when one starts doing this process you have to realise that its an on going thing- your own hair will continue to drop out so more needs to be put in- mucho dinero needed other wise you end up with the hedgehog look
Actually not necessarily so, JR.
The theory in male baldness pattern is that in some men, DHT (DeHidroTestosterone, a male sex hormono derived enzimatically from Testosterone and mostly responsible for male sex development (yes, S I Z E
) in puberty but also sex drive later on) tends to shrink the follicles to the point where they stop being able to grow hair.
Hair folicles to the sides, on men genetically programmed to loose their top hair, are generally not sensible to DHT. These are the follicles which are removed and placed on top. They will not be affected by DHT up there as they are different.
Still, most transplant patients are advised to use Minoxidil in order to keep the remaining original top DHT sensitive follicles "alive".
Finasteride is also being sold, to counter act the enzymatic conversion of Testosterone in DHT, effectively reducing DHT levels, but it is also reported to potentially negatively affect sex drive. Body builders who take Testosterone take it to limit the risk of sudden baldness or acne due to excessive T levels and conversion.
The ones I've seen personally, were all hairline restorations. They looked natural and are undetectable.
One of them was a very severe case, of a man in his mid 20s, who was down to a horseshoe hair pattern, and she did a full restoration in 3 sessions, over a 2 year period. I know him because we go to the same barbershop, so I've seen the before and after on that particular case.
IF she does hairlines successfully and naturally (undetectable) then she is GOOD. That's something not all can do, a fairly new technology too.
... J-D.