If getting a new head of hair is on your list of things to do for the new year, the Neograft Hair Replacement System could be your solution. Hair loss affects about 35 million men and 21 million women in the US alone, and for years, going under the knife, plugs, and toupees, were the most popular hair restoration options.
Neograft is a procedure that's performed under local anesthesia, and Board Certified Dermatologist Dr. Robert Benson says the device allows doctors to give patients a natural looking head of hair without the pain, downtime, scarring, and expense of older methods of surgery.
Dr. Benson says if cost is a factor, patients can elect to restore small sections of the hair at a time, or they can do multiple sections in one session. Full growth usually takes about a year, but patients can expect to see some growth in just a few months.
Dr. Benson says the beauty of Neograft is that the device allows doctors to quickly and painlessly remove the hair follicles from the back of the head and implant them into the balding areas, without leaving strip-like scars like some of the previous methods did.
Dr. Benson says the price of Neograft depends on how much hair a patient is looking to restore, but the price usually ranges from $1800 to $4800.
To be a candidate for Neograft, Dr. Benson says a patient does need to have enough donor hair on the back of the scalp to transplant to the balding areas, and a doctor will need to ultimately decide if the device is your best option for hair restoration.
For more information on Neograft, and to find out if you're a candidate for the procedure:
Dr. Robert Benson, Board Certified Dermatologist (Office is located in Ponchatoula)
www.BensonDerm.com
985-370-0662
