Question on hair transplant - don't quite understand

[Bolhed]

This has been bothering me for a minute.

Now before I pose my question, I will state that I'm asking this from a totally regular Joe's point of view, I really don't know nothing about medicine so maybe my question will sound corny to those who know anything about medicine etc.

So - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

OK I get the idea. They take the hair from where It's most likely to regrow (and it's the bakck of the head and sides for most of balders) and they put it on places on your head where the sun shines brighter.

That's all good.

BUT - is it this a dumb question - why can't the hair transplant be done without donor hairs? For instance - why can't there be somethink like "generic" hair, and they transplant them on your scalp and it stays on your head for the rest of your life.

I wouldnt certainly bother with my haircut being the same all my life. I would comb it to the left on weekdays and to the right on weekends, I wouldnt care.

Why is that impossible?

I know this may sound dumb, but could there be something like....another peoples hair? Or is is super-crucial for transplantation that the hair is whole from the root?

As I asked above, why can't hair transplant be done in a way like a wig? But with no putting the piece on and off and worrying if it will fall of or get noticed.

It seems a bit awkward, medicine can make all sorts of reconstruction, from completely obsolete surgerys, operations regarding human heart, brain, bones, spine, anything, theres a great chance that it can be cured...but you mean to tell me that they cant make some sort of "generic" hair that can be put there and last for whatever? They can make perfectly good porcelain veneers, they on a way to make bionic eye, return sight to the blind, they can make you another heart, but the hair is a problem?

Cmon, lol. Its ridiculous. I would make a worldwide petition for ALL the people suffering from any level of male pattern baldness to shave bald and say "fukk off" to all these propecia and minoxidil companies. Maybe if that happened we would see some really "quick" improvements in male pattern baldness treatment. But Im just jokin on this cos I know never ever would that happend.

So back to my questions, I cant wait for some answers. :mrgreen:

 

[ITNEVERRAINS]

If it were possible, I'd assume the procedure would be extremely similar to an hair transplant using foreign materials, skipping donor extraction, which takes about 15 minutes. With that said, I think to skip one step (donor strip) vs. fake from get-go isn't worth it. Given the offer of fake-instant real 9-12 months, I pick real everytime. I enjoy going between long and short hairstyles also, which isn't an option with synth.

I do think this would great for someone who had limited donor hair, or burn victim, etc... In theory its still a perma-wig.

 

[inland]

my girlfriend has the exact same hair color as me and she said she would give me my donor strip if she could, because nobody would notice on her! i like to keep the hair on the back of my head real short. man that would be sweet...

 

[s.a.f]

I think this guy does'nt quite realise that its not the hair itself (hair shaft) that is transplanted but the hair follicle (the little fleshy sack underneath the skin that the hair grows out of).
Only tissue of your own DNA can be accepted by the body, pacemakers bionic eyes and veneers are not actually growing from the body and being nourished from the blood supply. Transplanted organs are but they require very strong anti rejection drugs often with serious side effects.

 

[Bolhed]

^ I understand...but one thing I'm shure is that human body CAN if nothing adapt and theres no way you can convince me that If there was some "hair" planted in someones scalp, that it would fall out or get rejected.

Im gonna try to be graphic...imagine soldering it to skin...so it doesnt really matter how long it is...because, the choice between having for instance - permanent 2 inch long hairs on top of your head or Norwood of any type isnt a choice at all, as far as im concerned.

Im not talking about hair transplant with other peoples hair...Im talkin about something like permanent, attached head.

Maybe im just trippin but I really doubt that this is impossible. Hair on your doesnt have any function in your being except for the looks.

 

[s.a.f]

Are you for real?
Hairs cant be just be 'glued' to the head. Skin cells shed and regenerate constantly. And the body is designed to reject any foriegn material.

 

[Lucky_UK]

:smack:

 

[ITNEVERRAINS]

I think this guy is kidding, soldering hair to your skull?

 

[Hans Gruber]

^ I understand...but one thing I'm shure is that human body CAN if nothing adapt and theres no way you can convince me that If there was some "hair" planted in someones scalp, that it would fall out or get rejected.

Im gonna try to be graphic...imagine soldering it to skin...so it doesnt really matter how long it is...because, the choice between having for instance - permanent 2 inch long hairs on top of your head or Norwood of any type isnt a choice at all, as far as im concerned.

Im not talking about hair transplant with other peoples hair...Im talkin about something like permanent, attached head.

Maybe im just trippin but I really doubt that this is impossible. Hair on your doesnt have any function in your being except for the looks.

man,are you messing about or do you really not have a clue?

 

[satch5150]

no it's not possible what you are saying but some facilities maken sth similar. Kinda wig but it's "inserted" between your real hair with some kind of skin substitute (I don't know if you call it perma wig). There is one facility in my country and it's quite popular among TV hosts etc. The wig is made in Canada (says on their site). I don't know how that works really beacuse it's not a normal wig but still it's a wig of some sort (you can wash your hair and so on) but haircuts must be a real b**ch though :thumbdown2: