ALTHOUGH there are various solutions to regain one’s head of hair—such as topical treatments and hair supplements, or through wearing wigs, toupees, and hair weaves—these are only temporary solutions to one's hair loss troubles.

So if you’re losing hair and you don’t know what to do, have you considered getting a hair transplant?

“The only long-term and permanent solution that will bring back lost hair in places where they have disappeared is a hair transplant procedure. If you want to grow your own hair naturally and permanently, this is the only way to go,” MAXiM Hair Restoration CEO Mac Fadra explains.

According to Fadra, a hair transplant is “a minor surgical procedure wherein doctors take hair from the back of your head and then transplants it to thinning areas.” Contrary to popular belief, hair transplants do not restore your locks. Instead, it just fills in the gaps. MAXiM Hair Restoration, a 13-year-old international hair transplant clinic established in New York City that opened in Manila in 2004, offers hair transplant procedures called the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) and the Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT). FUE is an advanced no-stitch, no-linear scar hair transplant technique. On the other hand, FUT is the conventional way, which leaves a very thin linear scar at the back of your head, but it’s covered by your existing hair. Both transplant procedures take only a few hours. PBA legend Alvin Patrimonio was one of the clients who went to MAXiM to find a permanent solution for his thinning hair. He underwent FUE in August of last year. The PBA four-time MVP was hesitant at first because he thought it was going to hurt a lot, but surprisingly, there the procedure was totally pain-freel. “During the procedure I was even just watching TV or playing with my cellphone. There was no discomfort at all,” he said. “Afterwards, the post-surgery hair care routine was explained to me. It was easy and hassle-free. Now, seven months later, I am really happy with the results. I no longer feel insecure whenever TV cameras focus on me. The results are permanent. And the hair on my head is all mine.”