Hair Replacement in BG
Hair Replacement in BG section, includes general infrmation about Hair Replacement Procedure, Hair Replacement BG Local News, Hair Replacement BG Surgeon Locator and other Hair Replacement related material.
Hair Replacement Procedure
It is the most popular plastic surgery among men. Prior to deciding on a procedure it is important to rule out other reasons for hair loss. Those include hormonal imbalance, undiagnosed disease or recent trauma to the area. To make the replacement the surgeon uses the hair around the head, behind the ears and on the neck, therefore, the ideal candidates for this procedure are people with thick hair in those places.
This procedure can be performed using the following methods:
Skin implants with hair - this is the most common and easiest technique. Small pieces of skin (diameter 4-4.5m"m) are taken from the neck, each containing 10-15 hair follicles and implanted into hole at desired location. Afterwards the area is bandaged for 24-48 hours. The new hair does not grow right away, it usually takes 3-4 month. The donor site usually recovers after 10 days. Although the implants leave scars in the donor site those are very small (pin point) and usually covered completely with hair around them. If the area needs to be covered is too large, the surgeon creates a front line hair that can be combed back worth to cover the boldness. The implants cannot be placed too close to each other, because each of them needs blood supply from the area around to create hair. Therefore, usually 2-4 treatments required, to complete the treatment. Each one lasts from 6 month to year. This procedure usually done using local anesthetics and it lasts for an hour.
Skin flaps - this method uses long bands of hairy skin taken from around the head to the bold areas. The flat is moved with its own blood supply. This method can create unnatural hairline requiring additional implant to cover the scars on the sides.
Scalp reduction using skin expanders - the surgeon can minimize the boldness by removing some of the scalp skin using tissue expanders. An expander is put under the skin and inflated gradually. The extra skin is removed and closed. This technique requires two operations and takes more time.
Every operation has its ricks. An infection can occur, the implant may not "take" and bleeding may occur.
After the surgery you should avoid vigorous activities at least a three weeks. You'll be able to go to work after several days. The implants may fall off after 6 weeks, this is normal. It'll take another 5-6 weeks for the hair to grow.
Other Hair Replacement Procedures
All Face Procedures
Hair Replacement BG (current)
Hair Replacement BG BOTOX® Cosmetic
Hair Replacement BG Ear Surgery
Hair Replacement BG Facelift
Hair Replacement BG Browlift
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Bulgaria Currency The Bulgarian unit of currency is the Lev, comprised of one hundred Stotinki. 1 Lev is 1 "Deutsche Mark" and is now pegged to the Euro at 1.95583 Lev for one Euro. 1 Lev is roughly US$ 0.55 and UK£ 0.34.
Bulgaria By car If you want to reach Bulgaria from Western Europe by car, you either can take a ferry from Italy to Greece, or you will have to pass through either Serbia (make sure you took a green card from your national insurance company) or Romania.
Travelling from Greece you have to go from Thessaloniki towards Serres and then to Promahonas. Besides the sticker (see end) you need to pay the Bulgarian authorities health insurance (2 euros per person for 3 days, slightly more for more days) and car disinfection costs (4 euros for a standard car). Beware. It is common that while Bulgarians do get a receipt naive foreigners don't! Expect long queues on certain days!
The security situation regarding car theft shouldn’t be overrated. In small villages or the country, leaving your car should be safe, but in the big cities or the tourist spots it is advisable to improve your odds by parking either on the major streets or on guarded garages, where fees range from 6 lvs a day to 2 lvs an hour. If you plan to spend more time in one city, it might be better to get an abonnement, which on the average costs 60 leva a month. Most of the hotels have an own parking, and even at private lodgings it is often possible to park the car in the garden or so, just ask.
Plastic Surgery News...
- This New England Journal article begins with a case vignette highlighting a clinical problem – in this case osteoporosis in men. The author goes on to review the condition under the following topics:
• The clinical problem
- Secondary causes of bone loss in men
- Natural history of bone loss in men
• Strategies and evidence
- Diagnosis
- Additional testing
- Management
- Non-pharmacologic therapy
- Pharmacologic Therapy (bisphosphonates, anabolic agents, testosterone therapy)
• Areas of uncertainty
• Guidelines
• Conclusions and recommendations
- Abstract Surgical management of facial hemangiomas, the most common childhood neoplasms and infiltrating facial vascular malformations,
has the risk of injury to the facial nerve and remains controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the use of the
commercially available Neurosign 100® Nerve Monitor in those cases of facial vascular anomalies where resection was considered
the appropriate treatment. On a prospective basis, six consecutive patients with deep (so-called infiltrating) vascular anomalies
of the face (two hemangiomas, three lymphatic malformation, one lymphatico-venous malformation) were enrolled in this study.
During surgical preparation, electromyographic (EMG) activity of the muscles innervated by the facial nerve was monitored.
The variables collected included the patient’s sex, age at surgery, location of the lesion and depth, prior treatment, diagnostic
workup, site of skin incision, operating time, operative and postoperative complications, and reconstructive outcome. All
lesions were resected without major bleeding. Postoperatively, all patients showed regular, symmetrical function of the facial
nerve. The mean operating time was 136.7 min (range 90 to 240 min). During the preparation using surgical instruments, EMG
activity was noted both as a graphic signal showing facial nerve activity and as an acoustic signal. In all patients, the
branches of the facial nerve were identified clinically by electrode stimulation at 30 Hz. Postoperatively, all patients had
improvement of facial asymmetry and deformity; preoperative pain episodes and functional impairments resolved completely.
Intraoperative facial nerve monitoring provides feedback regarding the location, extent, and ongoing functional status of
the facial nerve in the surgical management of infiltrating benign lesions such as hemangiomas and vascular malformations.
Besides an overall distinct indication for surgery, we recommend its use for prevention of iatrogenic facial nerve injury.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00238-008-0224-4Authors
H. Kubiena, Medical University of Vienna Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery Waehringerguertel, 18-20 Vienna 1090 AustriaJ. Roka, Medical University of Vienna Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery Waehringerguertel, 18-20 Vienna 1090 AustriaM. Frey, Medical University of Vienna Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery Waehringerguertel, 18-20 Vienna 1090 Austria
Journal European Journal of Plastic SurgeryOnline ISSN 1435-0130Print ISSN 0930-343X (Source: European Journal of Plastic Surgery)