Like good health and youth, most of us take our locks for granted -- until they're gone. For many people, a hair transplant can help bring back what looks like a full -- or at least a fuller -- head of hair. A hair transplant is a type of surgery that moves hair you already have to fill an area with thin or no hair. Doctors have been doing these transplants in the U.S. since the 1950s, but techniques have changed a lot in recent years. Hairline transplant Hairline transplant is the term doctors use to describe a hair transplant that restores a receding hairline. If you have a receding hairline, the hair along the top of your forehead and the temples starts to disappear. That causes your hairline to move backward, or recede. A receding hairline is a feature of male pattern baldness, the most common cause of hair loss among people assigned male at birth (AMAB).
Is a hair transplant permanent?Hair transplants are designed to be permanent. When your doctor gives you the okay, you can treat your transplanted hair like the rest of your hair -- wash, comb, and brush it as you like. However, there is a possibility that some hair grafts won’t survive and a small number may fall out. A hair transplant is a type of surgery that moves hair you already have to fill an area with thin or no hair. It's designed to be permanent.