Hair loss has forever been a growing battle for people who are growing older or who have an illness in which causes them to lose their hair. Since ancient times people have been concerned about the health and beauty of their hairs and even the Egyptians used animal fat and chopped lettuce in order to keep from losing their hair.

Emperor Guanqua of China himself treated his hair with floral herbs and leafs to lessen his hair issues and Julius Caesar wore a crown made of leaves so no one would know about his continual hair loss.

In the early 1900’s through the 1950’s hair transplants were thought impractical and not to mention very unnatural. This is true in early times of hair restoration the hair to replace a person’s bald spot was very doll-like and completely unnatural looking. However, times have changed. Here is a look into the history of hair transplants.

In the 1930’s Dr. Okuda successfully yielded hair grafts and was about to transplant them into other places on the body. In 1943, Dr. Tamura was able to complete the first ever restoration successfully when she transplanted hair to a woman’s pubic region. However, the documentation was lost.

In the 1950’s, hair restoration was rediscovered by Dr. Orentretch and by the 60’s and 70’s hair plugs had become the future. Everyone who was anyone was able to get hair plugs, granted the cost was unaffordable by a lot of people.

In 1980’s and 90’s, hair restoration took on a different approach and the first signs of follicle unit hair transplants had come to light and from that point on hair transplant surgery keeps getting better, faster, safer and more natural with each new spring in medical technology.

Millions of people are getting their hair transplants yearly to feel more youthful. With so much technology happening in 80 years, there is telling what is heading our way in the next 80 years.

How do you know when it’s time for Hair Transplant Surgery?

Through-out life we all deal with something that tells us we are getting just a little bit older. For some people it’s that annoying twinge in the knee that tells us we can’t run like we used to, for other’s it’s that pop we hear as we slowly get up from a chair or out of bed, and for several other’s it’s that bald spot we wish we would have never seen that seems to stick out each time we glance in the mirror.

Baldness is the most common concern for both men and women who are getting older. Sometimes it can start in the early 30’s or hold off until the late 50’s. Baldness becomes a hardship in many people’s life because people associate looks with personality and that means that some people who have started going bald have lost a little bit of their personality with it. For many people the way you look reflects who you are. For some people that does not stand true at all.

However, when baldness has settled in and hair gels or creams do not seem to be doing the trick to add hair back on top of the head then it may be time for something a little more extreme. Hair transplant surgery is not as extreme as other options to get hair back but it is more extreme than using a prescription or cream.

First, pieces of your healthy hair are taken and inserted into the areas which have no hair. It takes less than a day to complete and less than four months to heal. To get the best results you should go back for several sessions but since it is a permanent procedure you will not have to worry about going bald again and can live your life with less worry about how your looks will reflect your personality.

So how do you know when it’s time for hair transplant surgery? The answer is simple, whenever you feel ready.

So how do you know when it’s time for hair transplant surgery? The answer is simple, whenever you feel ready.