Friday 29 January 2016

Nutrition for Hair Transplant Recovery



Maintaining a nutritious diet is essential for daily requirements that your body needs, not only in preparation to get through the day, but also to replenish depleted nutrients and energy to recover from stress, trauma and physical activity.  Any type of surgery is a stress on your body, so our bodies need to work harder to overcome even the most minor of surgical procedures.
To provide your body with the weapons to boost your immune system, replenish your blood and heal faster you must ensure you are ingesting good quality essential nutrients.
So what can you do to maximize your Hair Transplant Surgery recovery?
Obviously in preparation for surgery it is best to avoid things like smoking, alcohol and recreational drugs. In addition, certain things like non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, caffeine, warfarin and fish oils can thin your blood. Ensure you speak to your doctor about whether or not to cease any necessary medications that have been prescribed for you.
After Hair Transplant Surgery

  • Water – Good old H20 : Six-eight glasses of water is the recommended daily amount of water and assists fiber to work better and prevent constipation. Keeping hydrated will also avoid the symptoms of dehydration, such as nausea and vomiting, and flush any toxins out of your system.
  • Calories : You’ll need energy to endure your hair transplant surgery. Sometimes they can be several hours in duration. So eat a light meal prior and you’ll better able to process any pain medications given to you during your surgery and minimize nausea.
  • Protein : Proteins are the basic building blocks of skin, so they are essential for quality wound-healing.
  • Fiber : During surgery you are only mildly sedated for a short period and will not require breathing apparatus as you would with major surgery. So you will be able to get up and move around, watch movies and chat to the friendly staff at Newin Institute.

However, some of the pain medication given to you during surgery may make your bowel movements slow down. To avoid constipation, get lots of fiber into your diet from good sources like prunes, prune juice, vegetables, legumes, beans, whole-grains, cereals. You could also try psyllium or Metamucil.
Vitamins and minerals
The best vitamins to boost skin recovery, tissue repair and wound healing include:

  • Vitamin C - to produce wound-healing collagen and elastin.
  • Zinc - necessary for the production of collagen (Zinc also interacts with Vitamin A to make it available for use in the body and also plays a vital role in immune function).
  • Vitamin A - promotes the growth of new blood vessels, important for nourishing newly forming skin tissues.
  • Vitamin B6 - ensures optimal fat and protein metabolism and assists clotting during the wound-healing process.
  • Copper - a trace mineral that  promotes the formation of strong, flexible connective tissue ( An important consideration if you are having FUG (Donor Strip) Surgery).
  • Vitamin E - an antioxidant that boosts your immune system by neutralizing free radicals in your body.
  • Iron - Your body needs iron as well as copper to make hemoglobin which delivers oxygen to the tissues.
  • Vitamin B12 - important for making DNA during cell production. Importantly, it assists red blood cells to reach maturity, so they can function to deliver essential oxygen to your body’s tissues - especially in wound repair.

At Newin Institute Hair Transplant Surgery and Cosmetic Medicine we care about optimizing your surgical experience.

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Peptide Treatment in Sydney

Peptide treatment and its demand has seen it grow significantly over the last few years. Peptides which in simple terms are known as “small proteins” can be administered in the form of a cream or an injection. The recommended dosage and frequency varies depending on the type of peptide as well as the age and body weight of the patient. Peptides have many benefits which include:
  • -          Reducing body fat
  • -          Increasing lean body tissue and strength
  • -          Acting as an anti-aging treatment
  • -          Helping with injuries
  • -          Improving overall health
  • -          Improving ones sex drive

Peptide treatment begins with a face to face consultation with a qualified Doctor that is very experienced and knowledgeable in the field of peptide treatment. Unfortunately some people are ordering peptides online without following the above recommended advice.
In Sydney, clients can request a consultation with Dr Rhett Bosnich in order to be medically assessed and recommended the appropriate combination of peptides to suit their ultimate goal. Our Pyrmont consulting rooms in Sydney are only a 6 minute drive from George Street in the City or a 20 minute walk from Town Hall train Station.

Once assessed for peptide treatment in Sydney, Dr Bosnich will respond to the patient in writing usually within 2 business days with information about the recommended treatment. If this is something that the client wishes to pursue they are instructed to call the clinic to place the order over the phone. Dr Bosnich will then request for the peptide to be made by a compounding pharmacy and then posted out to the client’s home address. 

Sunday 17 January 2016

PRP Injections – Why do Prices Vary So Much?

