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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

As we may all know there are many ways to help with hair loss. Have you heard of PRP? or Platelet Rich Plasma? You may have heard of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) used to promote the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, joints and most musculoskeletal problems. Well now you can get a PRP treatment to help with hair loss and hair thinning! How cool is that! Whats more exciting is that you can get it done at Dr. Mark A. Bishara’s office, The Paragon Plastic Surgery and Med Spa.

What exactly is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

So what exactly is PRP? PRP is a very natural, non surgical alternative for the treatment of hair loss or hair thinning. PRP is an injectable treatment which uses the patients own blood. Our own blood (PRP) contains active growth factors which can promote hair growth. PRP can be used as a treatment itself or it can be injected during a hair transplant/restoration surgery. PRP needs to be done 2-3 times a year to maintain any benefit, it is well worth it. Because who wouldn’t want their hair looking fuller and healthier? Dr. Mark A. Bishara and  the staff at The Paragon Plastic Surgery and Med Spa highly recommend it!
 

 

Lets Get It Done

The first thing to do is come in to The Paragon Plastic Surgery and Med Spa and have a  consultation with Dr. Mark A. Bishara. If a candidate you can get your PRP done as soon as the day of your consultation. So how exactly does it work? The Paragon Plastic Surgery and Med Spa, staff draws a couple of tubes of the patients own blood. After the collection the staff sets into the centrifuge for ten minutes as the centrifuge creates your PRP. Once PRP is ready the staff at The Paragon Plastic Surgery and Med Spa uses a very thin needle to inject your very own PRP into your scalp. The PRP is injected all over. I know, I know, you?re thinking Ouch! Needles in my head? Don’t freak out! Local anesthetic is used to help with any discomfort. The PRP treatment itself can take anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes. There is nothing to worry about, the treatment is simple, safe and has reliable results. Recovery time is fairly quick and in no time you will have beautiful results!
 
 

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PLATELET RICH PLASA (PRP), PLEASE CONTACT US AT (817) 473-2120 TODAY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

 
 
   



 
 
 

 

Body Hair Transplantation is essentially taking hair from other areas of the body rather than the most common, the back or sides of the head, and then planting those hairs to the balding area. The other donor areas that hair follicles can be taken from includes: beard, chest, shoulders, stomach, arms and legs. Below are 6 Frequently asked questions concerning Body Hair Transplantation.

 

Typical Candidate

In cases where the head hair has depleted or the type of hair needed to transplant is different than the type of hair on the head.

Color

If someone wants a beard transplantation from their blonde head hair to their patchy red beard, the blonde hair color is not going to change to red once the hairs are transplanted to the beard. However, the mixing of these colors and those alike could potentially create a strawberry blonde look. If mixing different colors of hair is the only option available, the patient has the option to dye the hair all over once it’s completely healed because it is normal hair by then and can be treated that way.

Length

Hair length will grow as it did in the donor site. So if you’re using hair from other parts of the body besides the head you are committing to having shorter hair. Beard and hair from the head are hairs that for most never stop growing at a certain length or amount of time. Hair on the chest, legs and arms essentially stop growing at a certain length usually around 3 to 6 cm.

Texture

Hair texture will keep the same texture as it had before it was transplanted to another area. For instance if one was wanting eyebrow restoration, the typical donor site would be arm or leg hair. Arm or leg hair would be used in eyebrow transplantation because this hair is finer and the growth isn’t going to be long.

Structure

Body hair can change its structure. In some cases the hairs would become longer and straighter which is adapting to normal hair on the head. In others, the hairs wouldn’t change from their original structure.

Scaring

FUE otherwise known as Follicular Unit Extraction using ARTAS is a procedure that extracts the hair follicles with one-millimeter punches. The tiny size of each extraction makes scaring almost out of the question, in most cases leaving only little white dots if anything at all.

Please give us a call at 817-473-1220 – email: bisharamd@appointments.com – or reach us via Skype today!

Surrounding Areas

Dr. Mak A Bishara, M.D. P.A. performs robotic follicular unit graft selection for residents living around Mansfield, Southlake, Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth, and surrounding the DFW area in North Texas.

Importance of Robotic Follicular Unit Graft Selection

Robotic follicular unit graft selection is important during hair restoration surgery because the surgeon can select 2 hair, 3 hair or 4 hair follicular unit grafts and avoid taking single hair grafts when they’re not needed. This supplies more total hair transplanted during the transplant procedure than a typical nonselective process will provide.

How does this work?

The robot sees different hairs that are grouped together with two or more hairs.   Using the optical guidance system with two separate cameras you can distinguish these from single hair grafts.  Dr. Mark A. Bishara, M.D. P.A. programs the robot to only select out thick, more robust follicular units which provides the patient with more hair and a thicker result with minimal soft tissue wounding in the donor area.  This advancement is by far the most significant benefit towards the economy of motion during the procedure.
 

Please call 817-473-2120 or email us at appointments@markbisharamd.com today!

Investing In A Hair Transplant Is A Major Decision.
First, it is important to determine if you are a candidate.

