A Curable Hair Treatment for Hair Fall and Transplantation
A hair transplant expert has called for laws to introduced regulating the age of patients going for hair transplant operations, after his clinic noticed a significant increase in under-16s asking for the procedure.
Dr. Bessam Farjo, the co-founder of the Farjo medical Centre and previously president of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, said that over the past year, he has seen an increase of 23% in men under the age of 20 inquiring about hair transplant surgery. He added that some of the enquiries came from the parents of boys aged 16 or younger desperate to stop hair loss.
Dr. Farjo in concerned that as the responsibility at the moment lies with professionals to advise when surgery is not a suitable course of action, legal guidelines need to be put into place to protect vulnerable and young men. He also expressed concerns about advice being given via the internet ir though sales people who are not medically trained.
He said, “Whilst there are many regulated forums and websites which offer sound advice, there is also a lot of inaccurate information being passed around on social networking forums. Surgery may improve the hairline of very young men in the short term; however, if further hair loss occurs they could find themselves with inconsistent coverage, giving them a ‘patchy’ look.”
He added, “Sadly, some clinics appear to be taking advantage of these vulnerable patients by agreeing to perform surgery and not advising them of the potential long-term results.”
The surgeon advised that hair loss could be fairly unpredictable in its early stages and that with men under 20, it was difficult to determine what the full extent of the hair loss could be. He recommended drug – based hair loss treatments to slow down or even stop hair loss, such as the Propecia, also known by its medical name finesteride.
As well as Propecia, which is only available with a doctor’s prescription, Regaine, a topical gel, can be bought in pharmacies around the world.
As hair transplants are expensive, many men opt for medications like Propecia as a first recourse. It can slow or stop hair loss and in some cases encourages new growth. Hair transplants, which are painful and expensive, are meant to be a last resort hair loss treatment but with celebrities increasingly turning to them to keep a full head of hair they are growing more popular.
Last year Dr. Farjo performed over 300 of the operations at his Manchester-based clinic and says that over 4,000 people have travelled to his clinic from around the world to get surgical help for their hair loss.
Author: Sally Sutton is freelance writer. Who has written many Article on baldness and hair loss treatment. For more information on propecia, he recommends you to visit http://www.theonlineclinic.co.uk/