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The Procedure
Dr. Gabel and his staff strive to provide you with the most comfortable and safe
environment when you arrive for your procedure. Safety and OSHA compliance is a
top priority in the office.
During the hair restoration procedure , patients are monitored with a sophisticated
device that continually monitors:
But the comfort and safety doesn’t stop there. The Gabel Center has a media library
from which you can choose a CD or DVD to enjoy as you relax in the surgery chair
during the procedure.
Dr. Gabel and his team provide a selection of snacks and beverages throughout the
day, as well as a break for lunch provided by the Gabel Hair Restoration Center.
What to Expect
The size of an individual patient's transplant is dependent upon the size of the donor
area, the density of donor follicular units, scalp laxity, and the area to be
transplanted.
Artistic Hairline Design
At Gabel Center, incisions are made through the use of custom-cut surgical blades.
This separates Dr. Gabel from the "one size fits all" approach, as it allows him and his
technicians to place many grafts closer together resulting in a natural looking
hairline. By preparing custom blades, Dr. Gabel is able to create incisions that
exactly match the width and length of the graft.
Although the size of the blade is important, the shape is equally important. The
blades are extremely narrow and make smaller incisions, allowing for healing to
occur rapidly and for no visible scarring.
But the comfort and this reduces unnecessary trauma to the surrounding tissues
and deep vasculature in the scalp.
Follicular Unit Grafting
The average person is born with 100,000 - 125,000 hair follicles distributed
throughout the scalp. Hair naturally grows out of the scalp in irregular groupings
called follicular units. Each follicular unit bundle may contain one, two, three, or
even four hairs.
Since your native hair naturally grows in these follicular units, state-of-the-art hair
transplantation utilizes follicular unit grafts to obtain the same natural appearance.
Follicular unit grafts are taken from the donor hair that is removed from the back of
the head. Then our highly trained and experienced technicians use stereoscopic
microscopes to prepare the follicular units. These high-powered microscopes are
essential for cutting premium grafts and eliminating the possibility of damage to
surrounding follicles.
The angle in which the graft is placed is a crucial element of the transplant, so that
the transplanted hairs appear like the native hair.
Graft Orientation
Looking at natural growing hair, the follicular units appear to be lining up in a
horizontal line or perpendicular to the direction the hair grows. At Gabel Hair
Restoration Center, we believe that orienting the grafts in a horizontal or lateral
orientation offers the most natural results, allowing Dr. Gabel to achieve the highest
graft density as well as a more natural appearance.
Because the follicles lie side by side instead of behind one another, the hair looks
much thicker due to the support of the hair behind it. This random arrangement of
hair prevents light from shining through the scalp because it is blocked by the hair
behind it, producing an appearance of thicker, denser growth.
Because the slits are horizontal or lateral, the graft can only grow in the exact angle
that the blade was placed into the scalp. This means that every graft is angled
precisely at the exact and proper orientation to the scalp. The only movement of
the graft is from side to side, permitting more variability and irregularity to the
hairs, diffusing light and thus appearing denser.
When closely examined, the new transplanted hair will grow in the same orientation
as found in nature. And since the density of a good hair transplant is only about 50%
of your normal density, it is important that the surgeon is skilled at placing the
grafts to create the illusion of normal density.
High Density Graft Placement
along the front of the hairline for approximately 0.5 - 1 cm. This type of placement
produces a soft look to the hairline.
unit grafts, using high density graft placement techniques to produce a transition
zone between the soft hairline and the dense central scalp.
At the central scalp region, follicular units of three and four hairs are placed to
create a fuller, more natural looking appearance.
Through these principles, and orienting the grafts in the proper plane, the end result
will appear virtually undetectable and natural.
environment when you arrive for your procedure. Safety and OSHA compliance is a
top priority in the office.
During the hair restoration procedure , patients are monitored with a sophisticated
device that continually monitors:
- Heart rate
- Blood pressure
- Cardiac rhythms
- Oxygen saturation
But the comfort and safety doesn’t stop there. The Gabel Center has a media library
from which you can choose a CD or DVD to enjoy as you relax in the surgery chair
during the procedure.
Dr. Gabel and his team provide a selection of snacks and beverages throughout the
day, as well as a break for lunch provided by the Gabel Hair Restoration Center.
