Bosley Medical Procedures

For decades, practitioners have been able to cover up limited areas of balding scalp in select patients though it has come with many tradeoffs including loss of vital tissue and incomplete results. With this field came the unethical medical groups who exaggerated the potential gains, hid the risks, and put profits ahead of patient welfare. Today's Bosley Medical procedures are still constrained by the same ancient and invasive strip excision process as a Wired.com article acknowledged: "Oddly enough, it's this 50-year-old traditional hair transplantation process that Washenik (Bosley's Medical Director) has been hired to make obsolete."

When it comes to irremediable surgery most medical organizations try to give equal time to the negative aspects of a procedure so the patient can make an informed decision. Bosley downplays or fails to mention the known risks, perhaps knowing it would adversely impact sales. Instead of promoting the health and viability of the scalp these of procedures inherently have the exact opposite effect (see right).

Through the Aderans Research Institute Bosley is among several companies developing and testing methods for hair multiplication. However their advertisements aimed at the public make little mention of this or other safer treatments that may available in the near future. Consumers who are considering the invasive option of hair transplant should be aware of current alternative solutions as well as impending advances before they commit to surgery.

The Anesthesia Process

A local anesthetic like Lidocaine can be used along with epinephrine. In a procedure called a “ring block” anesthetic is administered around the perimeter of the scalp to make the entire scalp numb. A long series of multiple injections is required and both donor and recipient areas are infiltrated. Needles are pushed into the scalp administering anesthetic a little bit at a time. Along with the pain and distention of the needle the anesthetic itself can cause a severe burning sensation as in enters the tissue. The large amount of pain involved in this process has kept some patients from ever going back. A Bosley Medical nurse said she had seen patients suffer permanent hair loss as a result of the anesthesia process. On the "positive" side she mentioned that since their procedures "kill the nerves in your scalp" subsequent anesthetic procedures could be "less painful".

Note: Anesthesia methods can vary between doctors and medical groups. Patients should inquire ahead of time as to what type of anesthesia method is being performed.





	Bosley Medical Procedures For decades, practitioners have been able to cover up limited areas of balding scalp in select patients though it has come with many tradeoffs including loss of vital tissue and incomplete results. With this field came the unethical medical groups who exaggerated the potential gains, hid the risks, and put profits ahead of patient welfare. Today's Bosley Medical procedures are still constrained by the same ancient and invasive strip excision process as a Wired.com article acknowledged: "Oddly enough, it's this 50-year-old traditional hair transplantation process that Washenik (Bosley's Medical Director) has been hired to make obsolete." When it comes to irremediable surgery most medical organizations try to give equal time to the negative aspects of a procedure so the patient can make an informed decision. Bosley downplays or fails to mention the known risks, perhaps knowing it would adversely impact sales. Instead of promoting the health and viability of the scalp these of procedures inherently have the exact opposite effect (see right). Through the Aderans Research Institute Bosley is among several companies developing and testing methods for hair multiplication. However their advertisements aimed at the public make little mention of this or other safer treatments that may available in the near future. Consumers who are considering the invasive option of hair transplant should be aware of current alternative solutions as well as impending advances before they commit to surgery. Hair Loss from the Trauma of Surgery The Anesthesia Process A local anesthetic like Lidocaine can be used along with epinephrine. In a procedure called a “ring block” anesthetic is administered around the perimeter of the scalp to make the entire scalp numb. A long series of multiple injections is required and both donor and recipient areas are infiltrated. Needles are pushed into the scalp administering anesthetic a little bit at a time. Along with the pain and distention of the needle the anesthetic itself can cause a severe burning sensation as in enters the tissue. The large amount of pain involved in this process has kept some patients from ever going back. A Bosley Medical nurse said she had seen patients suffer permanent hair loss as a result of the anesthesia process. On the "positive" side she mentioned that since their procedures "kill the nerves in your scalp" subsequent anesthetic procedures could be "less painful". Note: Anesthesia methods can vary between doctors and medical groups. Patients should inquire ahead of time as to what type of anesthesia method is being performed.