But
hair plugs represent an important
evolutionary step toward modern hair
restoration which today utilizes 1 and 2
hair grafts to mimic mother  nature's own
creation. During the 1970s and 80s,
doctors were transplanting larger
sections which consisted of 10 or more
hairs. These hair plugs could not imitate
mother nature's method of grouping hairs
in follicular units and were noticable.
Unskilled physicians often implanted them
at irregular angles causing the hair to
grow in differing angles to adjacent
plugs. Doctors at that time also favored
planting the large plugs along the
frontal hair line, and only the frontal
hair line, instructing patients to grow
their hair long and sweep it back over
the bald mid-scalp and vertex areas.Fortunately, those days are
long gone and hair plugs have moved into
hair transplant history. Hair restoration
doctors today will not implant hair
plugs, even if you requested them.
Follicular Units
During the first part of the 1990s, hair
transplant techniques advanced by light
years brought on by the increasing demand
for plastic surgery. Doctors refined
their harvesting techniques from punch
grafts to donor strips, and from hair
plugs to mini grafts, micro grafts and
now follicular units.
Follicular units have
become the standard by which all hair
transplant doctors and clinics now work
with. Occuring in groups of 1, 2, 3 and
sometimes 4 hair follicles found in the
skin growing together. By implanting
these naturally occuring units, doctors
work within the norms of mother nature,
providing results that are natural
looking and undetectable.
Correcting old Hair Plugs
One hair transplant clinic in particular
has seen and improved upon the experience left
behind by the old hair plug style.
One patient, in his own words:
"I'm a little older than most
people who get hair transplants but I was so tired
of having to get "tune-ups" on my toupees
every so often and having to buy new ones every
few years, that I decided to investigate a hair
transplant while on business in Kansas City about
a year ago.
I'm the president and CEO of my
own corporation and I own 15 full-size grocery
stores so I need to look my best at all times.
The salesman in Kansas City talked me into spending
$10,000 for what I thought was 1000 grafts (he
said $10 a graft was the best deal I could find)!
What I actually got was 1000 HAIRS and they were
all in PLUGS all lined up along my hairline! I
was so shocked and embarrassed that I started
wearing the toupee again and hoped no one noticed
what had been done to me.
When I saw the ad for the Hair
Transplant Center on TV I said to
myself "no way" but in the commercial
they explained how they don't use plugs and could
even help cover up old hair plug transplants so
I decided to give them a call. I met their business
administrator who has had 3 hair transplants himself
and saw his "before" picture (his hair
looks totally natural now).
I explained my "misunderstanding" with
the salesman in Kansas City and they said that
they would sell me 1000 grafts for $3 A GRAFT
(some grafts would have only one hair in them
and many of those would be put around the old
plugs to help mask them) and the number of hairs
per graft would be tailored to fit my head (NO
PLUGS)! Needless to say, I'm thrilled with the
outcome and highly recommend the team at the Hair
Transplant Center. By the way, I've
"retired" my toupee for good!
- Les Horner,
CEO Price Mart Grocery Stores
If you've had a bad hair transplant or bad hair
plugs in the past, give the Hair Transplant Center
a call today and begin discussing immediately
what your options are and how we can help make
you look and feel better then you ever did before.
Hair
Transplant Center
1 800-510-3386
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