How Do Hair Transplants Work? | Earth Science

Have you ever wondered how hair transplants actually work? Where does the hair come from?

Hair can grow from nearly every parts of the human body. Hairs grow out of hair follicles and they can be as densely packed as 100 follicles per cm². But for men in particular, hair follicles can stop growing on the head. Greg Foot explains how hair transplanting works by relocating active hair follicles from other areas of the body and how the process has evolved since it's beginnings back in the 1950s.

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[gutz]

Well fellas, if breast implants are widely acceptable and women can spend said money to feed either some form of insecurity and or just something they wanna do to feel better, than I see no difference in men choosing to take up something that (IMO) is worse than breast size issue because at one stage we all had hair (Unless genetic issues) And for some men, it was like watching a limb slowly die off and we had no power to stop it. If you can afford it and want it, go for it.

[kingtrevor]

Hair loss affects people completely differently. For most losing hair isn’t really a problem, although for others it may result in psychological & emotional issues. These issues are often connected with how we think others perceive us, and is more often the case for younger men and women who are thinning.

[MLGSUPCT]

It's not ok. I lost confidence even tho everyone around me says I suit it great. My girl loves it. I don't.

[eskimojoe]

I’m 23 and losing my hair is killing me. There’s just no other way to put it than it’s just absolutely killing me and can feel like I’m suffocating on the inside. It’s humiliating. Nature has singled me out and I have to suffer through this now while all my friends and guys my age still get to have their hair. I feel depressed a lot of the time because I know my life would be so different today if only I had a full head of hair. People tell me to just wear a hat? Ya ok wear a hat at work at home during sex, in a fancy restaurant, in class (teachers tell me to take it off) and the people who tell me to accept it are always either girls or people who still have hair, it’s so unfair. It kills me that despite being 2021 there still is no real solution for this. I can’t accept this, I just can’t. Losing hair in your early 20s is such a painful experience. Why can’t there just be a real solution to this, just why. Why why why why why. So cruel, I’ve tried everything.

[pangpengmaster]

A year ago I figured out my hairline started receding. Out of panic, I started to browse treatment possibilities across the web. Now I don't care as much anymore about my hair, but I am now very well informed about this subject. I am not so interested in having hair transplant, but what the medical professionals and scientists had broken through recently amazes me.

[theuncanspan]

i think pubic hair to scalp transplant is the future for getting that afro hair look you've always wanted to have.

[eddvinhawkins]

I did FUT and FUE, I highly recommend the FUE procedure, No scars and looks more natural

[julsie]

0:28 "Hair differs all over the body, but the way it grows is pretty much the same."
6:24 "As I said before, hair grows differently in different parts of the body."

[cjzanders]

There's still 100 questions I could ask about hair transplants.

[LiogCeartas]

a relative of mine did this back in the early 90s. didn’t tell the family, he just came home one day with a bandage around his head and everyone figured it out. To this day he never ever ever let me touch his hair and I never seen him wear a had. I’m slightly convinced he got a little hair piece or he really paranoid of losing his hair. but all in all he looks fine

[mattjohnston]

The ad that played before the video was for cream that removes hair for women, lol

[erdvilla]

My hair migrated due to gravity, it left the front-top to now grow on my beard. And I simply shave my head; way cheaper, cleaner and fresh in the Summer.

[Adam-uiyn]

Are these really the best options available right now? This seems like midieval technology compared to what we can do with genetic engineering, stem cells and body imaging. Especially considering how much demand there is for a better technique it's amazing one doesn't exist.

[LifeofSteve]

Best thing I ever did was get a hair transplant, blogging it on here also gave me a confidence boost

[potemkin]

A random guy in the internet: "(...) to get an idea take a look at your own hair and see how densely packed those follicles are."
90% of people watching this video: Am I a joke to you ?

[ikonhs]

My hair started thinning out and losing hair when I was 16 I’m 21 and my hair is not getting any better so hopefully I can do something like this

[orlandotelevision]

What happens to the area where the hair is removed from? And once the new follicle is placed, does it grow for ever? Or does it fall out?

[VR-Vibes]

I was born with a bald spot right on the top of my head. I’m 14 and everything’s in balding but I’ve always had it. I have to use a comb over and am hoping to get a transplant soon

[RealSupaHotFireVEVO]

I'm not bald, I can still grow a lot of hair with no signs for loss of hair. I'm just seeing the options for the inevitable baldness in the (hopefully) far future. Lol.

[FRESHKIDD]

Theirs has to be another way... if the follicle is turn off, it can be turn on...one day this mystery will be solve 💯