Male Hair Loss

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Hair Transplantation - Frequently Asked Questions
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• What is it?
• Hair transplant surgery is a procedure performed
  under local anaesthetic with minor sedation,
  where small, naturally-occurring groups of hairs
  (follicular units grafts), are taken from the
  back of the scalp (the area where the hairs have
  naturally lower levels of DHT) and replanting the
  graft in the areas of thinning or balding. Grafts
  either have one, two or three hairs in them, in
  their natural groupings. Depending on how bald or
  thinning a person's hair is determines how many
  grafts will be needed. As the hairs are taken in
  their natural groupings the results of a hair
  transplant is undetectable and looks completely
  natural.
• How does it work?
• A hair transplant only works by using a person's
  own hair so it is impossible for it to be
  rejected. The best way to understand the concept
  of hair a transplant is to think of it as you
  would a garden, taking the plants from the back
  garden and replanting them into the front garden,
  where they grow the same way they would have
  previously. The replanted hair is 'permanent
  hair' and can be treated exactly the same way as
  the rest of your hair. The hair can be
  straightened, dyed, curled and styled.

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• What is FUT?
• FUT, Follicular unit transfer, is the most
  popular method of hair transplantation. The way
  it works is by taking a strip of hair from the
  back of the scalp (the strip method) this is then
  stitched up with a special type of closure that
  allows the hair to grow back through the thin
  scar and make it completely undetectable and the
  grafts (small skin graft of naturally occurring
  groups of hairs) are then cut from the strip of
  skin and replanted in the area/s of thinning or
  balding.
• The skill of the surgeon plays heavily on the
  results, as careful planting of the grafts and
  hairline planning must be made to ensure that the
  resulting hair looks natural and grows in the
  right direction as well as matching up with the
  original hairline and hair growth.

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• What is FUE?
• FUE, follicular unit extraction is a newer method
  of hair transplantation that uses a type of hole
  punch to take out the hair grafts from the back
  of the scalp. Therefore planting of the graft is
  exactly the same as FUT. Follicular unit
  extraction has gained popularity for use in small
  cases of hair loss, like for eyebrows or
  concealing scars.
• FUE has often been referred to as scar less
  surgery. It should be noted that this is
  incorrect. With FUE you are left with many punch
  hole scars as opposed to FUT where you are left
  with one fine hairline scar concealed at the back
  of the scalp. For areas of thinning or balding,
  FUT is still the premier method of hair
  transplantation.
• Transplants for scars or burns?
• FUT or FUE can be used to successfully cover or
  camouflage any type of scars or burns on the
  scalp or face. FUT or FUE is often used to cover
  scars around the hairline from previous surgery,
  beard or eyebrow scars or any type of burns in
  both men and women.

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• How many grafts do I need?
• The doctor will discuss your expectations in your
  consultation with him and work out how many
  grafts are needed to meet your expectations. Hair
  transplants can involve as few as 300 grafts for
  eyebrows or from 500 grafts to 3000 grafts for
  thinning or balding hair. Sometimes more than one
  procedure may be required to meet the density of
  the hair expected by the patient. Click here to
  see our hair transplant price-list that hasn't
  changed in 12 years!
• Can you lower a hairline?
• Hair transplantation is an excellent way of
  lowering a high inherited hairline. The same FUT
  method is used and all the hair is planted in the
  hairline area. As the hair is not thinning,
  matching the density of the existing hairline can
  sometimes require more than one procedure.

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• What happens after my hair transplant?
• Hair transplant surgery is a walk in walk out
  procedure, performed in one day. There is no real
  downtime and you leave the clinic without
  bandages. The day after the procedure small
  crusts will appear on the grafts and these will
  gradually shed between 7 to 10 days after your
  procedure. It is normal for some of the hairs in
  the grafts to shed completely and then start
  growing again as normal on your next hair cycle,
  between 6 to 15 weeks. Hairs grow at a slow rate
  of 1 cm per month so visual results start to
  appear between 6 - 8 months and then full results
  are visible at 12 months. Hair transplantation is
  extremely successful and more than 90 of the
  hairs will survive the transplant. At the Knudsen
  Clinic we guarantee our hair transplant results.
• I see so much hair in my brush, am I going bald?
• A normal, healthy person, on average, loses 50
  -150 hairs from their scalp a day. Hair loss only
  becomes an issue when the hairs that are lost
  grow back to be replaced by miniaturised hair.
  Miniaturised hair is what leads to balding.

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• About Us
• The Knudsen clinic was established in 1984 by Dr
  Russell Knudsen MBBS, FFMACCS, FISHRS. Dr
  Knudsens aim was to offer patients treatment for
  hair loss that is effective, undetectable,
  affordable and based on scientific research. He
  has achieved his goal and has clinics in
  Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and
  Auckland New Zealand and has performed over 6000
  hair transplants over 30 years of business.
• The Knudsen Clinic is world renowned as a leader
  in hair restoration, hair transplantation and the
  treatment of all types of hair loss. This
  includes hairline lowering, scarring hair loss
  from any cause, alopecia and eyebrow transplants.
  Our website offers unbiased, straightforward
  information and gives you the opportunity to
  contact Dr Knudsen directly for advice on hair
  loss treatment for you. Read more about Dr
  Knudsens extensive experience in hair
  restoration.
• http//knudsen.com.au 61 1800 685 399