History of Hair Transplant
The first records of the demand for “additional hair” extends clear back when Julius Caesar ruled. However, in 1939, the first published methods for hair transplant (also called grafting) was achieved by a Japanese Dermatologist, Dr. Okuda. Unfortunately, much of the hair transplant history was not credited to him since World War II crumbled the Western Hemisphere.
The actual process of the remedy for a balding head surfaced in 1952 in New York City. Dr. Normal Orentreich submitted the first proposal for a hair transplant operation. His first few drafts about hair transplant were actually rejected by the medical community. However, during the latter months of 1952, he performed the first hair transplant for male baldness. This operation worked under the principle that transplanted hair will continue to grow normally and will even exhibit the same characteristics it had where it originally grew.
He says it’s just like cutting a stem and planting it on other soil. As long as the soil is healthy, the plant will grow fine. This principle is also known as “Donor Dominance”. The first surgery proved this principle. His paper finally caused a major medical breakthrough and was published in 1959.
Unfortunately, the ensuing hair transplant surgeries did not show attractive cosmetic results. For several years, hair transplants used 4-mm hair grafts, about the size of a pencil. Needless to say, these are large grafts and looked unnatural. Moreover, patients complained about having limited styling options for their hair. However, during that time, it was the only option for having hair again. Innovation didn’t happen until the 1970s.
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