| Any individual that opts for hair transplants should | | | | chance of taking. The coarser the hair, the greater |
| prepare for a routine of clinic visits and tests in the | | | | the risk of scarring because harvesting and planting |
| months or even years leading up to the actual | | | | cuts are slightly larger. This encourages scarring, |
| procedure taking place. If that individual happens to | | | | although repositioning them so deep accelerates the |
| be an African American then he or she may go | | | | healing process. |
| through more than most. The intrinsic make up of | | | | African American hair transplants are often less |
| each African American hair is very different from | | | | problematic than other hair transplants in some ways. |
| that of other hair types and so African American hair | | | | For example, African American hair is dense and curly |
| transplants are somewhat more complicated than | | | | by nature, as I have already mentioned, and as a |
| other hair types in many ways. | | | | result a single hair actually covers more of the scalp |
| The process of African American hair transplanting is | | | | than one of another hair type. The coarser the hair, |
| different from that of other hair type transplants. | | | | the fewer follicles are needed per square inch of |
| The hair needs specialist preparation and the | | | | scalp to achieve the same effect, thus African |
| techniques are also somewhat different, although the | | | | American hair transplants require less follicles to be |
| procedure is exactly the same. The harvesting of hair | | | | planted for regrowth. This generally gives better |
| follicles is harder with African American hair types | | | | overall results than other hair transplant types. |
| because they are coarser by nature and provide | | | | Unfortunately, the need for African American hair |
| more resistance. However, this doesn't prove to be | | | | transplants is on the increase owing to the increased |
| as much of a problem visually because the hair and | | | | strain put on the hair and scalp by fashionable |
| skin shades are not dramatically different, thus | | | | hairstyles, such as cornrows, weaves and tight |
| camouflaging any scabbing that may occur | | | | braiding. All three generally tend to pull hair away |
| afterwards. | | | | from the scalp. The trend of dying hair simply serves |
| African American hair transplants may cause more | | | | to further this effect by permanently damaging the |
| scarring than other types and this fact needs to be | | | | hair follicles. Although this may be negative for |
| taken into consideration before any treatment is | | | | individuals, there is a silver lining in the fact that many |
| agreed to. A doctor performing hair transplants | | | | doctors are now accomplished in African American |
| usually implants the harvested follicles in the fat layer | | | | hair transplanting procedures. |
| that lies underneath the scalp to give them a better | | | | |
