Showing posts with label disadvantages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disadvantages. Show all posts
Thursday, July 11, 2013
The Quality of Service
We live in a Wash-N-Go society. A country full to the brim with cheap, fast solutions to any of life's problems and inconveniences. Our service industry has changed drastically with advancement in technologies, increase in population, and the ever-diminishing quality of products and service. The downwards turn that the economy has taken over the past decade does not help matters, either. The service industry (particularly the hair world) is always one to suffer in times of frugality. Many people try to save a buck by opting for cheap, do-it-yourself dyes, synthetic hair extensions or hairpieces, and 15 minute haircuts over a relaxing experience in the hands of a skilled professional that knows your name and asks for the long version of how your day has been.
There's nothing wrong with watching your wallet. Everyone has to take cuts somewhere. A lot of people, however, have had the experience of a terrible cut, hairpiece, or dye job from an inexperienced stylist who has had an overbooked day. Bad attitudes, bad experience, and an unwelcome atmosphere. Once the cut grows out, they try a different discount cuttery, jump on the conveyor belt, and have the same poor treatment over again. All in the name of fiscal conservativeness.
There are several facts that should be made known for the skeptics. There are differences in service a client experiences in a private hair salon in comparison to a corporate one. There are also a few key factors that come into play when making a decision.
1. Corporate discount hair salons charge separately for a shampoo, a haircut, and a style-out (blow-dry). So your haircut might be $15, but a shampoo is an extra $10 (sometimes &15), and a style-outs run between $20 and $35. Thats a general range of $45 to $65. Plus tip. Also, forget about specialized cuts. These are people who are used to doing quick, simple cuts and blow-drys without too much muss, fuss, or client consideration. I personally have never known anyone to get the best cut of their life at one of these places.
2. Most private salons charge anywhere between $35 and $75 for a haircut. However, this includes a full shampoo and conditioning (most also involve a scalp massage), a haircut that is EXACTLY (not someone else's version of) what you asked for, and a style-out that is appropriate for your cut. There is usually a complementary drink, and friendly conversation in an environment that is comfortable and private. So, you are getting a better full experience for roughly the same price.
3. Men and women are different. Women enjoy displaying their new hairdo, color, or extensions. It is a point of pride. Men, however, usually prefer to look natural. Needing a haircut is one thing, but incoming grays and male pattern baldness can be a sensitive issue for most men. Sensitivity that is not acknowledged by 'discount' hair clubs. Nor is it recognized in regular salons that agree to cut in that hairpiece because they assume it is exactly the same as any other cut. At a private salon or hair replacement studio, each visit is confidential. Each stylist is knowledgeable in their craft. And they recognize that if their job is done right, no one will notice it at all.
4. You don't stay in business for 50 years if you are terrible at what you do. Private businesses like David Hansen Custom Hair Replacement have unparalleled experience at the helm. That much experience and passion in a career results in perfect pieces, every time. Consistency is one of the most important things lacking in the cheaper experience. Why get it right some of the time, when you can get it right EVERY time?
5. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but attitude tells all. Who would be more inclined to be genuine to a client, someone cutting 20 heads a day for minimum wage, or someone who has the time and confidence by building their own business? It's not an easy thing to do; and men like David Hansen do not get to where they are today by treating his clients like numbers on a page.
6. Quality of product is the final major factor in choosing a hair experience. When it comes to specialty products like hairpieces, isn't it worth it to have something that will not only look amazing but will last? Quality custom pieces last longer, and undeniably look much better than their cheap, synthetic counterparts. Why waste money on some cheap throwaway?
So, yes, times are a little tough, but if you are considering something as important as a hairpiece, it is time to get old fashioned. Look for the best quality, and the most experience. The experience will be better, you will have better results, and feel better about the money well spent.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Hair Transplants
If you are looking for a permanent type of hair replacement, something that can become a part of you, chances are that someone will recommend a hair transplant.
Its greatest advantage is that you'll be able to say it's your own hair--because, in effect, it will be. It is the most permanent type of hair replacement available. Once it is completed and your system has accepted it, you can work, play, sleep, and even swim, and never have to remove your hair.
It may sound tempting, but a transplant is not something you should jump into blindly. It is strongly recommended that you look, and look carefully, before you leap. It may be for you, but if you find out that it isn't and you already have had the initial steps performed, it could be a disaster!
A transplant requires more of an investment, both in time and money, than any other method of hair replacement; and although it can be quite attractive if properly carried out, there are no guarantees.
