Hair Loss Solutions-The Hospital Group
Hair loss can affect any person at any age. Tending to first recede at the temples and crown, hair is a part of the body that many people take for granted until it is gone. Excepting various medical conditions, hair loss is usually permanent - surgical solutions can, however, go some lengths towards restoring a full head of hair.

There are several types of hair loss surgery that prove effective in the majority of cases. What constitutes effective is obviously open to interpretation, as one person`s success is another`s failure. Hair loss surgeries can either partially or fully restore hair to regions of the scalp affected by baldness. In some notable instances, the effects of hair loss surgery have been dramatic.

Electing to undergo hair loss surgery can be a sensitive, private issue for some, while others feel comfortable going public. UK television star, Jason Gardiner, the vitriolic judge on ITV`s Dancing on Ice, had lived with male pattern baldness for a number of years. Having had a full head of hair in his youth, Jason suffered depression and self-confidence issues when baldness set in. After making a name for himself wearing several colourful styles of cap, the celebrity decided to undergo hair loss surgery at Ziering Medical.

Appearing on breakfast television shortly after he received treatment from the world-renowned Dr Ziering, Jason went public with a fully restored head of hair. The dancing judge had undergone a procedure known as Follicular Unit Transplantation, which is available under local anaesthetic and involves removing permanent hair from the back of the head using a device called the Ziering Scope, which dissects the hairs up to four times. The dissected hairs are then transplanted into areas of the scalp affected by baldness. After surgery, the transplanted hair shafts fall out, but around four months later the permanently embedded follicles produce new hair - hair that grows and behaves naturally.

Although Jason was applauded for going public with news of his operation, many other patients prefer not to discuss treatment with friends, family and work colleagues; after all, hair loss is a sensitive issue and many people feel uncomfortable discussing grafts, plugs and transplants because they are already uncomfortable about their condition. Fortunately, procedures such as the Follicular Unit Transplantation produce gradual, lasting results, allowing hair regrowth to appear natural to others.

People who wish to avoid making public their hair loss surgeries might want to consider travelling abroad to undergo treatment. Grafts, plugs and transplants can cost around $5,000 (USD) or more, so the total cost of a trip to the US or UK, for instance, could be about $10,000 including travel, accommodation and expenses. The benefit of travelling abroad for hair loss surgery is that the procedure is likely to have progressed to the settling stage - when hair follicles work behind the scenes to produce new hairs - before the traveller returns home.
In summary, The Hospital Group cosmetic surgery is capable of restoring a full head of hair. In most cases, the results are striking and permanent. If discretion is desired, patients may elect to undergo the surgery in a specialist clinic whilst on holiday.