Dr. Alan Bauman Issues Hair Transplant Alert – Beware When Choosing a NeoGraft FUE Surgeon
Prominent hair restoration surgeon and lecturer Alan J. Bauman, M.D. is warning consumers that unqualified surgeons may soon begin offering a new type of hair transplant called the NeoGraft FUE, based on recent data from the device’s distributor.
Notwithstanding the warning, Dr. Bauman is strongly supportive of the new NeoGraft device, which offers a no-scalpel, no-stitch hair transplant solution.
“NeoGraft is revolutionizing hair loss treatment by making the ‘Cadillac’ of less invasive hair transplantation procedures, known as FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction), more available to patients,” said Bauman, a board-certified hair restoration surgeon and the first to demonstrate a NeoGraft hair transplant at the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery’s Orlando Live Surgery Workshop. “It’s no surprise that NeoGraft is attracting large numbers of hair loss sufferers, since it offers our patients a more comfortable recovery, quicker return to athletic activity and no tell-tale linear scar.”
However, Bauman said he feels compelled to remind consumers that, as remarkable as NeoGraft is, it is still just a “tool” – and it is not a substitute for a qualified hair transplant surgeon and surgical team. Any type of hair transplant surgery still requires a properly trained surgeon and an experienced surgical team in order to deliver quality results, Bauman noted.
“How the harvested follicles (grafts) are handled by the surgical team and how they are artistically placed into the scalp by the surgeon still determines the naturalness, density and results from the procedure,” Bauman said. “If the follicles are ‘mishandled’ by an inexperienced team of technicians or without appropriate magnification and instrumentation, graft survival may be impacted - thereby squandering precious donor hair follicles. Also, if the surgeon does not have an aesthetic sense and understand the subtle nuances of hairline design, the naturalness of the results can ultimately suffer. In the worst cases, these unnatural hairlines may require repair.”
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