HAIR TRANSPLANT OPERATION

What is Hair Transplantation?

The exact definition of the problem of hair transplantation can be stated as a natural and permanent solution applied for patients with hair loss problem or hair loss. Hair transplantation, which is one of the most common cosmetic problems today, is shown as one of the most permanent solutions for patients with thinning hair and baldness. Different methods can be applied from person to person in hair transplantation operation. In hair transplantation, hair follicles are collected from the area with thick hair and placed in the area to be transplanted. The aim of hair transplantation is to regain a hairy appearance of the transplanted area. Thanks to hair transplantation, the person’s natural hair appearance is restored.

To whom can hair transplantation be applied?

Hair transplantation can be applied to both men and women. There are some elements for successful hair transplantation, which is suitable for everyone who has completed their physiological development. The people to be transplanted should have enough follicles in the donor area and there should be a suitable space in the area to be transplanted.

How long does hair transplantation heal?

Although there is no clear answer to the question of how long the hair transplant will heal, the process usually starts with the crusting of the hair transplant area. This crusting that starts in the hair transplant area is very thin. Hair should be washed every day in order to shed thin crusts in the hair transplantation area. After a week, the crusting is completely shed and disappears. With the advice of the doctor, the patient uses a hat during this crusting period and can return to his daily life after the crusting ends.

How is hair transplant operation done?

For those who wonder how the hair transplant operation is done, the first thing to know is whether it will be shaved or unshaven hair transplant. Hair transplant operation can be performed in two different ways according to the opinion of the specialist doctor. Local anesthesia is first applied to the area to be transplanted and hair follicles are usually collected from the nape of the neck with a microsurgical instrument. Channels are opened for the area where the hair transplant operation will be performed and the collected roots are placed in these channels.

Hair transplantation process time

The hair transplantation process is completed in 6-8 hours. The duration of hair transplantation may also vary depending on the size of the area to be transplanted.

Methods used in hair transplantation

The methods used in hair transplantation may vary as a result of hair and scalp analysis. The management to be used in hair transplantation operation, which has many different methods, should be decided by the specialist doctor according to the texture of your hair. Hyperbaric hair transplantation, Robotic hair transplantation, DHI hair transplantation, Manual Punch hair transplantation, FUE hair transplantation and FUT hair transplantation are the methods used. The FUE method, which does not leave any traces in hair transplantation, is the most widely used hair transplantation method.

What is FUE hair transplant?

What is FUE Hair Transplantation, hair follicles in the nape area are collected one by one without incision and applied to the area to be transplanted.

When does the transplanted hair come out after hair transplantation?

The question of when the transplanted hair will come out after hair transplantation is a frequently asked and curious subject by patients. After hair transplantation, the hair experiences shock loss. Shock shedding ends after the second month and the hair starts to grow in the third month. It takes 9-12 months for the hair to fully grow.

What are the risks of unconscious hair transplantation?

Every medical intervention has certain risks. However, some risks may occur if hair transplantation is not performed under appropriate conditions. These risks are; are complicated conditions such as blood loss, bleeding, scarring.