Kelly lived in fear that her hairline would be discovered. She tried Rogaine to regrow the baldness. Kelly, 58, said “I hated windy days. The wind blows your hair up and there you are.”
Kelly discovered she was, when she went for a consultation with hair transplant specialist. Kelly shed her locks like a man, going bald in the front but retaining ample growth at the back and sides. Kelly said “I was fortunate almost, 3 years after had spent $5,200 surgery.”
Dr. Michael F. McGuire, the president-elect of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said “A lot of women didn’t think of it which they wore wigs or lived with it. But now, there’s a recognition that it can be helpful for some women and so more women are seeking it.”
Hairstylists impressed with how realistic the new hair loss transplanted, recommend to clients with tired of hiding their hair loss with layers or high and low lights. Seiji Kitazato, the creative director at Frederic Fekkai on 5th Avenue said “I’ve seen bad jobs but now you can’t even tell.” 5th Avenue who refers clients to a few surgeons.
Dr. Walter Unger, a hair transplant specialist in Manhattan who operates 50 women annually. He said that “the hair we transplant is only as permanent as it would have been in the area we took it from.
Dr. Jerry E. Cooley, a dermatologist in Charlotte, N.C., has been work hair transplants for 15 years. However, certain fundamental laws you can’t change. Success depends on the amount of hair available for harvest as on the quality of the strands.
The cost of hair transplant as estimated of $3,000 to $15,000 depending on the complexity and the number of grafts according to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Dr. Bernstein said “It’s a big problem. You shouldn’t go to someone who will give a transplant to anyone who walks in the door.”
The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons is a consumer organization that selectively screens skilled and ethical hair transplant surgeons. The IAHRS does not offer an open membership policy to doctors practicing hair transplantation, and is the only group that recognizes that all surgeons are not equal in their skill and technique. Its elite membership seeks to represent the best in the discipline, the true leaders in the field of surgical hair restoration.
