The following will give you a sense of what the surgery is like at Gene Gerace.

All operations are performed in the comfortable congenial atmosphere of our well-equipped out-patient facilities.

During the procedure you will be sitting in a comfortable surgical chair with a surgical gown covering your clothes,as you read, watch tv or just chat with the doctor and nurse

In preparation for the procedure, you will be given a very light general anesthesia in order to avoid the brief discomfort of the injection of the local anesthetic. After this there is no pain or discomfort felt by the patient. At this time the doctor transplants 300 to 1000 slit grafts of your own hair to the balding or thinning area. The slit grafts which,are genetically programed to grow for your lifetime,are taken from the area around the back of the scalp,known as the "donor area". Then they are placed in a design that closely matches your original hair pattern in the balding or thinning area on top of the scalp, known as the "recipient area". The slit grafts are linear in shape and about 1/2 inch in length - resembling a paper cut. Depending on the thickness and density of the hair at the patient's donor site, each graft will vary in the amount of hair per slit depending on the placement.Since the hair roots and follicles are found on the superficial of the skin,the doctor needs only to go as deep enough to ensure that the entire follicle is removed; the underlying tissue never touched small spaces are left between the transplants to allow an adequate blood supply to reach each one during the healing process. Should the patient desire additional thickness of growth of hair, these spaces can be filled in with additional transplants within 6 to 8 wks after the initial procedure is performed

  Ctr is the worldsfirst non-surgical skin graft hair replacement procedure,based entirely on the emerging science of Applied Virtual Skin Technology developed by the Versacchi Institute in Owings Mills,Maryland.That is ,the application of hair directly to the scalp in a safe,dermatologically correct Fashion. Hair that literally becomes a physical part of you ,not something you wear Seamless and invisable,non-invasive and completely reversible,requiring no daily maintenance.