Hair loss is a condition that affects many people both men and women; however, male hair loss is the most common type of hair loss. Male pattern hair loss, according to the Medical Association of America, is caused by an increased sensitivity to male sex hormones in certain parts of the scalp. This condition is passed on from generation to generation and can be a frustrating condition but options including hair transplantation is one.

In transplantation, hair is removed from places on the head where hair is actively growing and is then transferred to bald or balding areas of the scalp. The transplanted hair will continue to grow in the new area for the same amount of time it would have grown in the area of the scalp from where it was taken. One of the major benefits to hair transplanting is that the transplanted hair is the same color and texture as opposed to using donor hair.

There are, according to experts in this field, only three areas that can be transplanted, these are the frontal area extending from the hairline to a line drawn more or less vertically from the ears, the mid-scalp area extending from that point to the point on the scalp where the head changes from being more or less horizontal to the ground to a more vertical orientation, and the crown which is the balding area furthest back on the scalp.

Hair is made up of small groupings of hairs called Follicular Groups or Follicular Units which are made up of approximately 15 percent of hair that comes out as single hairs and another approximately 15 percent that comes out in groups of four or five hairs an is where most modern hair transplanting begins. This method, of moving the Follicular Units together ensures a good hair transplant which experts say is the most important advantage of transplanting exclusively with Follicular Unit Transplanting and a single session can result in a perfectly natural appearance. The procedure leaves a narrow scar when the wound healed which takes seven to ten days for the wound to heal completely and then disappears

The procedures works by making small incisions made in the recipient area using either small bore needles or blades and the angle and direction of the incisions during the transplant process are indicative of the hair that was originally present in the area. This procedure allows a more natural look to the area when the hair transplant is competed and the hair re-grows, which takes about three months.

Hair transplanting is a treatment for baldness in men as well as women. The procedure is also used to re-grow hair in areas affected by fire or some sort of injury where there is hair loss may have been suffered.

There are many doctors who are qualified and certified to carry out hair transplants and you should speak with one of them if you are considering this procedure. Always determine how many times the practioners has done a hair transplant and what his ratio of success was. Ask the doctor if he belongs to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, or similar board which certifies those who have passed oral and written exams

e procedure is also used, however, to re-grow hair in areas affected by fire or some sort of injury where there is hair loss.

It is important to talk to a reputable doctor when considering this procedure. There are many doctors who are certified to do hair transplants who are doing them anyway. Ask your doctor how many times he has done a hair transplant and asked his ratio of success. You can also ask the doctor if he belongs to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, and the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery which certifies those who have passed oral and written exams