Does Hair Transplant Really Work ?

• Yes, and for Sure.
• Hair transplant has been performed since 1900's.
• The 100 Years of Experience has proved that hair transplant is an effective surgical treatment for hair loss.
• In 2008 there were over 250,000 cases performed globally.
• That transplanted grafts can survive and last a life time is a proven scientific fact.

Historial Evidence that Hair Transplant Works

• 1882, Joann Dieffenbach ( Germany ) used goose quills as trephines and began the history of auto hair transplantation.
• 1939, Dr Shoji Okuda ( Japan ) reported 30 successful cases of punch graft hair transplant.
• 1959, Dr Norman Orentreich ( USA ) reported Donor Dominance and became the first hair transplant surgeon in western countries.
• 1990, Dr Misumi Inaba ( Japan ) published his FUE technique.
• 1991, Dr Bobby Limmer ( USA ) introduced the use of microscopes in graft dissection, starting the new era of Follicular Unit Hair Transplant.
• 2005, Dr Jerry Wong ( Canada ) introduced Ultra-Refined Follicular Unit Transplant (UR-FUT)..

Scientific Evidence that Hair Transplant Works

• 2 Types of Scalp Hair
  
  
  • Scientists have all agreed that the human scalp has 2 types of hairs: DHT sensitive and DHT insensitive.
  • DHT insensitive is not affected by the undesired DHT which induces hair miniaturization in Androgenetic Alopecia.
  • DHT insensitive hair lasts a lifetime and is labeled "Permanent Hair".
    
    
• The Donor Dominance Phenomenon
  
  
  • After years of research, Dr Orentriech ( USA ) in 1959 reported the principke of Donor Dominance.
  • Hairs when moved from one body area to another maintained their original characters (color, curl, texture and growth rate).
  • This phenomenon explained why hair transplant is possible.
  
  
• No Rejection of Transplanted Hair
  
  
  • Hair are transferred from one part of the scalp (donor site) to another (recipient site) of the same person.
  • No chance of rejection as only your hairs are used.

Documented Evidence that Hair Transplant Works

• Before & After Pictures of Patients
  
  
  • Thousands of patients' photos can be found online in hair transplant centers website.
  • The result before and after hair transplant is obvious.


• Medical Publication
  • Medical textbooks, medical journals, and scientific papers had been published since 1930's.

Approved by Government

• Canadian Government
  
  
  • approves hair transplant as an effective surgical treatment.
  • The cost for the procedure is even qualified for a tax credit on income tax.
    
    

• Hong Kong Government
  
  
  • HKSAR Department of Health listed hair loss as Men Most Painful.
  • Hair Transplant is listed as treatment option.

Approved by the Medical Profession

• Patients becomes Surgeons
  
  
  • Many doctors suffered hair loss and asked for hair transplant.
  • After having a hair transplant some were so impressed by the result that they changed their career and became hair transplant surgeons.


• Medical Organizations
  
  
  • There are at least 16 hair transplant medical societies all over the world.
  • Open examinations are prepared to assess the competency of hair transplant surgeons.

Accepted by Celebrities and General Public

• Since 1959, hair transplant has evolved into one of the fastest growing and most well respected aesthetic surgical subspecialties.
• This procedure has attracted the attention of the celebrities and general publics.
• In 2008 over 260,000 cases were performed worldwide.
• The followings openly admitted about their hair transplant:
  
  
  • American baseball hall of famer Wade Boggs
  • Former Major League Baseball player, Joe Niekro
  • British celebrity, Shaun Williamson
  • UK rock star, Francis Rossi
  • Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi
  • Brirish Soccer Player, Wayne Rooney