Duchesne Record | 1914-08-07 | Page 7 | Hope for the Bald Head

HOPE FOR THE BALD HEAD i S Sewing Hairs on Scalps Is Proving Successful Successful Fine Fine Gold Wires Are Used A method of sewing hairs In the human scalp in cases of partial or total baldness baldness' has been successfully used in several se Instances by Doctor at atthe the hospital of Saint Stephane Sto- Sto phane at Budapest and a report ap appears appears ap- ap pears in the London Times The Hie number of hairs planted Inthe in inthe inthe the head of a patient has bas been as many as One hundred hairs are drawn through punctures in the scalp to every square centimeter and andas as both ends are left free the number num num- her ber is thus or over ono one thousand to each square inch Very fine lne gold wires vires are used one hundredth five of oC an inch in diameter and fine long hairs from a womans woman's head are attached at at- ached at the middle to these The gold loop 1001 or knot acts as an anchor and after sterilization is Introduced into the subcutaneous tissue where it is slightly twisted and holds the hair permanently in position It is stated that hairs can thus be introduced in introduced in in- Into the scalp within three three- quarters of an hour Doctor has designed a special special cial instrument for Cor Introducing and fixing the gold wires The latter are arc areso areso I so light and so fine that the total amount of gold In the scalp after planting hairs is only one gram gramme me The hair hall Is stated to appear perfectly natural and a capsule of oC tissue appears to form around each gold wire knot The Inflammation resulting from the treatment entirely disappears In from ten to twelve days das and In no case so far has any Intense intense intense in In- tense inflammation or suppuration re- re suIted stilted The hair can cnn be washed brushed and treated with oil In the ordinary way vay an J one of the earliest patients so treated a lad lady has retained re reo re- re tamed her hair intact with the origInal original original inal luster and flexibility for Cor over seven years jears