Hair plugs is an older term that was used in the 1950’s and 60’ to describe hair grafts and hair implants. The name really was appropriate then because transplanting hair into a bald spot on a man’s head often times resulted in a look reminiscent of a cheap dolls head. Just like the doll, it looked like someone had taken a clump of hair and plugged it into the scalp. Imagine a guy with ten to twenty tufts of hair pointing every which way and you will see what I mean.

Hair plugs for men have come a long way in the last forty years. Micro-surgical techniques have now made it possible for a cosmetic surgeon to implant groups of between one to three hair follicles instead of being forced to deal with a clump of 15 or 20. Hairs usually grow in these follicular groupings of one to three and thus the result is very natural looking. Manipulating individual follicles also allows for a much better coverage of the balding area or bald spot. The surgeon can now insert each follicle into the scalp at the desired angel in order to match the surrounding natural hairs. No longer are the implants just growing in all directions like with the old hair plugs procedure. Now the growing hairs fit in perfectly.

Surprising enough the hair plugs cost has not really changed much in relative terms even though the results are much better. New techniques of removing follicles from the donor area and then inserting them into micro-incisions has made the procedure much less time consuming. It is not uncommon for a hair implantation procedure with a thousand individual grafts to be done in one day in the doctor’s office or clinic.

Don’t let the name hair plugs fool you. Modern hair transplantation techniques can give you back the head of hair you need and deserve. Look into this hair loss treatment today.