None — BACKGROUND: Male pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss in men. It usually follows a typical pattern of receding hairline and hair thinning on the crown of the head. Hair grows about an inch every couple of months. Each hair grows for 2 to 6 years, remains at that length for a short period, and then falls out. A new hair soon begins growing in its place. At any one time, about 85 percent of the hair on your head is in the growing phase and 15 percent is not. Each hair sits in a cavity in the skin called a follicle. Baldness in men occurs when the follicle shrinks over time, resulting in shorter and finer hair. The end result is a very small follicle with no hair inside. Usually, hair should grow back. However, in men who are balding, the follicle fails to grow a new hair. Why this occurs is not well understood, but it is related to your genes and male sex hormones. (SOURCE: www.nlm.nih.gov)
TYPICAL TREATMENT: Treatment for baldness is not necessary if you are comfortable with your appearance. Hair weaving, hairpieces, or change of hairstyle may disguise the hair loss. This is usually the least expensive and safest approach for baldness. There are two main drugs used to treat male pattern baldness. Minoxidil (Rogaine), is a solution that you apply directly to the scalp to stimulate the hair follicles. Also, there's Finasteride (Propecia, Proscar), a prescription pill that inhibits the production of the male hormone dihydrotestosterone. (SOURCE: www.nlm.nih.gov)
NEOGRAFT MACHINE: The NeoGraft system is the first and only minimally invasive FDA approved automated hair transplant system. The system harvests, collects, and implants individual follicular grafts using one platform. NeoGraft introduced the newest method of hair transplantation, Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE). This method is known to be a very safe, non-invasive, relatively minor procedure. A FUE hair transplant with NeoGraft can be done in the same amount of time as a "strip" hair transplant. With FUE, each graft from the back of the head, known as the donor area, is harvested individually and is placed in the thinning or balding areas on the top of the head. The hair at the back of the head is genetically programmed not to fallout. (SOURCE: neograft.com)
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