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Non-Surgical Hair Replacement Pros And Cons

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If you are a man and have already lost a large portion of the hair on your head, then you may just not feel like yourself anymore. While others may tell you that you still look attractive with less hair, in the end, it is how you feel about your own appearance that counts. If you just don't like how you look now that you have hair loss, then there are several ways that you can obtain a full head of hair and finally feel like yourself again. Here are two quick options and their pros and cons.

1. Surgical Hair Replacement

Surgical hair replacement is a medical procedure where a surgeon first cuts off a strip of your scalp from an area where hair is still abundant. The surgeon then takes donor active hair follicles from the strip of hair and transplants them to areas of your scalp where hair no longer grows on its own. This technique is often called a "hair transplant".

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Nonsurgical Hair Replacement

While there have been non-surgical ways to replace hair for a while, such as toupees or hair-growth medications, none lasted long or were proven to work very well. However, true non-surgical hair replacement is a great technique to replace your hair that is relatively affordable and works.

Nonsurgical hair replacement first involves a custom-made hair system being produced for you. This system is made of a a polymer and/or mesh base that is measured to fit your scalp perfectly. Polymer bases are more durable and less expensive, but mesh ones keep your scalp cooler, so this decision can be a tough one.

Then, human or synthetic hair is chosen to match your natural hair perfectly. Human hair is the most natural-looking and feeling, but today's synthetic hair can also look and feel very natural when made well. Synthetic hair is more affordable than human hair. The hair is then attached to the base made for your scalp in a very natural pattern to mimic how your original hair looked, and the base can then be adhered to your scalp by you or a

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