Why Hair Transplant ?
Hair transplantation is an effective method to restore hair growth after many causes of hair loss. The success rate of hair transplantation depends on many factors, including the skills and experience of the surgeon and the thickness of the hair of the human donor.
Two main techniques are used to obtain follicles for transplantation: FUT and FUE.
In follicular unit transplantation (FUT):
1. The surgeon will use a scalpel to cut out a strip of scalp skin from the back of the head. The incision is typically several inches long.
2. This is then closed with stitches.
3. The surgeon next separates the removed portion of scalp into small sections using a magnifying lens and sharp surgical knife. When implanted, these sections will help achieve natural-looking hair growth.
In follicular unit extraction (FUE) the hair follicles are extract out directly from the back of the head through hundreds to thousands of tiny punch incisions.
1. The surgeon makes tiny holes with a blade or needle in the area of your scalp that's receiving the hair transplant. They gently place hairs in these holes.
2. During one treatment session, a surgeon may transplant hundreds or even thousands of hairs.
3. After, the graft, gauze, or bandages will cover your scalp for a few days.
A hair transplant session can take four hours or more. Your stitches will be removed about 10 days after surgery.
Dr. Nainiwal is expert in doing full scalp coverage in single session that if required hair transplant can be done 3 to 4 times.
What happens after a hair transplant?
Your scalp may be sore, and you may need to take medications following hair transplant surgery, such as:
1. Pain medication
2. Antibiotics to reduce your risk of infection
3. Anti-inflammatory medications to keep swelling down
Most people can return to work several days after surgery.
Its normal for the transplanted hair to fall out five to six weeks after the procedure. This makes way for new hair growth. Most people will see some amount of new hair growth 8 to 12 months after surgery.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is the success rate of hair transplant?
Ans: For successful hair transplants, grafts must survive and adapt to new areas where they are transplanted. Clinical studies show that about 85-95% of all implanted grafts easily grow in the transplanted area. This high percentage indicates that hair transplants are generally very successful.
2. Is hair transplant permanent?
Ans: The answer is yes, hair transplantation is permanent if done on a healthy scalp, and the patient does not suffer from other medical disorders that cause hair loss. Permanent hair-bearing areas or donors area is resistant to DHT (dihydrotestosterone), the hormone responsible for hair loss.
3. How long do hair transplants usually last?
Ans: It takes around six months before you can see significant changes in hair growth. The complete results of the transplant will be visible after a year. In most cases, a hair transplant will last a lifetime because healthy hair follicles are transplanted into thinning or bald areas.
4. Do hair transplants look natural ?
Ans: Hair transplants can look completely natural - as long as you go to the right surgeon. Hair transplant candidates may be concerned about the conspicuousness of their results, but with a talented and qualified surgeon, "Your scalp will not look like a doll's head.
5. Is hair transplantation safe?
Ans: Hair transplants are completely safe and natural. No special chemicals or medicines are used in this process that might damage your hair. Amongst all the hair growing methods hair transplant surgery is the most natural.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) Therapy
Hair loss and thinning hair are common problems across all genders. About 50 million men and 30 million women have lost at least some hair. Its especially common after reaching age 50 or as a result of stress.
And there are seemingly hundreds of different hair loss treatments with varying levels of reliability and success. But some are based on much more solid science than others.
One of these treatments is platelet-rich plasma (PRP). PRP is a substance drawn from your blood and injected into your scalp that can purportedly help heal bodily tissues, including follicles from which your hairs grow.
PRP is extracted from your blood using a centrifuge-like mechanism that can separate the substance from your blood and increase the concentration of specific
proteins that promote healing.
PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy for hair loss is a three-step medical treatment in which a person's blood is drawn, processed, and then injected into the scalp.
Some in the medical community think that PRP injections trigger natural hair growth and maintain it by increasing blood supply to the hair follicle and increasing the thickness of the hair shaft. Sometimes this approach is combined with other hair loss procedures or medications.
There hasn't been enough research to prove if PRP is an effective hair loss treatment. However, PRP therapy has been in use since the 1980s. It's been used for
problems such as healing injured tendons, ligaments, and muscles.
PRP therapy is a three-step process. Most PRP therapy requires six treatments 4-6 weeks apart.
Maintenance treatments are required every 4-6 months.
Step 1
Your blood is drawn - typically from your arm - and put into a centrifuge (a machine that spins rapidly to separate fluids of different densities).
Step 2
After about 10 minutes in the centrifuge, your blood will have separated into in three layers:
1. Platelet-poor plasma
2. Platelet-rich plasma
3. Red blood cells
Step 3
The platelet-rich plasma is drawn up into a syringe and then injected into areas of the scalp that need increased hair growth.v There hasn't been enough research to prove whether PRP is effective. It's also unclear for whom - and under what circumstances - it-s most effective.
PRP for hair loss side effects
Because PRP therapy involves injecting your own blood into your scalp, you aren't at risk for getting a communicable disease.
Still, any therapy that involves injections always carries a risk of side effects such as:
1. Injury to blood vessels or nerves
2. Infection
3. Calcification at the injection points
4. Scar tissue
There's also the chance that you could have a negative reaction to the anesthetic used in the therapy. If you decide to pursue PRP therapy for hair loss, let your doctor know in advance about your tolerance to anesthetics.