Hair Plugs Have Been Improved Over The Years
The year 1950 witnessed the biggest advance or development that was made in the treatment for hair loss or balding – Hair plugs. Hair plugs were introduced in this year and men resorted to these to replace the missing hair on their head. There were no such method or treatment available before plugs and one could only hide their bare scalp by wearing a toupee. Sometimes toupees also lead to embarrassment, the toupee flew off due to strong winds or slipped off at an embarrassing point in time, exposing the bare head.
The idea behind hair plugs were simple and the implantation was simple. The process included removal of hair from parts of head that had good hair growth and implanting them to the crown area where there was no hair. Men generally loose hair from their crown part and usually go bald completely on the top while having good growth behind. Implants are done by making incisions on the crown area and generally the wound heals and the hair grows as it connects with the vascular and nervous systems in the scalp. The only problem with the whole process is that the surgeon had no control on the growth pattern or the direction of the implanted hair. Often, the hair grows in different direction making it appear shabby.
With the advance in medical science, this process has been modified to give a natural look to the transplanted hair. Now the surgeon is not required to remove a complete plug of hair from the area rich in hair follicles to get live follicles and no incisions are required. Now, surgeons can remove individual hair and their root structures and implant them easily. Implants were done in such a way that it matches the natural growth pattern and the direction of the hair giving it a very natural look. The results obtained have become so perfect that it is difficult to notice whether any hair treatment have been performed.
The introduction of hair plugs for men was a great relief to people who were embarrassed by their baldness and were seeking to different methods hide it from public.
