Hair Transplant Questions sent in to Dr. Bolton

Thank you for your excellent hair transplant questions.



1. What is the meaning of "address the mid-scalp forward to the front line"


When you look at your scalp from the top down, you will see a horse shoe shaped area from front to back. Meaning, if you laid a horseshoe on the top of your head, the area inside the horseshoe is your area of loss. You have three distinct areas. The frontal area 1/3, the mid scalp area 1/3, and the crown 1/3. The front goes from your frontal hairline to mid scalp. The mid scalp is the center of the top of your head also known as the vertex. The crown is the circular area in the back also known as the bald spot in the back of the head. Those are basically the three most common areas of loss. Some people with extreme hair loss can even have a fourth area behind the crown just above the neck. that is when the crown area expands and widens down towards the neck. Because your area is large and there is only so much hair that can be moved we can't cover all three areas with equal density. We can cover the two areas comprising the frontal and the area behind that the vertex(mid-scalp) area. The only way to guarantee coverage of the entire area would be to take hair that is intended for the front and spread it lightly towards the crown. We don't do that because it would give a minimal result. We would look to make a substantial result in the area in the front to mid-scalp. If your donor is exceptional and we can yield 8,000 plus hairs we might get beyond the mid scalp area. We always look to get maximum amount of hair possible and cover the most area. We will not spread hair thinly to cover more areas. This would defeat the purpose of a hair transplant which is to impact substantially the way you look.


2. Who would the donor be?
That is an excellent hair transplant questions.


You are the donor. Your hair is a perfect match and it looks to be excellent quality and quantity. It is not possible to take someone else's hair due to donor rejection issues. Similar to what happens in heart transplant patients when they have complications of rejection. Your body will reject someone else's hair(graft tissue).



3. Kindly define the terminology "one half" and "original density"?

Another great hair transplant questions.

When you were 15 years old (before you experienced hair loss) you had 100% of your original hair. When Dr. Bolton transplants into an area devoid of hair he can achieve 50% of your original density. Nobody can get you, on a bald head, a result of thickness and density like you had when you were 15 years old in one procedure. Dr. Bolton can get you half of what you originally had, which is what you see in his photos on his website.


4. Number of days that would be required and how long would my stay in USA be?

Thanks for your hair transplant questions.

You can fly in a day before the procedure and leave a day after if you like. Follow ups can be by Skype or you can send email photos. Sutures are simple to remove and can be taken out by a local doctor, nurse, clinic or technician in twelve days after the procedure.


5. Do i need to shave off my entire head, generally, how many months does it take for the regrowth of transplanted and natural hair to grow?

Thanks, again for your hair transplant questions.

You do not need to shave your head. You will see beginning results after one month. Slight results at 4 months, substantial results at 6-8 months and final results at 12-18 months.


6. Could you make available a photograph of a similar patient and the result that was attained after the procedure?

I will send you a photo of someone similar to yourself.


7. Time taken for healing process?


Healing process takes ten days until you are back to normal. See my blog on our website to see detailed photos of the healing process. www.blogger.com click on older posts near the bottom to see all the photos.

8. Time taken to get mobile after the surgery?

We suggest taking it easy for the first couple of days. You will be mobile the next day but refrain from physical activity. This is not the type of procedure where you go home and go to bed. Just take it easy for the first few days and then after 4-5 days go back to a normal non-physical routine.


9. How many stitches are generally required in this kind of procedure.

Dr. Botlon utilizes a single line suture. You can see pictures on my blog www.blogger.com


10. The cost given, is worked on a single procedure? To attain a better result can a second procedure be undertaken. would you recommend that?

The cost is for one procedure. You can always do a second procedure to get coverage of the back area. Minimum 6 months to a year to let the donor area heal before going back in to take out the scar so that only one scar is left on your scalp.


11. How often do i need to visit your clinic for follow ups?

You don't have to come in physically for follow-up. Whatever Dr. Bolton does for you in the clinic that day cannot be changed. If he gives you 7,000 hairs that is how many hairs will grow regardless of whether you come in for follow up or not.


12. The new hair are permanent or have a fall life?

The transplanted hair will last forever, except, if you have radiation treatments, accident, or medications that cause hair loss.

13. Can hair from chest be used to give more density?

That is not a good hair transplant questions. Just kidding. I just wanted to see if you were still reading this. It is a good question but a bad idea to think you can take chest or back hair and substitute it for scalp hair. It is not the same and a desperate measure by the patient and doctor.

Yes. Chest hair can be transplanted but should only be done if donor area is exhausted. Your donor looks fine and there shouldn't be reason to take an inferior hair.

I would be really obliged if you would take out some time and answer these questions.

In the middle of our home page www.greathairtransplants.com you will see Josh's Blog. Please click on that to see many of your questions answered with photos.