What to Expect
This type of procedure necessitates a high skill level,
patience, and a desire to do great work. Typically, cases
range from 2,000 grafts to 5,000 grafts per session. The
benefits of performing large sessions cannot be
emphasized more.
Performing a hair transplant with a large number of grafts
reduces the number of surgeries that a person may need
to achieve a significant cosmetic difference, as well as
reducing the overall price of the procedure. Additionally,
fewer procedures means less down time preparing for and
recovering from surgery.
The size of an individual patient's transplant is dependent upon the size of the donor
area, the density of donor follicular units, scalp laxity, and the area to be
transplanted.
Artistic Hairline Design
- Dr. Gabel combines his extensive surgical experience and
talents to create a personalized hairline design that is
aesthetically pleasing and natural. Your age, facial
features, and personal goals are all considered when
designing your hairline.
The most important and noticeable aspect of successful
hair restoration is creating a natural undetectable
hairline. If done poorly, people can immediately
recognize a bad transplant. But when done well, people
see a natural head of hair.
At Gabel Center, incisions are made through the use of custom-cut surgical blades.
This separates Dr. Gabel from the "one size fits all" approach, as it allows him and his
technicians to place many grafts closer together resulting in a natural looking
hairline. By preparing custom blades, Dr. Gabel is able to create incisions that
exactly match the width and length of the graft.
Although the size of the blade is important, the shape is equally important. The
blades are extremely narrow and make smaller incisions, allowing for healing to
occur rapidly and for no visible scarring.
But the comfort and this reduces unnecessary trauma to the surrounding tissues
and deep vasculature in the scalp.
Follicular Unit Grafting
The average person is born with 100,000 - 125,000 hair follicles distributed
throughout the scalp. Hair naturally grows out of the scalp in irregular groupings
called follicular units. Each follicular unit bundle may contain one, two, three, or
even four hairs.
Since your native hair naturally grows in these follicular units, state-of-the-art hair
transplantation utilizes follicular unit grafts to obtain the same natural appearance.
Follicular unit grafts are taken from the donor hair that is removed from the back of
the head. Then our highly trained and experienced technicians use stereoscopic
microscopes to prepare the follicular units. These high-powered microscopes are
essential for cutting premium grafts and eliminating the possibility of damage to
surrounding follicles.
The angle in which the graft is placed is a crucial element of the transplant, so that
the transplanted hairs appear like the native hair.
Graft Orientation
Looking at natural growing hair, the follicular units appear to be lining up in a
horizontal line or perpendicular to the direction the hair grows. At Gabel Hair
Restoration Center, we believe that orienting the grafts in a horizontal or lateral
orientation offers the most natural results, allowing Dr. Gabel to achieve the highest
graft density as well as a more natural appearance.
Because the follicles lie side by side instead of behind one another, the hair looks
much thicker due to the support of the hair behind it. This random arrangement of
hair prevents light from shining through the scalp because it is blocked by the hair
behind it, producing an appearance of thicker, denser growth.
Because the slits are horizontal or lateral, the graft can only grow in the exact angle
that the blade was placed into the scalp. This means that every graft is angled
precisely at the exact and proper orientation to the scalp. The only movement of
the graft is from side to side, permitting more variability and irregularity to the
hairs, diffusing light and thus appearing denser.
When closely examined, the new transplanted hair will grow in the same orientation
as found in nature. And since the density of a good hair transplant is only about 50%
of your normal density, it is important that the surgeon is skilled at placing the
grafts to create the illusion of normal density.
High Density Graft Placement
- More is better! This statement serves as the
foundation for modern hair transplantation and
should always be referred to when making
decisions regarding hair restoration surgery. The
only way to obtain a natural looking transplant is to
perform high-density hair transplantation. This
requires the surgeon to place at least 40 - 60
follicular unit grafts per square centimeter in the
central scalp and 60 - 90 follicular unit grafts in the
fontal hairline.
along the front of the hairline for approximately 0.5 - 1 cm. This type of placement
produces a soft look to the hairline.
unit grafts, using high density graft placement techniques to produce a transition
zone between the soft hairline and the dense central scalp.
At the central scalp region, follicular units of three and four hairs are placed to
create a fuller, more natural looking appearance.
Through these principles, and orienting the grafts in the proper plane, the end result
will appear virtually undetectable and natural.
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