The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
Issue link: https://magazines.vuenj.com/i/1326760
New Year, New You A First-Hand Look into the Innovative & Transformative DFI Hair Transplant Procedure F or most of us, our hair is one of our most defining physical characteristics. Much like our eye color, and the shape of our facial features, our hair is a part of who we are and how others perceive us. A young boy might be known for his trademark mop of curly dark hair while a little girl is recognized by her long golden braid. Time, however, is a cruel mistress, and right around the age of adolescence, our hair pattern changes. is is the time when, for many of us, hair loss slowly begins. Hair loss affects both men and women and is a source of self-consciousness and low self-esteem for millions of Americans. At some point in their lives, nearly fiy percent of men and forty percent of women will suffer from pattern hair loss. e extent to which women will lose their hair due to pattern baldness is less severe than for men, who oen end up completely bald. As a result, self-confidence diminishes, and a once defining part of a man's identity–his hair, is no longer a part of his makeup. Fortunately, with the advent of new technologies, both men and women have an effective, painless, and permanent option to combat hair loss. Here at VUE, we have a unique, first-person perspective of the innovative Direct Follicle Implant technique for hair restoration. Our Publisher and Founder, Jason Underberg, recently completed his DFI procedure at Eternal Hair & Esthetics in Totowa, New Jersey, and he carved out some time to give us a first-hand look into his transformative experience. As a magazine Publisher, Underberg is accustomed to doing research, and his quest for the most innovative hair replacement procedure was no different: "I have been researching regrowing hair forever. I've done a lot of other methods like PRP [platelet-rich plasma therapy] and others. A hair transplant, however, was always a last resort. When you think about a hair transplant you think, 'major surgery, major downtime, last resort.' en I heard about DFI, which was noninvasive." BY MELISSA SORGE V U E N J . C O M 80