First Live Hair Transplant on YouTube

Ever wonder what a hair transplant looks like? Tune into YouTube Live on Friday to find out! 

Dr. Alan Bauman, a leading hair transplant surgeon, will be performing the first-ever hair transplant broadcast live on the new, interactive webcast platform, YouTube Live. The event kicks off at approximately 10:00am EST with the harvesting of individual hair follicles from the back of YouTube Celebrity Kevin "Nalts" Nalty’s scalp using the Follicular Unit Extraction, or FUE, method.  A second broadcast will take place at approximately 1:00pm EST, where we will show how those follicles are carefully implanted into Nalty’s scalp to produce a permanent, natural hairline. The 1:00pm webcast will also include a live ‘call-in’ Q&A segment hosted by best-selling author and The Bald Truth’s radio talk show host, Spencer Kobren.

To see the YouTube LIVE broadcast, visit http://www.youtube.com/nalts at 10am EST and 1pm EST, and watch for updates on http://www.twitter.com/nalts and http://www.twitter.com/dralanbauman.

Could Tom Brady Have Had a Secret Hair Transplant

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Yes.


New minimally-invasive hair transplant techniques like NeoGraft FUE and careful hairline artistry actually makes this possible.  Many of our patients at Bauman Medical Group keep their hair transplant procedures a secret for a variety of reasons.


The NeoGraft FUE hair transplant procedure allows athletes like Tom Brady to avoid having stitches in their donor area. Therefore, he could return to training and workouts in as little as three days and NeoGraft FUE leaves no tell-tale linear scar, so very short haircuts are possible later on.

And, while a total shave certainly allows us to move thousands of FUE grafts during a single hair transplant procedure, smaller stealth-shaves in the donor area can be easily hidden with about an inch of hair length if a very short haircut is simply not feasible for the patient.


At my clinic, we carefully perform "stealth shaves" at the back of the scalp the day prior to the procedure. Little by little the hair is shaved always making sure the surrounding hair easily covers the area to be harvested.  During stealth-shave procedures, approximately 1000-1500 FUE grafts can be transplanted.


A small 1/4-inch shave is hidden easily with about an inch of hair.  Sometimes more than one small area can be shaved and still remain hidden immediately following the procedure.  Heres an example of FUE/NeoGraft harvested areas hidden immediately by the surrounding hair after the procedure.   

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanbauman/4111813653/

Afterwards, the healing process in the donor area is completely covered by the hair surrounding the harvested area. Since we are only harvesting a small percentage of hair from the shaved area, those hairs left behind will return to their normal length in just a few weeks and normal hairstyling can resume.


In the recipient area (where the transplanted hairs are implanted), scabs remain for about a week.  Depending on the length of the surrounding hair and the location of the transplanted area, creative hairstyling or a baseball hat might be needed for a few days.  Once the scabs flake off, there is no sign of the transplant having been performed!  


Because transplanted hair grows in slowly beginning in about three months, as long as careful planning, artistry and precision was used at the hairline, the transplanted result should be 100% natural.  Initially, thin wispy hair grows thicker and healthier over time.  Day by day, the improvements take a full year to grow in.

Tom Bradys visit to a New England hair transplant clinic has not been confirmed, but it is possible he could have had a secret transplant - even with all the photogs watching!


Dr. Baumans tips for keeping your hair transplant a secret:

1) minimally-invasive NeoGraft FUE - so theres no tell-tale linear scar
2) grow your hair to 1" in the donor area to hide a stealth-shave
3) wear a hairstyle or hat for one week to cover the transplanted areas until the scabs flake off.
4) choose a surgeon and staff who can create an aesthetically-natural and undetectable hairline.
5) use healing treatments (like hyperbaric oxygen, low level laser therapy, protein sprays, Acell/Matristem, copper-peptide solutions, etc.) to accelerate the bodys recovery.

Drew Carey Hair Transplant

Funnyman Drew Carey is making headlines for his dramatic weight loss, but as you can see from the photo, that isnt the only thing that is different about the comedian - he is also benefiting from a hair transplant. 


Given reports of Careys impending return to television, its probably safe to say he went for a follicular-unit extraction, or FUE, hair transplant surgery, to avoid any linear scarring. I call this the "Cadillac of hair transplants" - particularly when its combined with the NeoGraft device.



This procedure is not only great for those in the spotlight that cant afford scarring but also for those looking to treat their hair loss discreetly. 


Drew looks healthier and younger thanks to his recent transformation and hopefully more will follow his example. 


Here are a few tips for keeping your hair transplant a secret:
1) minimally-invasive NeoGraft FUE - so theres no tell-tale linear scar
2) grow your hair to 1" in the donor area to hide a stealth-shave
3) wear a hairstyle or hat for one week to cover the transplanted areas until the scabs flake off.
4) choose a surgeon and staff who can create an aesthetically-natural and undetectable hairline.
5) use healing treatments (like hyperbaric oxygen, low level laser therapy, protein sprays, Acell/Matristem, copper-peptide solutions, etc.) to accelerate the bodys recovery.

Wayne Rooney opts for FUE hair transplant tweets photos

Footballer Wayne Rooney experienced hair loss in his 20s, which is common for about 20% of men.  At 17 years of age (below), he was sporting a pretty good head of hair...

As he aged, he his hairline and temples receded as male pattern hair loss caused miniaturization of the hair follicles as seen in the photo below.  Early treatment with medical therapy could have prevented this (or at least slowed it down considerably).  At age 25, he looked much older than his his age as the frame of the face changed.

Shortly after his transplant, he tweeted:

"I was going bald at 25 - why not. Im delighted with the result," Rooney posted over the weekend, adding: "Its still a bit bruised and swollen."

For about a week after his FUE hair transplant procedure, his scabs will remain, then begin to flake off.

 The designed hairline, see here in this photo with scabs (above), looks especially straight and round. It is not clear at this point whether this was Rooneys choice or that of his hair transplant surgeon.

FUE-style transplants require no scalpel or stitches for harvesting of hair follicles, so there is no activity restriction after three days.  A variety of devices, like NeoGraft, can assist with this type of procedure. New robotic methods are also being researched.

For more information on FUE hair transplants using NeoGraft, do a search on YouTube or visit http://www.neograft.info.