Hair is a Form of Self Expression and We Can Help
A person’s hair can represent who they are. It can be a form of self expression. It can be a way to take control of your appearance. It can be a way to take control of your identity. This doesn’t have to change with hair thinning or loss.
The Hollywood Hair Theory
This concept can be seen in a recent Internet trend called The Hollywood Hair Theory by TikTok trend forecaster, Coco Moco. She asserted that a strong, definitive hairstyle can help accelerate a celebrity’s status and growth. Think about Basquiat or The Weeknd or Elvis or Cher or Marilyn Monroe or new stars like Chappell Roan.
Hair and Recognition
Two researchers named Lewin and Herlitz had previously performed studies to find that faces were more recognizable with hair.
Hair Loss Statistics
Recently, Harvard Health Publishing published an article that stated 1/3 of women experience hair loss in their lifetime and 2/3 of post-menopausal women suffer from hair thinning and bald spots.
Understanding Androgenetic Alopecia
The name for hair loss in both men and women is called androgenetic alopecia.
The Ludwig Scale for Women
For women, the scale to determine the level of hair loss is called the Ludwig Scale. The varying degrees of changes in hair fullness are written as follows:
Grade I: Perceptible thinning of the hair on the crown, limited in the front by a line situated 1-3 cm behind the frontal hairline
Grade II: Pronounced rarefaction of the hair on the crown within the area seen in Grade I.
Grade III: Full baldness (total denudation) within the area seen in Grades I and II.
Ludwig encouraged hair transplant physicians to help women preserve the frontal fringe despite the loss that may occur throughout the rest of the scalp.
The Risks of Outsourcing Hair Transplants
Some people are now outsourcing their hair transplants to countries like Turkey. Their doctors have been known to perform more aggressive techniques that risk blood loss, lidocaine toxicity, and pain post surgery. This style may cause someone to lose grafts permanently and have much less effective transplant.
This is accompanied with other risks including lack of follow up care, less safeguards, limited legal protections, infectious diseases, and issues with blood clotting during air travel back to the States.
Safe and Effective Hair Restoration
The best way to ensure a safe, new, fuller head of hair is using FUE through the NeoGraft or SmartGraft procedure performed at Michigan Hair Restoration by Dr. Mark Berkowitz and his team of long-experienced professionals.
We will take care of you before the procedure, during the procedure, and after the procedure.
Each graft is placed with preparation and precision.
Restoring Confidence
It is our goal for you to feel you have a full sense of self. And we believe a fuller head of hair can be one key to that.
Maybe your goal has never been to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
But you deserve hair that will make you feel like a star walking down any sidewalk in this world.