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 Hair transplant changed James Nesbitt's life

•    "Several years ago I began losing my hair, and like a lot of men it was a major concern to me - in fact, it was practically an obsession. But also I’m an actor, so I'm in the public eye a lot, and I really felt that my hair loss could affect my career prospects," Nesbitt told Mail on Sunday newspaper. 

Nesbitt had two transplant operations, which involved taking hair follicles from the back of the head, where they were growing well, and moving them to the scalp.

"I'm also using the approved medications finasteride and minoxidil to improve the quality of my hair and to prevent further hair loss.".......

        from the    The Daily Telegraph

     
       Hair transplant is a microscopic surgery procedure where hair follicles from one area of the head is implanted in the balding spot.A hair and scalp specialist known as trichologist, well first determine the cause of hair loss then he can recommend the proper treatment.Hair implant is not immediately recommended at the first sign of hair loss.Doctors usually waits until the hair loss had been happening for sometime before hair transplant is done.Patients may have varying type of hair loss like receding hairline or alopecia.The pattern of hair loss and balding areas must be well established  first before finally transplanting hair follicles to the bald spots to insure better prognosis of the hair implant procedure.

2 Methods of Hair transplant
1. Follicular Unit Extraction Technique - a hair transplant technique where individual hair follicles are  removed  from one area of the head.Hair implant is done by making an incision in the bald area. Smaller scar formation with this procedure.
2. Another method is, a strip of hair is taken from the donor area,this is dissected into single hairs and through incision in the bald area, these individual hairs are implanted.This method makes a bigger scar from donor site.

How to prevent hair loss
1. Proper Nutrition.a balanced diet of protein, fruits, vegetables and nuts would help in over all health including the growth of hair follicles.
2. Avoid stress.An increased in dihydrotestosterone or DHT, a male hormone usually which rises during stress, causes hair fall out.
3. Avoid smoking which could cause decreased blood supply to hair follicles.
4. avoid crash dieting because nutrient imbalance could affect hair growth thereby may cause hair loss.
     Some people have genetics to blame for their hair loss but for others it could be due to some of the reasons above,what ever the cause, there is a remedy out there called hair implant.People may seek help for cosmetic reasons to improve their appearance and self-esteem.They could be victims of ridicule or accidents like burn victims,hair transplant could help them.Before the hair transplant procedure,patients are informed that hair growth after the transplant could take place after maybe 3 months which will improve with in 1 year of the hair implant.