HAIR TRANSPLANT TREATMENT

Posted by Ashar Habib on May 19th, 2021

HAIR TRANSPLANT TREATMENTS are the methods to restore scalp hair. A bald person wishes to have a natural look like normal hairy persons. The baldness is mostly caused due to inheritance of specific recessive genes from parents to offspring. Baldness is more common in men. The reason for this high incidence is that it is a sex-limited trait. In men, only a single gene is enough to cause baldness. However, this case is different in females. In females, one gene cannot cause baldness alone. The woman will only be bald if she receives both specific baldness genes. This case is very rare. Thus, mostly males suffer from this condition. This may also be caused due to some other diseases or maybe during some other therapies like chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. There are many treatments for hair transplant. These include Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT), Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), hybrid, laser, or robotic. The procedure of each is different in some respects but the purpose and objective are the same in all and therefore the consequences are almost the same. However, the best of all of these therapies is considered as Follicular Unit Extraction.

For undergoing hair transplant treatment, the person should qualify the various criteria. The person should have enough donor sites. Scalp laxity is one of the important criteria. If the scalp of a person is less flexible, then mostly physicians advise avoiding the procedure. However, if the person has a loose scalp laxity, physicians regard them as an ideal candidate for the procedure. Similarly, before starting treatment the medical professional asks to avoid smoking for almost 3 days. Alcohol consumption should necessarily be avoided. Blood thinner medicine should not be taken as it may cause complications of bleeding during surgery. However, after surgery, the person is further advised to avoid alcohol or smoking. Care must also be taken to avoid any contact with the operated site. Combing and wearing hats or caps are discouraged. The person should ensure proper care before and after treatment.

One of the hair transplant treatments methods is Follicular Unit Transplant. In this method, the surgeon usually cuts the strip from the hair rich site and then places it on the bald place usually in the front side of the head. In men, a beard can also be used as a donor site while in females it is not possible. The surgeon then seals the donor site with the help of stitches, a beta-pleated sheath of protein that does not dissolve. In Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), there is a little bit different from the previous one. The follicles are cut from the donor site and no incision is made and there are no stitches at the donor site. Next, the surgeon, with the help of microneedles, makes micro holes. The cut follicles are then grafted in the punctured area. The physician then cleans the operated area and bandages the treated area. The bandage is opened after a few hours. The period of surgery depends on the number of grafts to be moved from the donor area to the recipient area. This is usually done in sessions. A single session of a few hours can be enough to move 2,000 to 3,000 grafts. However, more than this count, more time is required. When both above techniques are combined in a single session, this is named as hybrid hair transplant. The strip is cut from the donor area and then follicles are separated. These follicles are then grafted in the recipient site using the FUE technique. The microneedles puncture the area and then separated follicles are placed just like FUE. In a robotic hair transplant, the robots using the installed algorithms in their software perform the whole procedure.

The HAIR TRANSPLANT TREATMENTS costs range from one place to another. But, usually, it is ,000 to ,000. This amount is for only one session. The cost for multiple sessions may exceed up to ,000. The amount also depends upon the skills of the physician. The number of grafts to be moved is also considered in this regard. Usually, the normal count of graft removed is 2,000. However, there is one disadvantage regarding money. The insurance companies benefit the person but in this treatment, they lag far behind. No insurance company covers this treatment and the patient has to pay the whole amount from himself. Due to medical tourism, many patients travel abroad for an affordable price and choose the best hair restoration clinic with an experienced surgeon through the internet.