Hair Restoration Center of Utah

Hair Restoration Center

• Men's Hair Loss

  Men’s Hair Loss – Get To Know The Facts HRC is here to separate fact from fiction about hair loss. We’re here to help you learn the facts, and show you how the HRC treatment methods will work for you. Don’t see the answer to your question? Then give us a call. Our qualified team will be happy to answer your questions and discuss starting a treatment plan for you today. F.A.Q. Am I a candidate for a hair transplant? An HRC consultant can educate you on the causes of hair loss and available treatment options. After your evaluation by Dr. Zufelt, a final determination will be made as to whether you are a candidate for a hair transplant procedure. They will analyze your individual hair loss, discuss expectations and outline your options. Factors that determine candidacy for the procedure include the number of hair grafts that are necessary to produce the results your desire, availability and density of donor hair, hair color, skin color, hair texture, and potential future hair loss. Have hair transplants been proven to work? Hair transplants have been successfully performed for over 40 years. Recent advances in the use of follicular unit hair grafts have dramatically improved the results of hair replacement surgery. Transplanted hair looks as natural as the rest of your hair because it is your naturally growing hair. One of the exciting and unique benefits of hair transplants is that the transplanted hair will grow for the rest of your life. Is hair loss genetic? Hair loss is indeed genetic. While other factors may make small contributions to hair loss, heredity is the primary cause. Our genes determine whether we are susceptible to the DHT hormone (dihydrotestosterone) that causes hair follicles to shrink and eventually die, thus producing hair loss. Contrary to popular belief, baldness is not inherited solely from a person?s maternal family. Either family branch can affect your reaction to DHT hormone and that loss can be variable within the same family even between twins. At what age should I start a hair transplant? Hair loss is a problem which persists throughout life. HRC encourages you to address the issue early…before it becomes more visible. An earlier start will allow your hair transplant surgeon to camouflage the work while the transplanted hair grows in gradually and unnoticed. There are no age limits (our patients range from 21-80 years old). You don’t have to wait until you stop losing hair to start. There is no magical age where hair loss stops. Dr Zufelt will take into account your future hair loss, and his surgical plan makes sure you will look natural along the way. If you have been waiting for hair transplantation surgical techniques to be perfected, that time has arrived. Once you see the exceptional results Dr Zufelt produces, your only regret will be not to have started sooner. Start counting your new growing hairs instead of those falling out. How is Dr. Zufelt as a hair transplant surgeon different from other doctors? Dr Zufelt is one of less than 150 hair transplant surgeons certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He completed a year long fellowship program in hair transplantation and continues to learn and develop hair transplant methods and improve results. This distinction is granted only to physicians that have passed the rigorous examination process of the ABHRS. He is also a very caring and personable physician able to reach out to his patients and help them create the hair they desire. Through continuous research efforts, Dr Zufelt while working with other hair restoration surgeons pioneered new techniques in hair transplant surgery and actively led the education of other surgeons in the field. Can I afford a hair transplant? At HRC we work hard to be as efficient as possible and maintain and keep our prices affordable. We feel that help is available in almost everyone’s budget.

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• Female Hair Loss

  As a female, when we’re young we quickly learn that our hair is an extension of our personality. It says we’re pretty. It says we’re soft. But it’s also an indicator of health and state of mind. Hair is one of the wonders of being a woman. And if the eyes represent the windows to the soul, then our hair represents the grand facade. One thing you should know is that you’re not alone. Millions of women suffer from many varieties of hair loss. The great news is that thousands are taking control, taking their lives back, and growing to love themselves again through the life-changing results of surgical hair transplants — the only permanent hair loss solution. These very same women have professed to spending countless years, and countless tears, on miracle hair creams, hormone therapy, holistic medicine, even hair wigs, and have finally realized that a hair transplant was the best result all along. Dr. Zufelt has spent years studying female hair loss. He knows how to tailor a plan specifically to your medical needs. His proven treatment methods will solidify your place as a leading lady. You may be losing your hair, but you don’t have to lose hope. Another great resource for reading is A Comprehensive Resource on Women’s Hair Loss by Matt Leavitt.

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• Eyebrow Hair Loss

  Eyebrows, Eyelashes, Facial Hair (Mustaches and Goatees), Scars, Temporal Points, and Pubic Hair. These are all areas that have multiple potential causes for defects or loss of hair. Or you may just want to reshape or restructure. Dr. Zufelt has transplanted into almost every area of the body with great success. Success is dependent upon the surgeons ability to reproduce the direction and angle of the area to be transplanted. We suggest you come in for a free consultation to better evaluate your individual circumstance.

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  PRP Platelet-rich Plasma

  PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma PRP is an autologous (comes from your blood) it is a preparation of platelets in concentrated plasma that contains a condensed platelet concentration. When platelet alpha granules become activated they release numerous growth factors, such as platelet-derived growth factor, transforming growth factor, epidermal growth factor, and insulin-like growth factor and other cytokines. These growth factors seem to stimulate cell proliferation and differentiation. Once the blood is spun down and the PRP is removed it is activated just prior to placing it into the desired areas. Although the exact mechanisms are not known it is felt that the anagen or growth cycle is stimulated and prolonged. PRP stimulates adult hair follicle stem cells deactivated by hair loss genes. This effectively reverses the hair follicle miniaturization process that eventually leads to thinning hair and baldness by reinvigorating dormant follicles and bathing them with PRP which is rich in growth factors and nutrients for stimulating hair growth. By this mechanism, PRP injections stimulate hair growth and sustain viable native hairs longer. This means that you need to have some native hairs in the area of treatment in order for it to be successful. It will not work in a completely bald area or in areas of scars etc. We are not exactly sure on how frequently you will need the PRP injections currently we feel most people are having good results up to 6 month intervals. Many people require several months for the first treatment to manifest its effects. There are several mechanisms to “activate” the factors in the PRP. When used in conjunction with surgery we have found that the “trauma” of creating incisions in the scalp stimulates the body to create those factors and when the PRP is injected or applied the bodies own natural process causes the PRP to begin its work. This is what the micro-needling does. It brings your own factors to the area and then the concentrated PRP There are kits available that also contain those factors required to stimulate and activate the PRP. The micro-needling or trauma method will create a little more redness and occasionally bruising than the nonautologous activation method. Either way there are some needles involved.

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• Propecia - How it Works

  The hormone DHT, or Dihydrotestosterone, is the cause of hair loss in genetically susceptible men. Finasteride, which is also known as Propecia®, acts as a DHT blocker, stopping the formation of Dihydrotestosterone almost immediately. The typical result is a decrease in the level of hair shedding and can be seen in as little as three months. Men who forgo this hair loss treatment will continue to experience hair loss. Propecia® is the only FDA-approved hair loss pill that is used in the treatment of male pattern hair loss. Available by prescription through a physician, it is specifically designed for men. When appropriate for the hair loss patient, our doctors recommend Propecia® to stop further hair loss. Propecia® is perfectly partnered with a hair transplant procedure because it acts as a DHT blocker and successfully slows future hair loss. Hair loss will be stabilized by controlling DHT, giving you control over your own hair restoration plan. Regardless of whether you decide to have hair transplant surgery, Propecia® should be considered because it is proven to successfully slow further hair loss. In view of the recent media attention to some of the adverse affects of Propecia (Finasteride), the physicians of the ISHRS have released a statement. Go to this link for another statement by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) on adverse effects of Finasteride.

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