Dr. Antonio Alvi Armani

Is it Art?

Hair Transplant surgery is a procedure that is mis-named. It is really not a transplant surgery in the same leagues as kidney transplant surgery or heart transplant surgery. As a matter of fact, surgery is itself not an appropriate category for this procedure.

There is a small surgical component in removing the strip. The remaining part is a combination of technical work combined with artistic work. The technical part is the microscopic dissection of the follicular units. The hairline design and placement of the follicular units is mainly artistic.

The skills required by the doctors doing this work are more in the realm of art. The placement, angling, and density are all part of the artistic work. The hairline design, which I believe is the most import part of the procedure, is 100% art. This is a rare skill that is difficult to learn or teach. The doctor either has the artistic skill or he does not have this skill.

When choosing your clinic or doctor, look at the artistic component in the work shown by the center. The patient is not buying a product. Hair Restoration or transplant is like buying art. Choose which designs of hair lines you like the best and choose the doctor who you think is the best artist.

--Dr. Antonio Alvi Armani