Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Variation Techniques Plastic Surgery for baldness

baldness There are variation techniques plastic surgery to lessen visible effects of baldness.

1. Hair tranplantation

2. Scalp flap transfer

3. Skin expansion

4. Serial excision

These will be describe in next article.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Baldness

image Baldness, also known as alopecia, is hair loss, or absence of hair. Baldness is usually most noticeable on the scalp, but can occur anywhere on the body where hair grows. The condition is more common in men than in women.

There are many causes of scalp hair loss. We will cover the common ones.

In general, most hair loss is not associated with systemic or internal disease, nor is poor diet a frequent factor. Thyroid disease can cause hair loss, but thyroid tests on people who have ordinary hair loss are usually normal. Although many medications list "hair loss" among their potential side effects, drugs are also not overall common causes of thinning or lost hair. On the other hand, with cancer treatments and immune suppression medications, hair loss is not uncommon.

Fortunately, there are some procedures plastic surgery can help to restore the baldnes