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Understanding Global Hair Angles and Directions used for a Hair Transplant
Published on July 7, 2012 byThroughout these blog articles, I have emphasized the need to respect natural hair angles and directions when performing a hair-transplant procedure for optimal naturalness in the result as well as for superlative visual hair density. However, I have not globally discussed all of the hair angles and directions required for the entire head. As a […]
Hair Transplant Recovery: Social and Professional Concerns During Your Recovery
Published on February 18, 2012 byOne of the major topics that patients ask about hair transplant surgery is “What is the recovery process like?” or “When can I go back to work?” I try to frame the answer in such a way as to help that person understand the situation as well as possible so that he can make a […]
Defining The Three Central Scalp Zones and Their Importance
Published on December 12, 2011 byWhen I strategize to rebuild the head with transplanted grafts, I think globally and I think specifically. Thinking globally refers to how I distribute my grafts over a wide area of balding scalp based on priority. Thinking specifically means how do I think about smaller regions of the scalp for hair restoration. This blog article […]
Understanding Global Hair Angles and Directions used for a Hair Transplant
Published on July 31, 2011 byHair Angles and Directions for Good Hair Transplant Results Throughout these blog articles, I have emphasized the need to respect natural hair angles and directions when performing a hair-transplant procedure for optimal naturalness in the result as well as for superlative visual hair density. However, I have not globally discussed all of the hair angles […]
Hair Transplant for the Crown Part 1: Understanding the Importance of the Crown
Published on May 9, 2011 byHair transplant into the crown is one of the most complicated areas to understand for both patients and for beginning surgeons. In order to comprehend the benefits and limitations of crown hair transplant in a comprehensive and clear manner, it is better to split this into a 5-part series, with each article focused on one […]
Defining Hair Transplant Scalp Regions: The Lateral Crease
Published on May 4, 2011 byThroughout many of these articles on hair restoration, I am trying to open up to you the reader the technical terms that I use in my day-to-day discussions and thoughts. This article will focus on one particular region of the scalp, the lateral crease. The lateral crease may be more colloquially defined as the line […]
Vertex Transition Zone: Why It is Important and What Does it Mean
Published on April 14, 2011 byThe vertex transition zone (VTZ), or vertex transition point, can also be thought of as the posterior “hairline” in that it forms the transition from the flat, horizontal midscalp and the vertical plane of the crown. As a reminder, the anterior hairline, or hairline, is formed at the intersection of the forehead and the horizontal […]
Regions of the Head for Hair Transplant Part 3 of 4: The Lateral Humps
Published on March 26, 2011 byThe lateral humps are the areas of the scalp that fall on the sides of the head. They start, as mentioned in the second part of this series, from the transition of the horizontal plane of the midscalp as it transitions over to the vertical side plane of the head and they end just above […]
Regions of the Head for Hair Transplant Part 1 of 4: The Central Forelock
Published on March 17, 2011 byIn this article series, I will investigate some of the vital areas of the scalp that are transplanted and how I go about doing that. The terms that I describe here are ones that I use to communicate with my team and also how I strategize my approach to transplanting the scalp. The only area […]