Hair Transplant: Treatment, Procedure, Cost, Recovery & Side Effects

Hair Transplant

Genetics or other factors like stress, illness, strong medications and the unbalanced diet are some of the reasons that lead to alopecia (baldness) or thinning of hair. In such cases, we can opt for hair transplant. It is a surgical procedure to transplant hair follicles from one part of the head to the part of the head where the hair is receding or thinning.

Treatment of hair transplant

The hair transplant surgeon inserts grafts of hair in the area which requires hair transplant; making hair patterns look natural. During one treatment session, hundreds or even thousands of hair can get transplanted. There are two types of grafting of hair:

•           Slit grafting - four to ten hairs per graft
•          Micrografting – one to two hairs per graft

One session of hair grafting can last for more than four hours. Depending upon individual requirements, a person might require up to three or four sessions. The gap between sessions could be of several months as next grafting procedure is done only when the scalp has completely recovered from the previous procedure.

Procedure 

Through hair transplant procedure, there can be natural looking hair growth. Hair is transplanted from the donor site (the area of the head from where the hair follicles are being taken) to the recipient site in the following way:

•           The scalp is shaved
•           The patient is administered local anaesthesia to make the donor skin area numb.
•           The incision is done through scalpel to a section of the scalp that is covered with hair.
•           The skin with hair follicles is removed.
•           The open ends of the donor skin are sewed.
•           The hair specialist divides the removed portion of scalp into small grafts that contain individual hair. This is done using the surgical knife and magnifying lens.
•           The recipient site is also applied to local anaesthesia and tiny holes are made with a sterilized needle.
•           Each graft that has been prepared is gently placed in the individual holes.
•           After grafting, bandaging is done to keep the scalp covered for a few days.
•           Stitches are removed after ten days after the transplant

Cost of hair transplant treatment

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Recovery

Individuals can return back to one’s routine after some days after the transplant. Hair fall of the transplanted hair is completely natural. This, in fact, leads to new hair growth.  About sixty per cent of hair growth can be seen after six to nine months of the surgery. Some medications, hair growth vitamins and hair growth oil are prescribed by specialists depending upon individual conditions. These medications control hair loss and facilitate regrowth.

After the transplant, the scalp is sore and hence the following types of medications could be prescribed by the specialists to help in the recovery process:    

• Pain medication         
• Anti-inflammatory medications to control swelling         
• Antibiotics to reduce infection risks

Side Effects 

There may be some complications associated with hair loss treatment. These are minor side effects which would subside in a few weeks. Some common side effects are:

•         Bleeding
•        Bruising of eyes
•     Formation of crust in the donor as well as the recipient site
•          Infection
•          Inflammation
•          Itching
•          Numbness in the treated areas
•          Swelling of the scalp
•          Temporary hair loss (shock loss) in the transplanted area
•          Unnatural-looking tufts of hair. 

Thick hair would grow back in the transplanted area of the scalp and there would be baldness cure too; depending upon the density of follicles in the transplanted zone, hair calibre or quality and scalp laxity (level of looseness of scalp skin). Expectations from hair transplant before and after the procedure would be realistic if you have detailed discussion about the outcome of the procedure with the surgeon of your choice.

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