Dense and healthy hair contributes a lot to the beauty of men. Unfortunately, some people lose them at an early stage. Baldness really bothers beauty conscious people, as they lose their confidence. They also hesitate to attend social gatherings and events as they consider it a major drawback in their personality.
But being bald is no longer a matter of concern for him. They can regain their confidence once they have their locks back. The solution lies in hair transplantation technology, which has made it possible to obtain a full head of hair.
Hair transplantation is a type of surgery that permanently restores hair by transplanting new follicles to an area of thinning or baldness (the recipient site) in men or women. Grafts with follicles are taken from thicker sections of hair, mostly from the back or sides of the head (donor site). This surgical procedure is mainly related to male pattern baldness.
Hair transplant experts mostly recommend two methods that work best:
1. Follicular Unit Strip Surgery (FUSS)
2. Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)
Before undergoing any surgical procedure, the patient should talk to his doctor in detail about his preferences and the risks involved. This helps the doctor in making the necessary assessment and planning. Based on his in-depth analysis, he decides which procedure should be best suited for the needs of the patient. The patient is then advised not to take any medications that may cause bleeding during surgery, as bleeding reduces the quality of the graft.
Before performing the surgery, the doctor injects local anesthesia into the scalp after washing it with shampoo and treating it with some antibacterial agent. The hair transplant process, regardless of the surgical method the doctor uses, involves two steps. These two steps are “harvesting” and “grafting” respectively.
Follicular Unit Strip Surgery (FUSS)
During FUSS, the follicular units are excised (removed from the scalp) by removing a 6- to 10-inch strip of skin containing many follicles from the back of the scalp. Then the surgeon and his team cut the bandage into 500 to 2,000 grafts. Each graft contains one or a few hairs, depending on the size, quality or type of recipient site.
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)
In the FUE harvesting procedure, each follicular unit containing 1–4 hairs is removed separately from the back of the scalp. Although this process is more complex and time consuming, it does not create a linear scar, but only small dots at the donor site. After this the team punctures that place with the help of micro blade or fine needle.
grafting of follicular units
In the grafting phase, both the FUSS and FUE procedures are exactly the same. The surgical team follows the same procedure as in the pre-harvest phase. They make tiny holes with a needle at the recipient site and place a graft in each hole. The process is of course very delicate and time consuming. The number of grafts mainly depends on the size of the recipient area. An average transplant requires approximately 1000 to 3000 individual follicular grafts. With an ideal transplant of 4000 grafts, the chances of full head hair growth are high. The grafting process usually takes 5-10 hours, depending on the size of the recipient area. It is really a tough job.
Post transplant care and recovery time
Most patients complain of mild pain and soreness after surgery. You may need to take pain relievers, anti-inflammatory drugs, and antibiotics for several days. Possible hair growth side effects usually include scarring and uneven hair growth. It is the surgeon who decides whether to have a follow-up surgery. Recovery time varies from case to case. Within 2 to 3 weeks after surgery, the transplanted hair falls out, but new hair grows back within 5 to 9 months.
Hair transplant surgery is a completely permanent solution, as hair follicles are taken from a “safe area” such as the back and/or sides of the scalp. The hair growing on these sides usually does not fall out.
Source by Mohammad Nasir
