Naping???

[HairHunter]

Does anybody know much about the technique called "Naping". I read on a different website that this is the taking of random calibre hairs from behind the ear region to give a more natural affect to the hair line as the hairs taken from the strip region are the thickest and can look unnatural.

I totally agree with this as sometimes even single hair grafts can look pluggy because they are so thick in the hair line. Do many of the doctors on here carry this out as the norm?

 

[Bigmac]

It all depends on the hair in the nape region as lots of people recede up from the neck so lose their nape hair.

My nape hair is strong and does not look as though it's affected by DHT so I`d consider myself a good candidate.

As for the courser hair in the main donor area, I believe most patients have enough finer hair grafts in that region to create a natural hairline. For the patients who don`t, I guess the docs can only select the best possible ones.

Good question and it will be interesting to hear other opinions.

 

[HairHunter]

Bigmac,

Did you see the program about plastic surgery in the Uk last night? I felt awful for the 2 Hair Transplant Patients, Alarm Bells were ringing when I seen the size of the companies Sales call centre!!!

 

[Bigmac]

No i never, will try and watch it on catch up tv.

 

[richfrog]

I saw it, and made me realise just how important it was i found this site.
The Dr was drawing NW2 hairlines on NW7 patients saying he could achieve all sorts. It was all call centres and fancy marketing.
Terrible how this is still going on.

 

[Sofarsogood]

I completely agree with Bigmac's assessment of when to use nape hair.

A good doc can make a reasonable assessment about whether or not a patient is destine to lose his nape hair. But of course, there are no guarantees regarding hairloss.

I've seen traditional donor hair thin as well. Imo, this is where minox and propecia can be a "life saver". In my family however, even the NW6s keep their nape hair.

Here is an example of the soft, feathered effect nape hair can have on a hairline:

I believe this gentleman had about 2000 graphs of head hair (maybe less) in the frontal third with nape hair used in the frontal part of his hairline. Notice there is no "wall of hair". This makes all the difference, imo.

In my case, leg hair was used to soften and reshape my harsh, "stalky" HT hairline with ridging made up of thick hair from my traditional donor area. My case video link is posted in my signature below.

Happy growing.

 

[mars]

Taking hair from the nape and around the ear is not a good idea, if it feathers the hair line sufficiently and does not miniaturise over time then why does only one doc do it? there is only one and every other top doc won't do it..so what does that tell people.

 

[Bigmac]

Mars, I`d say it all depends on the patient.

My nape hair has not been affected by DHT yet, my brothers and father had strong nape hair so imo I`m a good candidate to use this.

 

[mattj]

IMO if a patient is educated on the potential for the hairs being lost at a later date, then nape hairs could be used if it is determined that there is a cosmetic advantage to be had from using them.

I'm sure all patients could benefit to an extent, but perhaps the merits would be greatest for patients with very coarse hair in the usual donor region.

I think it's fair to say that the odds are in a patient's favour as most men seem to retain this hair for the greater portion of their lives. The risks seem fairly small, and worst case is that a small percentage of their hairline will disappear. If the loss does have a significant impact on the appearance of their hairline, then the donor hair not used originally could be harvested to make up for it.

Ultimately, it seems to me that most patients who have nape hairs used in their hairline would benefit for long enough that the choice would be worthwhile.

Anyway, those are my thoughts on the matter FWIW.

 

[mars]

Ya thats true it does depend on the person..i dont think using nape makes a ht look better tho,in theory it should but it looks the same as a non nape ht if u ask me.