A transplant is a minor operation carried out under local anesthesia in a doctor's office. The patient can usually sit upright in a chair while healthy hair from the back of his scalp is transferred to the balding areas on the top and top and front of his head.
With the use of a circular punch, the doctor bores out plugs of bald scalp and switches them with plugs of scalp that are capable of bearing hair. (Various shape punches have been known to be used, but the circular punch remains superior.) The entire operation requires more than one session, so the patient returns for more punching and plugging at two-week intervals.
It is important to realize that the newly transferred hair stubs will shed within a few weeks. It takes as long as 10 to 20 weeks after the operation before new hair begins to grow, because the hair roots go into a resting stage after the trauma of being transplanted. The patient goes through a period of nearly a year of having the transplanted area resemble cornfield stubble much more than it does hair.
Blonde hair, grey hair and red hair gives less impressive results, since they do not have the appearance of being as thick as dark hair of the same thickness.
No matter how minor the operation, a transplant is surgery, and one must be concerned with the usual surgical questions such as wound healing, clot formation, bleeding tendencies, etc. In addition, there is also a possibility that patients having diabetes could develop hypoglycemia associated with the stress of the procedure, and those who fail to admit to underlying cardiovascular ailments may also be in great danger.
Usually, a certain amount of pain can be expected when the anesthetic wears off, and patients must often put up with black eyes, tearing, swelling, etc., after each session. Itching and a discharge of sebaceous matter at the donor site are also common nuisance. For this reason, if a man is being forced to get the operation by a wife or girlfriend, the minor discomfort may turn into major problems as a result of the psychological trauma.
The procedure is open territory for anybody in medicine who feels qualified, be he a dermatologist, a general practitioner, a head and neck plastic surgeon, a psychiatrist, a pathologist, etc. According to the American Hair Loss Association “It is also important to note that surgery should always be your last resort after all attempts to stop the progression of your hair loss have been exhausted. Currently in the United States the field of surgical hair restoration is completely unregulated by both the government and the medical community. In the US any licensed physician can legally perform hair transplant surgery without any prior surgical training or accreditation of any kind. Every physician, MD or DO, has the legal right to pick up a scalpel and proclaim him/herself a qualified hair transplant surgeon”. in some cases much of the work is entrusted simply to technicians. As you can imagine, with such a variety of operators, many of whom have never shown any surgical aptitude before, the results are sometimes failures, and the patient suffers severe emotional and physical scars.
If the procedure is not planned properly before it is begun, failures can result. Perhaps a patient really does not have enough healthy hair left to donate to the balding area. The fact must be accepted that progress in balding of the scalp will require additional transplants to the newly naked areas.
Doing transplants in the frontal area of a man in his twenties may commit him to transplants for the rest of his life as male pattern alopecia progresses. No one can guarantee that he will have sufficient healthy hair left for subsequent operations required. Furthermore, grafts of hair-bearing scalp taken from an area which is becoming bald will themselves bald at the same time as the area of the scalp from which they were removed.
Failures can also result if the procedure is not executed properly by the physician. Some doctors are not realistic about what a man's natural hairline should look like, and they are seen devising new hairlines never before seen in the history of human nature!
The size of a graft must be no larger than 4mm to survive. However, since skin punches are available in large sizes, a number of surgeons are tempted to use them. Then, there is little or no hair growth. Several of grafts become red, granulating, and ulcerated, because the epidermis did not survive. All that remains is scar tissue, just as occurs when a technician goofs and puts the grafts in backwards or lets them dry out before they are planted.
To make matter worse, if the transplants do not take, the patient will then not only have surgical scars on the bald area.
Perhaps the most prohibitive factor in selecting this method of hair replacement is the cost. Plan on investing at least 5,000 to 10,000.
It is only fair at this point to acknowledge that numerous hair transplants have been successfully completed. But when you consider what is involved in order to achieve success, the fact remains--it is a gamble. many have bet on it and have come out winners. Only you can decide if you want to take the risk. The stakes are high. the jackpot is a tempting target. But to lose could be quite a financial, a physical and an emotional set-back!
The hair doctor David Hansen
www.davidhansen.com
Its greatest advantage is that you'll be able to say it's your own hair--because, in effect, it will be. It is the most permanent type of hair replacement available. Once it is completed and your system has accepted it, you can work, play, sleep, and even swim, and never have to remove your hair.
