What to Know About Hair Transplant Procedures
Cosmetic surgery takes many different forms, and many Americans today are visiting hair transplant clinics for minimally invasive surgery that will fill out bald spots or thin patches of their hair. Hair loss specialists can help a patient look their best despite hair loss, and a popular type of hair transplant surgery is known as FUE, or “follicular unit extraction.” How often do Americans suffer from hair loss, and why? And how can FUE transplants get the job done?
Statistics of Hair Loss
Man surveys and studies are done to track the current state of American public health, from heart disease to back pain to diabetes, and cosmetic issues such as hair loss are included, too. For the most part, hair loss is a male issue; Androgenetic Alopecia, or male pattern baldness (MPB) affects for around 95% of hair loss among all men, and it is believed that at any given time, around 35 million men are affected this way. On average, two thirds of all men in their mid thirties have e