Dr. Patrick Mwamba and the World Hair Transplant Center (WHTC) offer hair loss sufferers the most innovative and cutting edge techniques in the field of surgical hair restoration. Every patient is unique and each treatment plan must be tailored to meet goals and satisfy expectations. Since each surgical procedure holds a unique challenge, it is crucial to embrace multiple techniques and philosophies.
Before discussing the specific surgical approaches offered by WHTC, it is important to get a basic understanding of how hair transplants work in general. For those suffering from hereditary hair loss, certain areas of the scalp will be susceptible to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the hormone responsible for genetic baldness. Other hair follicles - the hairs found on the back and sides of the scalp - are resistant to the causes of hair loss. Hair restoration surgeons “harvest” DHT-resistant “donor” hair from the back of the head and surgically implant tiny hair grafts into the balding areas. Because the donor hair is genetically blessed, it will continue to grow even when placed in bald or thinning areas. This phenomenon is called donor dominance.
Dr. Mwamba offers a variety of hair restoration techniques, including Follicular Isolation Technique (FIT), Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) via the strip excision method, Body Hair Transplantation (BHT), “donor restocking,” and hair transplant repairs. Each procedure is outlined below. |
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"Donor restocking" uses a combination of surgical techniques to perform hair transplantation while at the same limiting the depletion of the donor area. |
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Procedures
