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Mary O’Donnell on what you need to know about hair restoration at the Cosmetic and Hair Restoriation Clinic at the Bon Secours in Tralee…
If I am concerned about hair loss, what is the first step?
There are both medical and surgical treatments to reduce hair loss for men and for women and we will arrange a consult for you to discuss the FDA approved treatments we provide at CHRC that may best suit you.
How long is a consultation?
30 mins to an hour or however long it needs to be to talk about what has been done already, how long the problem has been occurring, what is causing it, your family’s history of hair loss and what you would like to do about it.
For you, this might be a medical intervention or a surgical intervention. We will discuss your expectation and the best treatment plan for you.
What does the surgical treatment involve?
Effectively this involves hair redistribution: moving tiny hair follicles from one area, where they will quickly regrow, to another area where it will replace lost hair.
At CHRC we use a robotic system, ARTAS iX, so the procedure is minimally invasive and precision is optimised to give the best results. The results are completely natural looking.
How long does it take?
The amount of time depends on the area that needs to be covered. Typically, the procedure can take 6-8 hours, over the course of 1 day.
Is it painful, what is the downtime?
This is not a painful procedure and you won’t need pain medication after the procedure. You can return to work almost immediately. How quickly depends on you and your job and we will discuss this at your consultation.
• Contact CHRC to arrange your consultation appointment and discuss the best option for you via email chrc@bonsecours.ie or click here to go their website
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