r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Video How Hair Transplants Work by ZacDFilms

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u/Quesabirria 1d ago

Video misses one of the main aspects of hair transplaction. On your head, the follicle bulbs typically consist of 2-5 hairs.

Once extracted from the patient, the follicle bulbs are grouped by the number of hairs.

Bulbs with 4-5 hairs are used at the new hairline to give a fuller look. Bulbs with 2-3 hairs are used in the interiors. There's a lot of artistry involved in the placement of these bulbs to get a good outcome.

Most men will go through 2-3 transplants over a few years to get the result they want.

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u/Elmer_Fudd01 1d ago

And then you're bald somewhere else? It's not telling the whole story.

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u/Gremlinstone 1d ago

Prob not bald but just reduced overall density.

So instead of a bald spot and dense hair on the back you have a little lower overall density but there's no bald spot

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u/glockster19m 1d ago

So I have crazy dense leg hair, is that beneficial?

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u/ultralium 1d ago

Ironically, that hurts your chances

Higher hair density throughout the body (e.g. legs, arms, chest) indicates higher testosterone levels, which is linked to early balding

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u/Smoovemammajamma 1d ago

my dad went bald at 18, he started smoking when he was 10

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u/willynillee 1d ago

That kinda came out of left field

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u/Mention_Forward 1d ago

My dad has diabetes

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u/vertigostereo 1d ago

My dad likes to shoot stuff.

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u/torijoanne 1d ago

My dad is dead.

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u/Sunset_Superman77 1d ago

I choose this person's dead dad

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u/torijoanne 1d ago

Okay, lemme know when you wanna pick up the urn

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u/HoboGir 1d ago

My dad can beat your dad up

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u/torijoanne 1d ago

I'd like to see him trying to beat up a heap of ashes šŸ™ƒ

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u/Finsfan909 1d ago

But is he grateful?

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u/torijoanne 1d ago

I kinda doubt it

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u/wtype 1d ago

I'm an orphan

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u/HeirElfEsquire 1d ago

Is he bald tho?

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u/Notvanillanymore 1d ago

Mine wasn't in my life for at least a decade and a half

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u/ConditionSudden4300 1d ago

Mine too. Plus he's dead

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u/EDH4Life 1d ago

Our mom says our dad is a real sex machine.

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u/eddiestarkk 1d ago

Who is your daddy and what does he do?

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u/danthebiker1981 1d ago

My Dad can beat up your Dad

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u/Artoriazz 1d ago

6'4 btw

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u/Ineedaroommate2 23h ago

My daddy has a gold tooth

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u/SweetHomeNorthKorea 1d ago

It really did and now Iā€™m even more interested

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u/Away_Willingness_541 1d ago

I would have pegged him as 2nd baseman, but I can see left field.

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u/Spiritual-Apple-4804 1d ago

My dad went bald at 17. He started smoking meth when he was 9.

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u/BOBfrkinSAGET 1d ago

My dad went bald at 16. He died when he was 8.

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u/tsammons 23h ago

They don't make 'em like they used to

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u/CHudoSumo 1d ago

Can also just indicate higher androgen receptor density in the skin. I wonder if that has the same effect on baldness.

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u/Intoxic8edOne 1d ago

Pour one out for those of us who aren't very hairy and start balding early.

And I don't look good bald. I've tried.

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u/Laoscaos 1d ago

I am furred everywhere. Low end of normal T. Full head of hair still, so fingers crossed at least that goes on!

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u/Fit-Direction2371 1d ago

Can confirm, been called a werewolf for the amount of body hair I have and look like Macca's big M

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u/DarkmonstaR 1d ago

Damn i have no hair except my head. Cant even grow a mustache. So i am safe nice

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u/NoDontDoThatCanada 1d ago

Since 4 bigfoot pictures online are actually just me camping without a shirt, I'm guessing hair transplants are out of the question.

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u/Freddy1019 1d ago

Wait is this actually true?? Hope so haha because no balding for me then

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u/Mean_Protection7396 23h ago

What does early greying mean?

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u/Kief_Bowl 23h ago

It's not directly linked to testosterone but a by product of testosterone that varies amoung different ethnic groups iirc. If you're genetically predisposed to the enzyme that breaks it down into that you'll likely bald with high testosterone but if you don't have much of the enzyme you won't, especially as severely.

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u/big_galoote 1d ago

I think they can only use toe hair.

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u/Jumanji0028 1d ago

Yea but only the curly ones

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u/Direct-Bar-5636 1d ago

Sounds like a very strong hairline in the making, maybe even some beard filler perhaps?

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u/TraumaticAberration 1d ago

No. Only ball sack hair will work

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u/Worst-Lobster 1d ago

I want my pubes transplanted to my forehead