It may sound tempting, but a transplant is not something you should jump into blindly. It is strongly recommended that you look, and look carefully, before you leap. It may be for you, but if you find out that it isn't and you already have had the initial steps performed, it could be a disaster!
A transplant requires more of an investment, both in time and money, than any other method of hair replacement; and although it can be quite attractive if properly carried out, there are no guarantees.
A transplant is a minor operation carried out under local anesthesia in a doctor's office. The patient can usually sit upright in a chair while healthy hair from the back of his scalp is transferred to the balding areas on the top and top and front of his head.
With the use of a circular punch, the doctor bores out plugs of bald scalp and switches them with plugs of scalp that are capable of bearing hair. (Various shape punches have been known to be used, but the circular punch remains superior.) The entire operation requires more than one session, so the patient returns for more punching and plugging at two-week intervals.
It is important to realize that the newly transferred hair stubs will shed within a few weeks. It takes as long as 10 to 20 weeks after the operation before new hair begins to grow, because the hair roots go into a resting stage after the trauma of being transplanted. The patient goes through a period of nearly a year of having the transplanted area resemble cornfield stubble much more than it does hair.
Blonde hair, grey hair and red hair gives less impressive results, since they do not have the appearance of being as thick as dark hair of the same thickness.
No matter how minor the operation, a transplant is surgery, and one must be concerned with the usual surgical questions such as wound healing, clot formation, bleeding tendencies, etc. In addition, there is also a possibility that patients having diabetes could develop hypoglycemia associated with the stress of the procedure, and those who fail to admit to underlying cardiovascular ailments may also be in great danger.
Usually, a certain amount of pain can be expected when the anesthetic wears off, and patients must often put up with black eyes, tearing, swelling, etc., after each session. Itching and a discharge of sebaceous matter at the donor site are also common nuisance. For this reason, if a man is being forced to get the operation by a wife or girlfriend, the minor discomfort may turn into major problems as a result of the psychological trauma.
The procedure is open territory for anybody in medicine who feels qualified, be he a dermatologist, a general practitioner, a head and neck plastic surgeon, a psychiatrist, a pathologist, etc. According to the American Hair Loss Association “It is also important to note that surgery should always be your last resort after all attempts to stop the progression of your hair loss have been exhausted. Currently in the United States the field of surgical hair restoration is completely unregulated by both the government and the medical community. In the US any licensed physician can legally perform hair transplant surgery without any prior surgical training or accreditation of any kind. Every physician, MD or DO, has the legal right to pick up a scalpel and proclaim him/herself a qualified hair transplant surgeon”. in some cases much of the work is entrusted simply to technicians. As you can imagine, with such a variety of operators, many of whom have never shown any surgical aptitude before, the results are sometimes failures, and the patient suffers severe emotional and physical scars.
If the procedure is not planned properly before it is begun, failures can result. Perhaps a patient really does not have enough healthy hair left to donate to the balding area. The fact must be accepted that progress in balding of the scalp will require additional transplants to the newly naked areas.
Doing transplants in the frontal area of a man in his twenties may commit him to transplants for the rest of his life as male pattern alopecia progresses. No one can guarantee that he will have sufficient healthy hair left for subsequent operations required. Furthermore, grafts of hair-bearing scalp taken from an area which is becoming bald will themselves bald at the same time as the area of the scalp from which they were removed.
Failures can also result if the procedure is not executed properly by the physician. Some doctors are not realistic about what a man's natural hairline should look like, and they are seen devising new hairlines never before seen in the history of human nature!
The size of a graft must be no larger than 4mm to survive. However, since skin punches are available in large sizes, a number of surgeons are tempted to use them. Then, there is little or no hair growth. Several of grafts become red, granulating, and ulcerated, because the epidermis did not survive. All that remains is scar tissue, just as occurs when a technician goofs and puts the grafts in backwards or lets them dry out before they are planted.
To make matter worse, if the transplants do not take, the patient will then not only have surgical scars on the bald area.
Perhaps the most prohibitive factor in selecting this method of hair replacement is the cost. Plan on investing at least 5,000 to 10,000.
It is only fair at this point to acknowledge that numerous hair transplants have been successfully completed. But when you consider what is involved in order to achieve success, the fact remains--it is a gamble. many have bet on it and have come out winners. Only you can decide if you want to take the risk. The stakes are high. the jackpot is a tempting target. But to lose could be quite a financial, a physical and an emotional set-back!
The hair doctor David Hansen
www.davidhansen.com
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