Frequently Asked Questions
Do hair
transplants really work?
YES! YES! YES! When
performed properly, hair grafts have a
99-100 percent survival rate.
Why aren't the
newly implanted grafts affected by normal
hair loss?
Have you ever looked closely
at a man with severe hair loss? If so,
you'll notice men with severe hair loss
still retain their hair on the back
(below the crown) and the sides of his
head. This is because this region is
totally resistant to DHT
(dihydrotestosterone), which is the cause
of 96 percent of all hair loss in men. It
is from this dht resistant region that
your donor grafts will come from. When
these dht resistant grafts are implanted
into your hair loss affected region, they
maintain their resistance to dht.
However, you must be sure to strictly
follow our hair transplant recovery
instructions
Are there risks
associated with hair transplant surgery?
Hair transplant procedures
are performed as an out-patient surgery
in our clinic under local anesthesia.
Although a commonly safe procedure with
minimal complications, as with any
surgery, there are risks. These risks,
although rare, will be discussed prior to
your procedure.
What patient
preparation is needed prior to surgery?
Prior to any hair transplant
surgery with Atlantis Hair Transplant
Clinic, a pre-operative, common blood
test for several variables is required by
law. These can be performed by your own
doctor or blood testing centers in your
own home town and mailed or faxed to our
office. Please contact our office for
more information about the required blood
test you will need. You will also need to
follow several instructions that our
Medical Director, Kris Johnson, will go
over with you. For your convenience,
these instruction have also been posted
on hair transplant recovery
page.
Is the procedure
painful?
Hair transplant procedures
are performed in a doctor's office under
local anesthesia. The only time patients
might feel pain or discomfort is when the
anesthia is administered in the donor are
and the recipient area. After that, our
patients have a variety of movies to
choose from and watch as our medical team
implants their grafts.
Are lasers used
during the procedure?
We briefly experimented with
the use of lasers to assist in hair
transplant surgery a number of years ago
but found them to be highly inferior to
our tried and true method. What happened
was this: when we used the laser to make
the apertures (where the new grafts are
implanted) it was so hot it cauterized
the aperture and cut off the flow of
blood. The last thing a newly implanted
graft needs is a cutoff of blood flow.
When we experimented with lasers, we had
to go back and rework the aperture to
create needed blood flow for the
implanted grafts. In our clinical
opinion, lasers are inferior and we do
not use them during our procedures.
What happens
after the procedure?
The transplanted hair will
scab as it heals. These scabs will then
fall out and shed the newly implanted
hair in 2-3 weeks. Yes, the newly
implanted hair will out, but don't worry.
The newly implanted grafts will then fall
under your regular hair growth cycle and
your new hair will start to grow out in
2-6 months. Your new hair will then grow
at the rate of 1/4 to 1/2 inch per month.
Will I need time
off from work?
Since most of our patients
come from all over the USA, many of them
fly or commute into Fort Lauderdale the
day before their surgery and then return
home hours after their surgery. You can
return to work the following day.
Can you give me
hair like Brad Pitt's?
No. Hair transplant surgery
only redistributes existing, dht
resistant hair to hair loss affected
areas. We cannot give you hair like a
movie star or make your hair line like it
was at 18. However, we can give you back
your own hair in a pattern that is
natural looking, undetectable, more
youthful and appealing to the opposite
sex.
Please refer to our Hair Transplantation page for
more information about your procedure.
Contact
us
today for more information and to reserve
your $200 travel allowance which we are
only offering for a limited time!
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