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Of The Art Procedure
Hair
Transplant today has moved a long way from the past “pluggy”
appearance; the movement of natural genetic Follicular Units (FU/grafts)
now allows for the natural placement of the FU that mimics nature.
Dr
Bisanga feels a great part of a hair transplant result is not just
the medical ability of the doctor but the amount of artistic understanding
the doctor has when designing a new head of hair; and this is vitally
important with hair line placement. At BHR we understand that everyone
is individual and that creativity is important to personality with
great importance placed on the aesthetic quality of the result.
In some ways the creation of a head of hair is a work of art, and
the art does not need to be innovative to be good but it has to
be natural. We are dedicated to push the boundaries of excellence
in this area and mix with our medical and technical prowess to achieve
world renowned results.
Technical
ability then becomes important in being able to mimic nature to
create the look of fullness from the hair at our disposal. To dense
pack follicular units is an art and skill in its own right; the
closer the slits are made the greater care has to be taken not to
impair adjacent slits or hair groups. This technique is imperative
to reaching a result in “one pass” and not having to
return to the area potentially causing unnecessary trauma to the
skin.
Slit
placement and angulations will change dependent on genre and positioning
on the scalp, especially in temple point reconstruction and crown
rebuilding; although there can be some “poetic licence”
nature has to be followed especially when placing within existing
hair. In some case using a little creativity can expand the coverage
of an amount of grafts whilst still maintaining the look of thickness
and this is another reason when judging results, never assume like
for like, because there is much more to a result than the simple
placement of the hair in the head.
The
term Mega Sessions is becoming more common in both FUE & FUT
Techniques, the ability to move mass hair in one session. Dr Bisanga
knows there is a fine line between speed and quality, and the
two do not always mix. Paramount is the result and this must always
be in mind over numbers or speed. FUE is much more labour intensive
for the doctor as he should be performing much of the procedure
himself, punching, extraction and slit placement, with the technicians
placing the grafts. If this is the case and a high yield is expected
consistently there will be a limit to one man’s ability
to constantly increase the numbers. Strip/FUT is more reliant
on the Medical Team therefore much greater numbers can be placed
in one day, but this still relies on the Doctor controlling and
advising the Medical Team through the procedure, like a well oiled
machine, to ensure quality and numbers go hand in hand.
A
hair transplant is not only about the result on the top of your
head, the donor area is just as important and with technical improvements
in tools size with FUE and closure techniques for FUT, scarring
is becoming smaller and less detectable. FUE punch size has been
shown to be an important product in reducing the appearance of
scars, and in some cases make them invisible to the eye. Dr Bisanga
has been involved with FUE research for many years and published
research at International Transplant meetings showing the effects
the wrong size tool can have on the donor area. The introduction
of the Tricophytic Closure, a technique used by BHR, is used to
minimise the look of the linear scar with Strip procedures; this
enables hair to grow back through the line thus camouflaging the
appearance more and allowing the person to keep their hair shorter
than before.
When
combined, all of these aspects make for artistry and medical ability
coming together to produce a great result.
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