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The Height of Technology

Recent technology has made it possible for more realistic and natural hair transplants by the use of smaller blades with a variety of points and stronger magnification of microscopes. These "tools of the trade" are part of what make the perfect transplant session possible to the patient. One doctor that is at the top in experience and at the height of technology is Dr. Randall Sword of Sword Medical Center, where fine individual hairs are transplanted with great care and artistry. Using the "Mantis Microscope" where the highest grade of magnification for separating and dissecting your individual hairs is achieved, a successful outcome is achieved every time. When looking for the right doctor, it is easy to overlook another important tool of the trade and that is the staff. At Sword Medical there are no surprises or rotating traveling technicians who must travel to your surgery. Having a stable surgery center with permanent staff that offers knowledge and experience to your surgery is what makes the difference. With the Mantis microscope and a deft hand that transforms your hairline into a natural looking work of art, Dr. Sword has what every patient is looking for, and that is having your hair restoration procedure done the right way every time.

How much Experience Makes a Difference?

There is a lot of difference. Often, the doctor you signed up for your surgery is not the doctor who performs your surgery. Many large groups have associate doctors with less experience ready to perform your surgery. In fact you may never know which doctor you will be getting till your appointment day. Some patients come to their surgery date with the expectation of seeing a doctor with a well known name but instead they get an "associate doctor". This is a doctor that has been trained to do hair transplant surgery and one who works for the company but most often has far less experience and fewer procedures. If you want to get the best that experience has to offer, Dr. Randall Sword is the doctor that does every procedure himself without an associate doctor. In fact this is what all of his patients say about Sword Medical Center, "I am here because of your experience." Why take a risk? Dr. Sword treats every patient as family. He is always your doctor.

Artistry

With experience and talent comes masterful technique and artistry in the placement of hairs, one follicular unit at a time. Strategy in designing your hairline is knowing how not to go too low or too straight while positioning the individual hairs not too close together so as to fight for blood supply and valuable oxygen. When a patient has an unskilled doctor perform a hairline that later needs correction, it is very hard to redesign the hairline unless there is adequate donor hair to work with. Experience, Technology and Artistry are what make Dr. Sword stand above less qualified associate doctors. Starting out right is picking a doctor you know will be doing your surgery with the most experience, tools, talent and compassion for offering excellence the first time, every time.

For more information about Sword Medical and to see some of Dr. Swords word, see our website at www.SwordMedical.com or call us at 800-242-6900.
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By age 50, about 50% of American men—and a substantial number of women—are affected by hair loss, much of which is hereditary. Micro-hair transplantation is a state-of-the-art hair transplantation technique that has replaced "plugs" or larger grafts of hair. Technique:

Most micro-hair transplant procedures (individual hair micrograft restorations) use local anesthesia and are performed on an outpatient basis. Other procedures such as flap surgery, require general anesthesia and are performed in a surgical setting. After approximately six weeks, the transplanted hair will fall out and be replaced about three months later when the new hair grows in. To achieve sufficient density, several sessions may be required. Transplantation is a progressive process requiring hundreds of micro-grafts, each of which will generally contain from one to three hairs mini-grafted from a donor site on the side or back of the head. They are randomly implanted in the bald (or thinning) area so that they will grow in a natural pattern and produce an undetectable result.

Benefits:
• Procedure is permanent. Once the transplant procedures are complete, there is no further necessity for surgery.
• Restores a natural, more youthful, and vigorous look, with potentially positive psychological effects, such as a boost in confidence.
• Less expensive than other hair-loss treatments, when factored over time.

Other Considerations:
• Must have availability of healthy hair in donor areas of adequate density. May be combined with other surgical procedures in patients with larger areas of baldness.
• Time-consuming process that may require multiple sessions over 1 to 2 years.
• Procedure involves some degree of minor discomfort, bruising and swelling.
• There may be numbness around the donor or recipient site, which generally disappears within 2 to 3 months.
• Several days are required before normal activities can be resumed.
• Patient should not have unrealistic expectations about the nature and extent of transplanted hair growth. Individual hair characteristics, such as coarseness and curl, can affect the possible density of transplanted hair.
Content provided by The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).

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