At Hair Technology International we remember fondly our school days – well at least the seven week summer holidays! Anyway often you wonder how what you learn applies in the real world.

Fortunately maths is a pretty easy one to see how it is relevant and it is the same when it comes to the science of transplants.

On the basis that the average head has 100,000 hairs, and the normal amount of hair moved in a transplant is 2,500 – 3,500 hairs, this means that roughly 2-3% of the hair is being moved. So if a person has lost 1/4 of their hair (25%), the transplants will likely give 10% of the original coverage. The way this shortfall is usually overcome is for the hair to be added in one or more particular area (often the hairline) rather than all over the thinning area to allow the patient to wear their hair longer and swept back to cover the thinner areas behind.

This is important because what is often misunderstood is that the hair is spread out over a larger area than from which it is taken so clearly a full density cannot be achieved. Often celebrities advocating transplants use concealers and the like to make their hair look thicker so please remember the old adage “photographs never lie” in these days no longer applies.

Transplants are cosmetic surgery which are entirely visible even more than other forms of cosmetic surgery – the results are literally staring the patient in the face, day in day out for the rest of their life, so there is no room for a mistake.

As we always say information is key to making any important decision. For impartial help making such an important choice please email us or call us on 0141 331 2688, we’ll be happy to help in any way we can.

At Hair Technology International we like to look at the lighter side of life when we can. Although we are completely serious about what we do, we realise that life is for living and strongly believe that if your hair’s thinning is stopping you being happy, you should do something about it.

In a recent programme on Sky 1, Karl Pilkington looked at the whole question of identity in his own unique way. As part of this journey he looked at his own hair loss and the cosmetic techniques available to help. To his surprise (and irritation) he was quite taken by having a full head of hair (“the closest thing to time travel” seeing the younger man he once was). Okay so this wasn’t a serious documentary or a permanent change for Karl but it illustrates the fact that once you get beyond the stereotypes and hangups, there are procedures available to restore the appearance of hair without the need for surgery.

Programme after programme covers surgery and transplants but there is almost a total absence of news about the non-surgical alternatives available. This is a shame since anyone can benefit from the latter whilst only a few are truthfully suitable for surgery.

The first step in any decision is to gather all the facts. That’s where we come in so please email us or call us on 0141 331 2688 – we only want to help. And Karl, that includes you!