All You Need To Know About Hair Transplant Treatments

Hair loss is a big concern for many people. The fact is that more than 60% of men and about 10% of women experience hair loss. In many cases, hair care is taken for granted until you notice that your hair has become significantly thinner or receding.

As part of the normal aging process, individuals lose about 30% of their hair during puberty and middle age. Flocking is one of the most common cosmetic surgeries performed to treat hair loss and alopecia.

Hair transplantation is a simple operation in which the surgeon has already moved the hair and filled the area with fine hair or no hair at all. The two main methods used are:

• Follicular unit strip surgery [FUSS]

• Follicular unit extraction [FUE]

Follicular unit strip surgery

During this operation, the surgeon places a 6-10 inch strip aside and closes the scalp. This strip is divided into over 500 grafts. Each graft has only a few hairs. The type of graft usually depends on the type of hair, color and quality. It also depends on the size of the area to be transplanted.

Extraction of follicular units

In this procedure, the surgeon shave behind the scalp and carefully removes the hair follicles one at a time. This area heals naturally and existing hair effectively covers it. The surgeon then cleans the area where the hair goes, numbs, creates holes and slits, and carefully places each graft.

This process usually takes 4-8 hours, depending on the size of the transplant.

Which patients need to know about surgery?

As with other surgeries, pre-operative counseling is very important. Patients need to be educated to make well-informed decisions. It is very important to discuss patient concerns and explain treatment options. It is most important that the surgeon draw a realistic picture of the results so that the patient's expectations are managed. Understanding patient donor reserve limits and adjusting their expectations for outcomes will ensure that patients are satisfied after the procedure is complete. For this reason, the patient and the surgeon must fully discuss all available options so that the patient can make an informed decision about the operation.

The future of hair growth

With the advancement of medicine in this field, the future of hair growth technology seems promising. Coupled with minimizing the side effects of this treatment, improved treatment to control hair loss makes transplantation a sustainable solution to treat hair loss. Gene therapy may have a future impact on hair loss treatments. The introduction of instruments that allow for more precise incision of the graft and rapid and accurate implantation will clearly have an impact on the future of this surgery. But the fight is always close to natural results. This procedure is always an aesthetic procedure in which the surgeon's artistic skills are tested.