Though surgical hair restoration is a viable option, it may not be suitable for everyone, due to various medical reasons. Along with such candidates, there are people who do not prefer the option of surgery, or those who may want their surgical restoration to look even better. For such people there are non-surgical hair restoration procedures.

Non-surgical hair restoration is suitable for people:-

• Who may be suffering from a temporary condition of hair loss arising out of illness or a treatment like chemotherapy, since in such cases the hair is ultimately going to grow back on its own, it is better to go for a non-surgical hair restoration procedure.
• Then there are people, who may be suffering from a genetic problem which makes natural hair growth impossible.
• People who do not have sufficient amount of donor hair for transplant may combine hair transplant with a suitable hair addition, to get satisfactory results.
• People suffering from any medical condition, due to which it is inadvisable for them to go for a hair transplant.

Non surgical hair restoration consists of hair extensions, hair pieces, hair fusions, hair-weaving and wigs. They may be made from human hair, which can be the patient’s hair as well as someone else’s. They can also be made from synthetic materials which resemble hair. Or they could be made from a combination of both.

A number of factors should be taken into account while selecting hair additions. These are:-

• They should be prepared in such a way that they are natural and nice in appearance. The volume and density of hair should be balanced carefully, such that the addition should not appear unnaturally voluminous or very little. Only an expert can do this job well, so take care to get it done from someone who is backed by a good reputation and experience.
• Hair additions are made from a wide variety of materials. It is very difficult for the patients to make the correct selection of material. They should do adequate research, as well as take help from informed sources, to select the right material for them-selves.
• Certain patients may be allergic to specific materials, which may be used in hair additions. These may be adhesives or the material of the hair. Such patients should take care to avoid using such material in there hair additions.

Though hair additions that have been tailor-made to the patients’ requirements are infinitely more satisfactory than ready-made products, they are also more expensive. The patient should decide what he would like to go for, keeping his budget in mind. Once you have got your hair-addition/replacement, you need to clean it regularly so that you can keep any allergy or infection at bay.