Understanding Hair
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Welcome everyone, we are discussing the importance of hair characteristics to a hair transplant result. As a side note, when researching, always compare similar hair types to your own. This will help give a truer understanding to your expectations.
Natural hair characteristics play an essential role, as the best quality hair characteristics can improve hair coverage by around 30%. Hairs grow in bunches known as follicular units (FU), each having one to four hairs. Approximately 30% of scalp hair follicles typically have one hair, 40% have two hairs, and 30% have three to four hairs. Although this often varies with ethnic background. Typically, the follicular unit density and hair count is greater around the back of the scalp. With more single and two hair units found around the dies and three to four hair units at the back.
There are three major types of ethnic hair: Asian, African, and Caucasian. People of Asian descent will have a lower hair density and straight but coarse hair characteristics. As a result, it gives the appearance of thick hair coverage. Ethnic African hair has an irregular curl, improving the look of high density. Caucasian hair is between these two extremes with many variations. For instance, people with blonde hair have the highest number of follicles. In contrast, those with red hair have the fewest, although they will have coarser individual hairs.
Hair characteristics can range from hair colour, calibre, or diameter, fine to thick, and curly or straight, including the contrast of the hair colour against the skin complexion. The hair characteristics will play a vital role in the doctor´s approach. The hair shaft's diameter is a prime factor that helps the quality of a hair transplant. The thickness of hair ranges from fine to coarse. It also varies between different ethnic groups and people. For example, fine hair has a diameter of about 50µm (microns, one-millionth of a metre), and medium hair has a thickness of 60-90µm and is the most common. Coarse hair is strong with a thickness of 100µm or more.
Consequently, in some cases, even a high Norwood hair loss candidate with very good hair characteristics can achieve a natural-looking hair coverage head of hair from the temples to the crown. This must coincide with a considered approach to planning, for instance, when to begin restoration, especially in relation to the potential for advanced hair loss. As well as hairline position and general donor hair management to maximise the hair coverage with minimum use of the donor.
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Natural hair characteristics play an essential role, as the best quality hair characteristics can improve hair coverage by around 30%. Hairs grow in bunches known as follicular units (FU), each having one to four hairs. Approximately 30% of scalp hair follicles typically have one hair, 40% have two hairs, and 30% have three to four hairs. Although this often varies with ethnic background. Typically, the follicular unit density and hair count is greater around the back of the scalp. With more single and two hair units found around the dies and three to four hair units at the back.
Hair characteristics can range from hair colour, calibre, or diameter, fine to thick, and curly or straight, including the contrast of the hair colour against the skin complexion. The hair characteristics will play a vital role in the doctor´s approach. The hair shaft's diameter is a prime factor that helps the quality of a hair transplant. The thickness of hair ranges from fine to coarse. It also varies between different ethnic groups and people. For example, fine hair has a diameter of about 50µm (microns, one-millionth of a metre), and medium hair has a thickness of 60-90µm and is the most common. Coarse hair is strong with a thickness of 100µm or more.
Consequently, in some cases, even a high Norwood hair loss candidate with very good hair characteristics can achieve a natural-looking hair coverage head of hair from the temples to the crown. This must coincide with a considered approach to planning, for instance, when to begin restoration, especially in relation to the potential for advanced hair loss. As well as hairline position and general donor hair management to maximise the hair coverage with minimum use of the donor.
#hairgrowth #haircharacteristics #hairrestoration #hairloss #hairtransplant #hairquality #thinhair #thickhair #curlyhair #straighthair