When shopping around for PRP it does not take long to discover that the cost of PRP injections for hair loss varies drastically from one clinic to the next. Many people are not aware of the reasons why some clinics only charge a couple of hundred dollars while others can ask for amounts of around $1500 per treatment. How is this possible you ask? What are the reasons some charge more than others?
It’s time to get the facts. Price is affected by the following:

·        Blood volume – More blood extracted requires the use of more test tubes which increases the cost of the medical equipment involved. On the average PRP test tubes have a maximum capacity of 8mls each. Understand that these tubes must be discarded after use. Clinics that only take out 5-8mls of blood can get by using only the 1 test tube which keeps their operating cost down. When taking out large blood volumes of 60 mls (or more) it is not uncommon to use 8-12 test tubes per treatment.
·        Quality of the tubes – The tubes used during PRP can vary in price by as much as 200% when comparing cheap ones to the better quality ones.

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·        Quality of the Centrifuge – A small portable and simple centrifuge can be purchased for a few hundred dollars but a medical grade centrifuge which is larger and concentrates the platelets to a higher degree costs thousands. The better quality centrifuge costs more to maintain and therefore can affect the price of the PRP treatment.
·        Who is it performed by? – The PRP can be performed by a qualified Doctor or a nurse, which can affect the price. The Doctor’s time is worth more than that of any other staff member.
·        Anaesthetic used – The most effective way to anaesthetize the recipient area in a way that does not risk in reducing the benefit of the PRP is by local anaesthetic injection via the ring block formation which can only be done by a Doctor. The alternative is via an anaesthetic cream which is used by nurses or assistants. Anaesthetic injections cost more than creams and do affect price.
·        Supply and Demand – A reputable medical clinic that offer PRP which is performed by a qualified Doctor will attract more patients than a small hair loss business run by unqualified salesman in 99% of cases. For this reason a less reputable business is highly likely to offer cheaper treatment prices to entice customers away from the more professional and reputable clinics.
Another important factor to supply and demand are the consistent results generated at the clinic and word of mouth. If the clinic rarely deliver the outcome that was promised or do not deliver a professional and no sales pressure style of service, this can generate bad word of mouth resulting in a reduced demand for treatment.


Remember that the right price for anything is always the price that people are willing to pay. After reading this article we hope you now understand why what appears to be the same treatment can vary so much in price.

Saturday 9 January 2016


Robotic FUE v Non-Robotic FUE

There has been much excitement around the world with the development of robotic assisted FUE (follicular unit extraction). Any new developments that may improve outcomes and patient satisfaction are to be commended. A major selling point has been the ability of the robotic FUE machine to extract grafts at faster speed than what can be done manually by the Surgeon. This would naturally equate to larger FUE graft numbers per session and therefore less time in the chair.
   
However let’s look at these facts:
·         In Australia, the most reputable and experienced FUE hair transplant surgeons have not adopted this technology.
·         Arguably the world’s most famous FUE surgeon Dr John Cole from Atlanta, USA has not adopted the robotic FUE machine either.

So the question is why aren’t all these Doctors eager to make the FUE procedure less demanding on themselves and the patients by taking up the robotic FUE machine?
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 Here a few facts about robotic FUE:
1.       A complete donor shave must be performed. This means you can not isolate the extraction points to a small surface area of the donor.

2.       The robotic machine uses larger (meaning thicker) punches to extract all the grafts. When done manually, the punch size is individualized to the patient and the specific hair grouping. This means 0.8 mm punches can be used for single haired grafts, 1.0 mm grafts for the 2 and possibly 3 haired grafts and the 1.2 mm punch from the 4 haired grafts. An experienced FUE surgeon will typically use the 1.0 mm punch for a high majority of the follicular units extracted.

3.       Using a larger punch results in the FUE scar spots being more visible in some individuals. Slightly thicker grafts also means that less follicular units are planted per square cm, which creates in a thinner coverage than if smaller FUE punches were used.

4.       Transection rates (the percentage of hair follicles damaged during the extraction process) from robotic FUE machines, have been shown in some studies to be higher than compared to manual or motorized FUE in experienced hands. The higher the percentage of damaged hairs, the lower the overall growth rates that are achieved.  

5.       Doctors without any hairtransplant qualifications or experience are using robotic FUE devices around the world.

6.       The outcomes with robotic FUE are no better than manual or motorized FUE (in the hands of experienced FUE hair transplant surgeons).

hair loss treatment7.       The process of manually extracting 1000 grafts or more in a day via FUE is very exhausting to the eyes of the surgeon. This is why hair transplant Doctors in the vicinity of 60 years of age or older, who do not have the healthy eye sight of their younger years, rarely perform the FUE method. This robotic machine allows these same Doctors the ability to now offer FUE to their patients.

So a summary of the benefits/advantages to the Surgeon are:
  • FUE can be performed faster with little involvement of the Doctor.
  • Larger graft numbers are possible but with a higher transaction rates.
  • Robotic FUE can be performed by a Doctor with limited to no hair transplantation experience. They would only need a team of experienced hair transplant technicians to perform the planting.

In Australia, it is interesting that those Doctors who were often the greatest doubters of the benefits of FUE, who had a very limited experience of performing this method, are now the promoters and supporters of robotic FUE! How times change…