Brendan Fraser Hair Transplant

American-Canadian actor Brendan Fraser, best known for starring in the three-part "Mummy" movie series and "George of the Jungle", is rumored to have had plastic surgery.  






Many celebrity watchers and tabloids claim that Fraser's full head of hair is a sign of plastic surgery by a hair transplant, adding the actor is in fact bald under the several hair pieces he wears for his film roles.

Fraser, now 46, had thick hair as evidenced in many of his movie characters such as "Encino Man", "George of the Jungle" and the "Mummy" franchise.

In 2003 Fraser was pictured with noticeably thinning hair, which led to speculations that the star used  hair lace systems and wigs for his leading man roles. When new images of him surfaced with restored hair a few years later, rumors have gone wild that he had succumbed to plastic surgery.

Hair restoration expert, Dr. Alan Bauman said of Fraser's supposed hair transplant: "Obviously with a significant amount of hereditary hair loss going on, he hasn't been taking his "Vitamin P" (Propecia or Finasteride 1mg), or didn't start soon enough. (Those "in the know" understand the benefits of early medical therapy with finasteride, which helps 90% of men keep their hair looking the same or better for years.)"

In addition to not fighting off his hair loss, the actor has basically made his hair loss worse by wearing hairpieces for his movie roles as well as public appearances. Glue and tape used to attach hair devices weaken hair. Dr. Bauman explained: "Hair loss in the frontal hairline can be caused by the progression of hereditary hair loss, and accelerated by the chronic use of tape or glue used to attach the front of hairpieces onto that area, which we know Fraser has used for years both on screen and off."

Dr. Bauman stated: "Coming up on his 40th birthday, he's reached the average age for hair restoration surgery (39.5) according to the ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery)."

Dr. Bauman went on: "Often, actors will use a combination of non-medical techniques to achieve a youthful hairline and adequate scalp coverage under the "bright lights." Many times, this means front-heavy toupees (like in the case of John Travolta) which simply do not look natural. Unfortunately, too few are under the care of physicians who have specialty training in the field of hair loss and hair restoration -which would enable them to more effectively hang on to their own living and growing hair, and help restore it undetectably with modern methods of transplantation, if need be. Hairpiece "transitions" are never straightforward, presenting many technical and psychological obstacles. Having helped my own father, who had extensive hair loss, transition out of his hairpiece years ago using hair transplantation (three sessions, to be exact) taught me a great deal about the process."

Although the star's hair is far from perfect, Dr. Bauman declared that it is not too late to correct the problem. A new transplant could have more natural results.

Dr. Bauman added: "However, it is not beyond help. A new transplant would "touch-up" the density by adding new follicles into the thinning area, and also the addition of more acutely angulated follicular-unit grafts would help hide the "grafty" appearance of the previously transplanted groupings of hairs, which are easily seen from the side. In stark contrast, today's microsurgical "follicular unit" transplants are NOT performed using rows of grafts. Modern methods allow the transplanted hairs to be artistically angulated and placed one-by-one into a completely natural direction delivering both naturalness and coverage".

It has to be mentioned that Brendan Fraser has not confirmed nor denied the hair transplant rumors.

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