CIT Hair Transplant Prevails Over Strip

Donor harvesting has advanced significantly over the years. One of the early advancements was to place two layers of sutures in strip harvests. We found that a single strip scar was easier to resolve and conceal than multiple strip scars. We found that second strip harvests of the same strip scar resulted in wider scars if a two layer closure was not performed.
Subsequently, with strip harvesting, the trichophytic closure was adopted by many with the promise that it would leave undetectable scars. This simply is not the case. In order to overcome the limitations of strip scars, we developed the CIT method of donor harvesting. The development of this procedure has advanced significantly over time in our hands with the creation of many new instruments and techniques. These advancements help to minimize the risk of detection. As with any surgical procedure, however, individual results may vary. Furthermore, the removal of thousands of grafts might negatively affect the cosmetic result. Still, it remains our opinion that regardless of the number of grafts removed, CIT will result in a better cosmetic result than any strip harvest.
Of course, if you are comfortable with a longer hair style and you are not concerned with having a strip scar, a strip harvest may still be a suitable option for you. Still recognize that hair styles change over time. Those who thought they would never wear their hair short, often find that a shorter hair style is preferential in their mature years. For the discerning individual who is not comfortable with a strip scar, the options should point you in the direction of CIT.
This video depicts a number of individuals who underwent large and small procedures of CIT. If you have already had a strip scar, recognize that additional strip procedures make concealment more difficult as hair growth direction problems become more significant with multiple strip harvests. Therefore, it is important for those already with a strip scar to recognize that CIT is an option down that road. We can graft the strip scar with CIT and add additional coverage to the top. The most effective way to minimize evidence that hair transplant surgery was done remains a combination of CIT and farming body hair into the donor area.

 

HairDX-Predict Hair Loss With New Genetic Test

There is a new genetic test to determine your risk for male pattern baldness. The test looks for a genetic marker on the X chromosome. Men who carry a specific androgen receptor gene variant are at a 60% risk of going bald by the age of 40 according to several studies. Men who carry the less common genetic variant of the same androgen receptor gene have a greater than 85% chance of not going bald before the age of 40. It has been determined that 95% of bald men carry the high risk variant in studies to date.   

 

 

 

 

What does all this mean?

Androgenic alopecia is a multifactorial or polygenic condition. To date there appear to be 4 major genes that determine the age of onset, rate of progression, and eventual pattern. Androgenic alopecia is not X linked and not due to a single gene. Therefore, this test does not rule out or rule in the risk that you will eventually suffer from androgenic alopecia. 

This test is a predictor, however of the possibility of future hair loss due to androgenic alopecia. One may couple the test with other subtle signs of androgenic alopecia such as miniaturization of the hair shaft diameter, loss of hair shaft color, and eventually overt signs of thinning. 

This test may help individuals and physicians institute medical therapy for patients with hair loss. Certainly it helps to identify those at an increased risk of male pattern baldness and potentially begin medical treatment at an earlier stage. Medical therapy has been shown to be more affective in maintaining one’s hair when instituted earlier for those who suffer from androgenic alopecia. 

We offer this diagnostic test for 149.00 plus shipping. We will send this test to you and subsequently inform you of the test results. The test is called Hairdx. Please notify us if you would like us to send you this genetic test. 

The C2G Hair Transplant Technique

Patient’s who do their homework prior to a hair transplant procedure know that strip procedures offer few benefits over CIT. The only true benefit up until recently has been the capacity to keep one’s hair longer with the strip procedure. CIT on the other hand required patients to shave their heads in order to perform a larger procedure. For some this required careful planning so that they could shave their head and migrate back into their usual lifestyle. Shaving the head can make the patient nervous because it can result in a drastic change in one’s appearance.

For some, this simple factor became the driving force behind their decision to undergo a strip procedure rather than take advantage of the less invasive CIT.

Not anymore. The new C2G technique allows the patient to keep their hair at their normal hair style during and following the CIT technique. Now patients can have the best of both worlds. They no longer have to put up with the pain and the strip scar associated with strip procedures and they can still maintain their normal hair style.

With C2G one can add a thousand or more grafts in a single procedure and return to work the next day without any sutures or the concern about what one’s strip scar will eventually look like.

CIT results in more hairs per graft, which spells more bang for your buck. CIT has a lower transaction rate than strip based follicular unit transplantation. CIT produces no linear scar. One cannot predict the width of the strip scar or the eventual color. Some strip scars will be white while others will be red. With CIT you do not need to worry about the strip scar.

Now with C2G, you can have all the advantages of CIT without having to shave your head. The technology built around C2G will continue to develop over the course of time. Patients to date overwhelmingly endorse the new C2G technique as they can easily move back into their usual daily lives with full discretion.

 

Read more: The C2G Hair Transplant Technique

Directions to the Atlanta clinic

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Directions

From: Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA 30320
Drive: 35.8 mi – about 47 mins

1. Head east on N Terminal Pkwy toward Camp Creek Pkwy (0.8 mi, 3 mins)

2. Take the ramp to I-85 N (0.1 mi)

3. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Atlanta/I-75 N/I-85 N and merge onto I-85 N (14.4 mi, 17 mins)

4. Slight right at GA-400 N (signs for Buckhead/GA-400 N/Cumming) Partial toll road (17.9mi)

5. Take exit 9 for Haynes Bridge Rd (0.4 mi, 1 min)

6. Turn left at Haynes Bridge Rd (1.6 mi, 4 mins)

7. Turn left at Academy St (0.1 mi, 1 min)

8. Turn right at N Main St (0.3 mi, 1 min)

9. Turn left at Powers Pl (328 ft)

10. Turn left to stay on Powers Pl (69 ft)

To: 1070 Powers Pl, Alpharetta, GA 30009