Dr. Yousefi is proud to combine
his experience and training in general surgery,
plastic surgery, and microsurgery that are needed to
create an excellent, natural, and beautiful results.
Dr. Yousefi is a true artist in both his painting
and sculpting hobbies.
What
Happens During the First Interview or Consultation?
Dr. Yousefi himself conducts all
of the consultations.
At 600 Hair Club, we do not use sales
consultants to “close the deal.”
The only way to make sure that
confidentiality, professionalism, ethical standards,
and genuine interests of the patients are met is for
the doctor who performs the surgery to do the
consultation as well.
Even though Dr. Yousefi does all
of his consultations personally, they are not rushed
and are done in a relaxed confidential environment.
This ensures that the patients get all of
their questions answered, gives them a chance to see
if they like their doctor, and more importantly for
the doctor to see if the patient is a good candidate
for hair transplantation, and not to promise
unrealistic results.
Dr. Yousefi welcomes and
encourages for the spouses or close friends of the
patient to attend these consultations so that more
questions can be addressed.
How
is Hair Transplantation Done?
At 600 Hair Club, all of our
surgeries are done in accredited and certified
operating rooms.
The patients have the luxury of receiving
twilight sedation in addition to local anesthesia if
they wish, so that they don’t feel any pain or
anxiety. While
the patient is sleepy, all of the numbing is done so
that the patient does not feel any more pain and so
the doctors can do the maximum number of hairs in
one session. This
way, patients do no need to return many times for
smaller sessions to complete the transplantation.
This is very financially beneficial for
patients, as they would need to pay for anesthesia
each time the procedure was performed.
While the patient is sitting and sedated, a
strip of hair is removed from the back of the head.
Stitches are places very nicely to close the
area. Since
Dr. Yousefi is a board certified plastic surgeon as
well, most people will not even be able to see the
scar; especially if the head is not shaved.
The roots are then separated while the
patient is watching a movie, or listening to music.
Later, all the hair grafts are strategically
placed in a special way to give a beautiful and
natural looking result.
Where
Is the Surgery Done?
It is important to do the
surgeries in a safe, clean and relaxed environment,
with state of the art equipment, performed by a
certified doctor and staff.
Dr. Yousefi is a board certified
surgeon who operates only in accredited and
certifies surgical centers with certified staff.
Our own surgical center is certified by AAAASF.
Therefore we have the luxury of giving local
anesthesia with or without twilight sedation or even
general anesthesia if necessary.
Since our facility is certified, we are
capable of taking care of complications on site if
any are to arise.
Why
is it Important to do a Surgery in a Certified
Facility?
Dr. Yousefi only performs his
surgeries in accredited and certified operating
rooms. Our
own surgical center is certified by AAAASF.
These days, more and more places offer oral
and/or IV medications to decrease anxiety and
discomfort without proper equipments to monitor the
patients while they are sedated.
In case of an emergency (anaphylactic
allergic reaction to these relaxing medications, or
even lidocaine overdose and toxicity) it is
obviously beneficial to be in a certified facility
so that the resuscitation equipment with trained
personnel is available.
It is important to mention that these
conditions are rare; however safety comes first at
600 Hair Club.
What
is the Difference Between a Graft and Hair?
When a strip of hair is removed
from the back of the head, the hair roots are
separated from each other and made into small grafts
so that they can be planted.
The grafts can be in many different sizes;
micrografts, mini grafts, follicular unit grafts,
slot grafts, round grafts, and so on.
Some grafts only have one hair root in them,
others have 3-5 hairs roots, and others have even
more. In
order to create an excellent and naturally beautiful
result, Dr. Yousefi combines his years of experience
and training in general surgery, plastic surgery,
and microsurgery to know which size graft should be
planted in which part of the scalp.
In order to have a more dense result we need
to increase the number of hairs that are transferred
rather than just increasing the number of grafts.
Obviously, a transfer of 1000 grafts that
have four hairs in each graft will give a more dense
result than a transfer of 1000 grafts that have only
one hair per graft.
Therefore, Dr. Yousefi believes that the
number of hairs is more important than the number of
grafts when considering the result of a good hair
transplantation procedure.
How
Painful is the Hair Transplantation?
The level of discomfort a patient
may have during a hair transplantation procedure
varies, depending on the patient’s pain threshold.
Dr. Yousefi operates in only accredited and
certified surgical centers.
Therefore, patients are safely given the
option of local anesthesia and twilight sedation so
that they cannot feel any pain while the strip is
being cut or even while placing the grafts on the
head. For aftercare, Dr. Yousefi provides pain medication as
needed.
What
is the Aftercare of Transplanted Hair?
Even though hair transplantation
requires significant experience in surgical skills
and artistic abilities, the aftercare is simple.
Dr. Yousefi has step by step written
instructions that tell you how to wash and care for
the transplanted hairs.
Depending on the number and location of the
transplanted hairs, Dr. Yousefi usually recommends
taking 2-4 days off from work.
What
is a Pre-Operative Visit?
At 600 Hair Club, there are different stages of visits.
After your first or second personal
consultation with Dr. Yousefi himself, about 10 days
before your scheduled surgery, you will have another
visit with the doctor called a pre-op visit.
During this visit, Dr. Yousefi will answer
any more questions you may have about the procedure,
and prepare you for the surgery.
The instruction package, as well as the list
of medications you should stop taking will be given
to you. You
will also receive prescriptions for the medications
you need to begin taking.
You will sign the consent forms, and all
final payments are made during this visit.
Everything is taken care of before the
procedure, so that there is no running around or
surprise occurrences on the day of.
Is
There a Hotel Close by to go to after my Hair
Transplantation?
For our out of state or long
distance patients, there are many hotels around our
surgical center.
There is a hotel right across the street from
our surgical center that gives discounts to our
patients. Contact
our office for details.
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