Understanding Hair Transplants: Types, Procedure, and Benefits

Hair transplants aim to restore hair growth on the scalp and it is an effective treatment for many types of hair loss. It is a technique that removes hair follicles from one part of the body, called the ‘donor site’, to a bald or balding part of the body called the ‘recipient site’.

Types of Hair transplant

There are two types of hair transplants:

1. Follicular unit strip surgery (FUSS). The surgeon will remove a small part of the skin from the donor area and close the incision with stitches. They will then use the separated donor skin into tiny follicular units that contain one or several hair follicles and insert these units into the desired area.
2. Follicular unit extraction (FUE). The surgeon will remove follicles from the area of the donor area. Although this procedure will lead to some scarring, may be less noticeable, and the person will not usually require stitches.

Both techniques are effective and the doctor will according to the baldness overhead.

Procedure

Before: The surgeon will select an area that will serve as a donor site or area with healthy hair.

Step 1: A tube-like instrument will take grafts of hair from the donor site or from a healthy hair scalp

Step 2: Now this graft is placed in the area where there is less hair growth

Step 3: After placing the graft it is sutured.

Conditions that can be treated with hair transplant

There are many reasons for losing hair. Hair loss can be temporary or permanent. Hair implants will help with permanent hair loss caused by:

• Alopecia areata
• Androgenic alopecia.
• Thyroid diseases.
• Traumatic injuries
• Burns.

Side effects of hair transplant

There are fewer side effects noticed by patients

• Crust or scabs formed in the hair:- Tiny scars appear which disappear in a few weeks
• Itching:- It is the most common side effect and remains for 1 or 2 months. It appears due to scabs formation. The easiest way to calm itchiness is to keep applying the solution provided by the doctor.
• Tightness: usually felt around the head after the procedure and will disappear in 2-3 days.

These are temporary and heal with time.

Benefits of hair transplant:

Hair transplants are a boon as they

• Improve Appearance:-
• Permanent Solution to baldness and Negligible Maintenance

Cost of hair transplants?

Hair transplantation comes at a higher cost at the initial stage but later on, actually is better as you don’t need to rely on unnecessary treatments.

As a hair transplant is a permanent solution, it is slightly costly and cost can vary from person to person depending on certain factors such as the area of baldness, the technique used and type of hair transplant done, skills, and the experience of a surgeon

How long does a hair transplant last?

A hair transplant can last an entire lifetime as they are designed to be a permanent hair loss solution but if there are new areas of baldness then those have to be treated.

What is the success rate of hair transplants?

85-95% of all implanted grafts easily grow in the transplanted area, which indicates that hair transplants are generally very successful.

Is a hair transplant painful?

The local anesthesia and post-operative pain medications will soothe the pain after a hair transplant or during a hair transplant. No surgery can be completely painless and a temporary level of discomfort exists.

Consult your Doctor for a hair transformation and better consultation.