Before deciding if a hair transplant is worth it, you should consider several factors.  Among the things to evaluate, you should decide and/or evaluate with your physician some of the following

1. Your current state of hair loss

2. Your potential future hair loss
3. Your current and potential future hair restoration needs

4. Approximate cost of a hair transplant.

Overall, many patients have a slow down in hair loss after the age of 40, but this does not mean the balding has stopped.  In fact, some hair loss can continue well into the 50s and 60s (though not as aggressively). 
A Hair transplant can help you rejuvenate.  You can start to look like you feel.  This is a great goal for most people.  However, it is important to realize that you may not be able to look like you did when you where 15 years old.
The good news is you can now get quality hair transplants that are affordable.  A hair transplant does not sacrifice quality if you do your proper research.  Some places cut corners in critical steps, some places just do so much hair restoration and control overhead that you simply benefit from the volume and experience.  Overall, when considering the cost of a hair transplant, you should evaluate all factors as best as possible.  The pros and cons of a hair transplant can be tricky to determine and should be done in consultation with your physician.  The Artas hair transplant cost can be very affordable.
Is a hair transplant worth it? The investment in an FUE restoration procedure produces permanent and natural results.  This reverses a lifetime of hair loss and balding that affects the way look at us.  If you have a goal like this, then you may want to consider a consult with our team to discuss this further.
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Invertir en un trasplante de cabello es una decisión importante.Primero, es importante determinar si usted es un candidato.
Antes de decidir si un trasplante de cabello vale la pena, debe tener en cuenta varios factores. Entre las cosas que evaluar, debe decidir y / o evaluar con su médico algunos de los siguientes
1. Su estado actual de pérdida de cabello
2. Su futuro potencial pérdida de cabello
3. Sus necesidades futuras de restauración de cabello actuales y potenciales
4. El costo aproximado de un trasplante de cabello.
En general, muchos pacientes tienen una desaceleración en la caída del cabello después de los 40 años, pero esto no significa que la calvicie se ha detenido. De hecho, alguna pérdida de cabello puede continuar hasta bien entrados los años 50 y 60 (aunque no de manera tan agresiva).Un trasplante de cabello puede ayudar a rejuvenecer. Usted puede comenzar a parecer que se siente. Esta es una gran meta para la mayoría de la gente. Sin embargo, es importante darse cuenta de que puede que no sea capaz de mirar como lo hizo cuando en 15 años.
La buena noticia es que ahora usted puede conseguir los trasplantes de pelo de calidad que sean asequibles. Un trasplante de cabello no sacrifica la calidad si usted hace su investigación adecuada. Algunos lugares cortar las esquinas en los pasos críticos, algunos lugares sólo hacen tanto la restauración del cabello y los gastos generales de control que simplemente se beneficia de que el volumen y la experiencia. En general, cuando se considera el costo de un trasplante de cabello, debe evaluar todos los factores de la mejor manera posible. Los pros y los contras de un trasplante de cabello puede ser difícil de determinar y debe hacerse en consulta con su médico. El costo de trasplante de cabello Artas puede ser muy asequible.
Es un trasplante de cabello vale la pena? La inversión en un procedimiento de restauración FUE produce resultados permanentes y naturales. Esto invierte un tiempo de vida de la pérdida del cabello y la calvicie que afecta la manera vistazo a nosotros. Si usted tiene una meta como esta, entonces es posible que desee considerar una consulta con nuestro equipo para discutir más a fondo.
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For the very latest technology in hair restoration, Dr. Mark Bishara is using the ARTAS System. This interactive, computer assisted equipment employs image guidance to enhance the quality of hair follicle harvesting. ARTAS is the first hair transplant robot to improve the most challenging aspects of Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE).
There are two common ways to treat balding including strip harvesting and follicular unit extraction (FUE).  Strip harvesting is the most commonly used technique right now, and it is an efficient means of harvesting large quantities of follicles.
However, we have stopped offering it as a primary modality for a number of reasons, including patient recovery time and wound morbidity.
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Benefits of ARTAS System
Robotic technology is used in numerous surgical and diagnostic procedures to improve the efficacy of treatments.  Restoration Robotics has incorporated robotic technology into FUE resulting in the ARTAS system which is the first and only FDA-cleared technology that allows the physician to control the image-guided robot.  I am able to make minor adjustments to dissection depths and angles during the extraction process ensuring my patients receive optimal results.
The ARTAS system also greatly reduces post procedure pain or disomfort as compared to strip-harvesting where patients report a sense of tightness and some degree of numbness for two to three months after a strip harvest.
Before and After Pictures some of our patients:
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How the Procedure Works

The patient’s hair is first trimmed before the ARTAS system digitally scans areas of the scalp to identify hair in natural groupings. The selected hair is then precisely harvested using the robot and then transplanted into the thinning areas. These grafts will then grow just like they did before the areas where they are needed to fight balding.
Results will start to show in 3 months and by the 6th month, patients can expect to see noticeable improvements.  The hair will continue to grow and full results will be achieved a year after the treatment.
The ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplantation procedure is preferred because of its minimally invasive nature and no need for anesthesia or downtime. This procedure is designed to produce effective results with minimal downtime and no damage to surrounding hair follicles. I will help you determine how to achieve the best possible results.  Please contact our office for more information at (817) 473-2120.

 

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