As you certainly know, we all lose hair every day and this phenomenon is perfectly normal. Just like the cells of our skin, our hair is renewed without our noticing. There are three different stages :
The anagen phase during which the hair grows (it lasts between 2 and 5 years) ;
The catagen phase during which the hair stops growing but remains in its place (it lasts a few days) ;
The telogen phase during which the hair loosens itself from the scalp and falls (length : 2 to 3 months).
Thus, our hair bulbs are programmed to know a certain number of cycles (each cycle includes the 3 phases). The complete length of these cycles put together is normally supposed to last a lifetime.
Unfortunately, for some of us, the length of these cycles is reduced compared to the norm. The total number of cycles is identical but the length of each phase inside these cycles is so short that these people use up all their potential in just a few years. Once the complete number of cycles has been exhausted, it is too late to react and therefore, no pill and no miracle lotion can make the hair grow on a bald head.
Hairgrafting : Why? For whom?
The concept of hairgrafting comes from observing a fairly simple phenomenon :
even if 66 % of the male population eventually loses their hair at some point in their lives, a
majority keep a more or less important crown on their temples and at the rear of the skull.
Since the hair in that area seems to be more perennial, some doctors have imagined removing some of it and re-implanting it on bald areas.
The hair which is taken is genetically programmed never to
fall, so it proceeds with its normal cycles of life on another
part of the scalp.
Thus, hairgrafting shares out the "hair-capital" which is
left. Consequently, this hair-capital is most precious and it
is essential to optimize it at the very most.
Originally, only the patients who suffered from limited
hair loss could resort to hairgrafting. Indeed, the donor area
had to be quite large and the bald area small enough to be
entirely covered
Today with Follicular Micrografting, it is possible to
cover much more important bald areas and to optimize the
patient’s "hair-capital" to a very great extent. It should,
however, be kept in mind, that in most cases, the density
which will be obtained after surgery will be inferior to that
of a hair-piece (or "toupee"). But the hair will be the
patient’s real hair and will grow for a lifetime. Besides,
experience shows that most patients do not wish to get the
quantity of hair they used to have as teenagers, but the
quantity they would normally have at this current stage in
their life, before hair loss set in...
Technology : Follicular Micrografting.
Many thought that the technique of Micrografting was to be considered as the summum but hairgrafting has been significantly improved with a new technique known as Microfollicular Hairgrafting.
Indeed, Microfollicular Hairgrafting has created a revolution in the field as it is now possible to
