The discomfort after this operation is minimal. This means that a patient with frontal baldness can return to work one week after a Flap procedure with a full head of hair. Since the flap involves a basic rearranging of hair which is already in a normal growth cycle, the hair itself remains unchanged. No other procedure moves more hair in a shorter period of time or looks as natural as the Flap. You will have a natural hairline with hair that can be styled in any way you choose and you can engage in any type of activity without worrying about what it will look like.
Patients now have the ability to maintain an active life with freedom from an unnatural appearance.
Some patients with tight scalps will require tissue expansion in conjunction with the Flap. This procedure is discussed in another section of this site. The hair density provided by these procedures permits easy and varied hairstyling because it is uniform and as thick as the hair on the side of the head. This illusion quickly disappears when the patient goes swimming, plays tennis, or engages in any other physical activity. Flap patients do not worry about this.