As any personal injury lawyer with experience might tell you, when a person sustains a serious injury they may experience hair loss as an indirect or direct result. When the person’s injury was a direct result of an accident caused by someone else, hair treatment may be eligible for inclusion in the victim’s injury claim. Despite what the at-fault party’s insurance company may say in response to a claim, damages that are directly related to the primary injury are usually compensable. It’s important to consult a respected personal injury lawyer to confirm which damages can be included in the claim.

An experienced lawyer will also be able to assess a dollar value to each damage which is difficult for many victims to do on their own. This is particularly true for damages such as extreme hair loss. Victims who hire a personal injury lawyer will have a legal professional who will fight for their right to receive the maximum amount of compensation. If the insurance company denies a valid claim for compensation for hair treatment, their personal injury lawyer can force the issue by filing a lawsuit for compensation, if necessary.

Hair Loss Resulting from a Personal Injury

The body can react in various ways to physical or emotional trauma. In some cases, it can cause a person’s hair to suddenly turn all white. For others, they may lose clumps of their hair with no end seemingly in sight, with the threat of losing all of their hair looming on the horizon. A hair treatment doctor can examine the patient, take their medical history, and perform diagnostic tests to determine the cause of the hair loss. He or she can also determine which hair treatments are an option for the patient, based on their condition and other factors. For some, it may be as simple as allowing the body time to recover from the surgery or other treatment of their injury. For others, it may require a change in diet and other lifestyle changes. For many, optimal hair treatment will be a hair transplant, platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections, or low light laser therapy. Only after a comprehensive examination will your choices be clear as not everyone is a candidate for these more advanced solutions.

Hair Transplants

Hair transplants are an effective method for fighting hair loss and hair thinning. A hair transplant is permanent, which offers many advantages over hair pieces. A hair treatment doctor transplants a percentage of the patient’s own hair from where it is growing in profusion to an area of the scalp that is lacking in hair. Because it’s the patient’s own hair follicles that are used, it is highly unlikely that the patient’s body will reject those transplanted hairs.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections

PRP treatment involves the injection of the patient’s platelet rich plasma (separated from their own blood sample) into the area of the scalp that has hair loss or thinning. The plasma encourages healthy cell growth and the formulation of new hair.

Low Light Laser Therapy

Low light laser therapy involves the hair treatment doctor using a specially developed laser to reverse the patient’s hair loss.

To discover if you are a good candidate for one of the above treatments, contact a hair treatment doctor today.

Resources:

Wikipedia, Hair Treatment

Dr. Robin Unger, Hair Loss Treatment New York

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