Dr. Daniel Taheri Now Offers Nonsurgical Hair Transplants

Dr. Daniel Taheri, founder and Chief Medical Officer of LA Laser and Skin Center, now offers nonsurgical NeoGraft hair transplant procedures for both male and female patients who suffer from hair loss. With so many outdated hair transplant options available, Dr. Taheri is proud his practice upgraded to NeoGraft technology.  

Historically, people have done just about anything to restore their luscious locks. First, there was the unfortunate hair plug trend popularized in the 1950’s that left patients with obvious and unnatural tufts of hair in sparse groupings. Dozens of pea-sized chunks of scalp, or plugs, were extracted near the nape and then implanted towards the front of the head. Hair plugs became obsolete in the 1980’s with the invention of the strip harvesting technique. A thick strip of scalp on the back of the head was removed in order to harvest hair grafts for transplantation. This method involved a long, painful recovery process with limited physical activity and constant suture care, ultimately resulting in a telltale scar that let everyone in on the hair transplant secret. Strip harvesting is still currently available despite numerous patient friendly advancements in hair transplantation.

Today, follicular unit extraction, or FUE, is the most state of the art hair transplant technology available. One by one, singular hair follicles are removed from a safe donor area and then transplanted individually into a carefully mapped recipient site. FUE is minimally invasive with no stitches, shorter recovery time, nominal pain, and few activity restrictions. Best of all, there is no scarring, and the results look completely natural. Some hair transplant specialists perform FUE by hand, using basic surgical tools to manually extract each graft, create recipient sites, and then insert the graft with surgical grade tweezers. Though more effective than previous hair transplant methods, performing FUE manually takes an extremely long time and leaves room for user error. Even the most skilled transplant specialists have difficulty maintaining consistency in depth and angle during extraction and implantation. Additionally, the delicate follicles are constantly handled before insertion, so there is always a small percentage of grafts that do not survive the procedure.

NeoGraft, the first and only fully automated hair transplantation system, eliminates the difficulties associated with manual FUE. The secret is in the patented pneumatic device, which controls the precise angle, depth, and pressure used to extract and implant each graft. During harvesting, a small punch is made with the NeoGraft extraction tool. Individual hair follicles are then gently pulled from the scalp and sent through tubing into a chamber that delicately counts, sorts, and stores the grafts until implantation time. With manual FUE, counting the follicles, creating the recipient site, and implanting the grafts is a drawn out, three step process that can take more than six hours. NeoGraft, on the other hand, is quick and easy. Using one tool to both punch the scalp and implant individual follicles, the automated NeoGraft system again controls angle, depth, and pressure ensuring that each graft is implanted in exactly the same, safe way.

NeoGraft expert, Dr. Daniel Taheri, and his team of highly skilled specialists are excited to offer this revolutionary hair transplantation system in two LA Laser and Skin Center locations, Westwood Dermatology in Los Angeles and Henderson Dermatology and Skin Cancer just outside Las Vegas. If you’re interested in scheduling a NeoGraft consultation and want to learn more about LA Laser and Skin Center’s world class staff of board certified dermatologists, aestheticians, registered nurses, and patient care specialists, call 1-800-501-3376.