Alopecia is the process of hair loss. Hair loss can occur for different reasons, which can be discussed during your free consultation. The most common form is male and female pattern alopecia which is still poorly understood. It is important to realize that the hair on the sides and back of the scalp of even severe cases of alopecia are somewhat immune to this process. This is precisely the area that hair is harvested during hair transplantation. Alopecia can be due to metabolic anomalies that can be evaluated by Dr. Zacco during a scheduled treatment appointment.

What is a hair transplantation?

Even significantly balding men and women will have relatively thick hair on the sides and back of the scalp. This is because the follicles in this region are genetically programmed to resist the usual cause of hair loss. Hair transplantation is a process in which the hair follicles and its surrounding tissue, a graft, is surgically removed from the back and/or sides of the scalp and transplanted where it is needed. The transplanted follicles usually survive for life and therefore the process is usually permanent. The transplanted tissue, or graft, is living tissue we obtain from you that continues to grow hair for life requiring regular haircuts and will gray naturally. It is your living and growing hair, surgically moved. At AZ Hair Restoration, we employ a combination of proven techniques. We don’t believe that one method of hair transplantation fits all. We utilize several different methods to best fit the individual patient. Sometimes we will use two different techniques on the same patient. This requires more effort, experience, and training. At AZ Hair Restoration, we feel our patients deserve the best.

What is the cost of hair transplantation?

The total surface area and severity of alopecia is different from person to person. During your free consultation, Dr. Arthur Zacco will openly and honestly outline the cost and individualized plan for you. There will be no hidden costs. Financing is available for those who qualify.

How successful is hair transplantation?

Very successful. The vast majority of transplanted grafts survive and AZ Hair Restoration is known for producing a natural appearing transplantation that is virtually undetectable. If requested, we have previous patients available from all walks of life that have graciously made themselves available to talk or meet with you. Dr. Zacco has been performing HT surgery in Wake County since 1997.

Can anything be done about large noticeable plugs I have as a result of a hair transplant at another facility?

Dr. Arthur Zacco have been performing corrective hair transplantation from other clinics for years and finds it personally and professionally rewarding. If the grafts are very large in the hairline, part of them can be moved to another area to make the plugs smaller. Also, smaller grafts can be performed around of preexisting large plugs providing the patient with a more natural appearing hairline.

Can anything be done about the scar in my mustache from a cleft palate surgery?

Scars in hair bearing areas can be camouflaged by transplanting your own living and growing hair directly into the scar. This is useful with scars of the scalp, mustache (scar from surgery to repair cleft palate), beard, eyebrow, and pubic region (caused from burns, surgery, or trauma).

Will I have much pain?

As with any skin procedure, there is some degree of discomfort. We make every effort to minimize the level of discomfort. We use our Ouchless Injection Technique and Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas). Almost all patients inform us afterward that they experienced much less discomfort than they had anticipated. After the procedure there will be minimal discomfort.

There are so many different hair transplant techniques -Which one is the best?

Performing hair transplants in Wake County since 1997, Dr. Arthur Zacco has mastered all hair transplant techniques; FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction), Strip FU (Follicular Unit), Strip Linear MFU (Multi Follicular Unit), eyebrow hair transplantation, beard and mustache hair transplantation, and even the metabolic work up for alopecia. Dr. Zacco can use one or more techniques in a single hair transplantation to assure the best possible results for your unique situation.

How do I go about scheduling a free consultation?

Take the first step by calling (919) 615-0577

What is the Future of Hair Restoration?

Date06 Jul 2021

Posted Bybestedge

What is the Future of Hair Restoration?

Emerging types of lasers and robotics are some of the newest tools being tested for the hair restoration market. These innovative tools offer some hope in slowing hair loss and improving natural hair growth. Although it takes time to develop such methods, it is interesting to consider the future of hair restoration. Several weeks ago, researchers presented some of these innovations at the American Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting. We explore them with you, below.

Robotics’ Role in Future Hair Restoration

In the recent past, your best option for hair restoration consisted of large hair plugs visible to everyone around you. Today, hair restoration experts can invisibly improve your hairline and restore naturally growing hair to balding areas using methods like FUT and FUE.

Tomorrow will bring even more incredible results, thanks to robotic-assisted follicular unit harvesting. Using robots, your hair restoration expert will provide even more advantages over manual follicle harvesting. These advantages of the future include even smaller incisions of less than 1mm and immediate placement of the follicular unit where it is needed on the scalp. These efforts will take place using a robot powered by your hair restoration surgeon.

The robot-assisted future of hair restoration will empower your surgeon to harvest up to 1000 follicular units in an hour. This will save the surgeon and the patient valuable time while providing even less scarring than today. Recovery time should improve as well, thanks to the smaller incision sizes.

Thankfully, today’s hair restoration techniques do not create visible scarring. In fact, your hair restoration expert can use punches sizing as little as 0.9mm. These incisions require no sutures. But for the future of hair restoration, robotics will definitely make the process faster and enable harvesting of more hair follicular units in less time. These efficiencies may reduce the cost of hair restoration procedures, as a result.

Laser-Assisted Restoration

For the future of hair restoration, lasers also play a role as part of a light therapy called photobiomodulation. For this therapy, low-level lasers help start hair growth where loss has previously occurred. The FDA has cleared some home devices that use red light, LED light or a combination of these two types of low-level lasers. The devices include specially designed combs, hair bands and caps.

Although photobiomodulation offers hope for people with early hair loss, it can take four months or more to see any progress. Also, overuse of these devices can actually speed up hair loss. This makes patience and healthy balance important for seeing any results from low-level laser therapy.

Because of the lengthy timeframe for visible results from these devices, today’s hair restoration methods still provide faster and more visible results. Still, low-level lasers show some hope for development in the future of hair restoration.

The Future of Hair Restoration Is Now

Today’s methods of hair loss treatment provide such positive results that perhaps the future of hair restoration is now. Hair transplants were one of the biggest medical advancements of the 20th century. Since that time, the surgical methods and other available therapies have vastly improved.

Your options today at AZ Hair Restoration in Raleigh and Apex, NC include:

Strip transplant, FUT
Follicular unit extraction, FUE
Multiple follicular unit (MFU)
Hair restoration therapies
Hair transplantation

Schedule a consultation with AZ Hair Restoration today to learn more about current methods and how the future of hair restoration is here today. While robotics offer the greatest promise for improving the process and results of hair treatment, you can enjoy the same benefits of hair transplantation today. Call AZ Hair Restoration at 919-615-0577 for scheduling.

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