Importance of Hair Styling in Hair Transplants

[Cant decide]

I think this goes for all HT but is especially important for advanced cases.

In most cases, a NW 6 for example will not ever have unlimited styling options. Therefore, in order to maximize the illusion, maintain a good hairstyle, and cover thin gaps all at the same time, appropriate styling is required. I bring this up because now that my crown growth is almost all in, I am realizing just how important styling is and that Dr. Rahal when he designed the HT essentially accounted for this. For example, Rahal and I agreed to leave a spot untouched that is about 2*3 inches. However, by growing it out in the right places and proper styling, I can get the bare spot to be 1*2 inches at most. This is by maintaining a non combover look that looks modern and robust (wont fall apart in wind, etc). If I take my crown and spread it out, I hate the way it looks to be honest. But, when I style it right, it looks great.

 

Do thers find this as well?

[Since21]

I read this once from a top HT surgeon: Hair is deliberately transplanted at lower than naturally-occurring densities and so we depend on some illusion to make it look fuller than it actually is. Transplanted hair will always look fuller when 2-3 inches long, dry, separated, and styled to layer like shingles on a roof. It will always look thinner when cut short, spiked up, parted through, wet or clumped with product.

[Cant decide]

I read this once from a top HT surgeon: Hair is deliberately transplanted at lower than naturally-occurring densities and so we depend on some illusion to make it look fuller than it actually is. Transplanted hair will always look fuller when 2-3 inches long, dry, separated, and styled to layer like shingles on a roof. It will always look thinner when cut short, spiked up, parted through, wet or clumped with product.

 

Very true!!

[Mathematica]

I agree, style it like the doc recommended.

[rev333]

I read this once from a top HT surgeon: Hair is deliberately transplanted at lower than naturally-occurring densities and so we depend on some illusion to make it look fuller than it actually is. Transplanted hair will always look fuller when 2-3 inches long, dry, separated, and styled to layer like shingles on a roof. It will always look thinner when cut short, spiked up, parted through, wet or clumped with product.

 

 

this should be a STICKY

[Paulygon]

I read this once from a top HT surgeon: Hair is deliberately transplanted at lower than naturally-occurring densities and so we depend on some illusion to make it look fuller than it actually is. Transplanted hair will always look fuller when 2-3 inches long, dry, separated, and styled to layer like shingles on a roof. It will always look thinner when cut short, spiked up, parted through, wet or clumped with product.

 

Yes! I asked my surgeon to elaborate on the details of how they budget the limited # of donor hairs and if there is a formula they use to determine the density they want to arrive at in HT's when filling in an area.. for example, I compared a guy who likes a mohawk style to a guy who like a professional clean cut hair style.. and I asked Dr Mohebi for his inputs.

 

Here is my surgeon's answer in :

How to budget hair in hair transplantation – Hair Economy

 

I think this is interesting stuff...

 

Also, I pay around $45 for haircuts nowadays because my stylist is also an excellent illusionist!