Dr. Antonio Alvi Armani

Hair Transplant Repair

Hair transplant procedures have been going on for decades now. They have of course evolved over time because of technology, new techniques and research. The hair transplant of today is nothing like the hair transplant of 20 years ago. The hair transplant of 20 years ago was much more noticeable and did not have the natural and undetectable look of the ones today. Many early hair transplant techniques used hair plugs, large grafts or mini grafts that not aesthetically acceptable by today’s standards. This is why you see many clinics doing repair work for people

A lot of the patients, sometimes more than 50% at many clinics are repair cases. Repair cases are very labor-intensive and time-consuming for many surgeons and their surgical crew. Many clinics charge an additional amount if the patient has had one or more surgeries at another clinic that they have to repair.

Hair transplant repair work can involve many different issues on the patients head. Some of the main things are significant scarring in the donor area, difficulty dissecting under magnification, a large amount of tension, scarring in the recipient area, poor growth, hairline design and large grafts. For all these reasons clinics will generally charge more.

On most websites there will be a section devoted to hair transplant repair cases. It will explain what is involved, how much more that they charge and they should also have a photo section of before and after photos of all repair work. If you have had a bad hair transplant and you want to get repair work done then make sure you research a lot as to what clinic you are going to. Make sure that it is a clinic that has a lot of experience in this area and that the surgeon has proven results from this type of work. After hair transplant repair patients can typically achieve a natural look that they can style the way they want.