What Happens When A Hair Transplant Go Wrong?

Posted by Medispa India on April 7th, 2021

While planning for undergoing hair transplant people stays in bit dilemma to opt for or not to opt for the procedure. On one side where hair loss sufferer hopes for excellent outcomes of hair transplant same way on other side they stays anxious about the horrifying rumours regarding the procedure.

Hair transplant cosmetic surgery is intended to cover the bald area using the hair follicles harvested from the donor area. Hair transplant in India is gaining a lot of popularity and the procedure is on high demand. People are not only choosing this procedure to rectify the baldness but also to achieve a desirable hairline if they are not happy with theirs. There are few hair transplant surgeons in India who have built their names and are enlisted among the top hair transplant surgeons of the world.   But alongside these clinics unauthorized and unethical practises are running across the country. These unauthorized clinics and their staffs try to lure the desperate hair sufferers with sweet talks, false promises and attractive discounts.  Desperate hair loss sufferers often falls in the trap of these cheaper clinics and ends up with disastrous results, regret and disappointment for lives.

These clinics have deceptive marketing strategies which looks very professional and genuine but the reality behind the curtain in invisible. These clinics hire substandard and unqualified technicians to perform the procedures and are equipped with primitive instruments. The clinics and the hair transplant doctor majorly compromise on the surgical protocols which could have serious consequences. Many cases are coming into limelight where after hair transplant patient had undergone serious infections which is life threatening. Therefore, it is not just an issue of botched hair transplant results or poor outcomes but choosing these clinics could have fatal consequences. Henceforth, it is wise to save yourself from the harsh consequences and better to go with authorized and experienced hair transplant surgeons.

The international society of hair restoration surgery (ISHRS) have looked into the matter deeply and issued warnings regarding these unethical practices as they are questioning the reliability of the procedure. It has become very important to rule out the right choice of hair transplant clinic yourself and not rely on their advertisements. If you want to reconfirm it is wise to contact the medical board regarding the confirmation of the credentials of the surgeon and authorization of the clinic. 

What all are considered as bad hair transplant?

1. The ugly looking scars in the front line which occurs due to substandard and primitive punch like surgical device delivering doll’s head look appearance.
2. Unnatural wig like look when multiple thick grafts are planted in the front line in the temporal triangles.
3. Large circular ugly scars visible when inappropriate size of punch is used leading to further high damage rate to the follicular grafts.
4.  Large linear scar after FUT technique which occurs due to performing the procedure using primitive technique and inexperienced hands.
5. Arrangement of follicles in a straight line resulting in wig like look.
6. Unnatural look resulting by improper angulations and direction of hair follicles.
7. Overharvesting of follicular grafts could be a possibility when the procedure is performed by inexperienced surgeons leading to violation of safe donor area and density depletion at the donor area. This results in negative influence on permanency of outcomes.

What happens when hair transplant go wrong?

There could be circumstances when hair transplant goes really wrong when you choose inexperienced hands for your hair transplant. But sometimes over expectations from the procedure could result in dissatisfaction. Therefore, it is important for the surgeon to clearly explain the patents regarding realistic expectations.

When the hair transplant goes really wrong the patients are left with only 2 options: either live with the consequences of botched results for life or undergo hair transplant revision. Hair transplant revision is a procedure which refers to rectification of the bad hair transplant results. It is quite a complicated procedure which needs highly experienced hair transplant surgeon. It is better to reassure the skills of the hair transplant surgeon by asking the previous cases picture of the hair transplant revision performed by the respective surgeon.   It is advisable to choose a hair transplant surgeon with high super specialized qualification and experience as it highly precision based work which also needs sound decision making.

Dr Suneet Soni, the in house surgeon of Medispa clinics in Jaipur and Delhi is one of the most recognized hair transplant surgeon in the country. He is among the very few hair transplant surgeon who have been listed in the top hair transplant surgeons of the world. He has an experience of more than 14 years and has performed hundreds of hair transplant revision cases. His patient’s reviews and work pictures are vital proof of his excellent hair transplant results.