Scalp
Hair loss on the top of the head is considered a progressive, degenerative problem. It is called Alopecia. Typically, once this problem starts, without intervention, it continues cyclically over one's lifetime. For some, it only takes months to lose most of their hair, while others will lose their hair over many years. The hair transplant procedure to the scalp is a safe and effective option for many people with thinning hair or baldness.
The PAI Procedure
The procedure typically takes from 3 to 5 hours to complete. During this time, multiples of thousands of hairs will be moved from your donor site to your thinning or balding areas. Great care is taken to ensure that the procedure is completed in the shortest time possible because of hair attrition, which is a condition where some of the hair that is transplanted “dies-off” before it is transplanted back into the scalp. Typically, procedures lasting longer than 6 hours result in a high % of hair attrition.
During the hair transplant procedure permanent hairs are harvested from the back and sides of the head. Because of the overabundance of permanent hairs in these areas, this hair is typically not missed. A suture will be used to close the donor site. The suture is hidden under the hair in the back and sides (note: the suture may be visible with patients with especially short hair). The suture is then removed 10-days following the procedure.
The hairs that are transplanted are cut very short before they are transplanted. The short hair and the attached papilla (hair seed) are then placed in the thinning or balding areas. Here they will begin to “take-root.” Generally, the short hairs -not the hair seeds- will shed within a few weeks following the procedure. Then, the transplanted hair seeds we take out will begin making and growing new hairs. These new hairs will begin appearing 3 to 5-months after the procedure.
With PAI Medical Group Nashville’s grafting procedures, there are no bandages attached after the procedure. Patients enjoy this sense of freedom and can immediately see the short hairs that have been transplanted.
Multi-Unit Hair Grafting
While some people may not be candidates for hair transplantation, with new harvesting techniques, more people are candidates than ever before. With PAI Medical Group’s exclusive Multi-Unit Hair Graft™ procedure, more hair can be transplanted in a single procedure than “Follicular-unit” transplanting. For you, this means less time away from work, fewer procedures, and a smaller financial investment. Learn more.
Note on additional options:
PAI Medical Group Nashville has a professional relationship with Hair Club Nashville. Through this relationship, PAI Medical Group Nashville can offer other viable options to those who are not ready or are not candidates for hair transplantation.