Hair transplantation

Hair transplantation Treatment:- 

Hair transplantation means, transplanting live hair roots onto the bald area (recipient area).

•  These transplanted hair roots behave in the same manner as the hair from the area where they are extracted. 
• These transplanted hairs after growth can be cut regularly. 
• These can be shampooed or dyed if required. 
• These hairs don’t require any medicines to maintain the growth as it occurs naturally and permanently.
• Even after complete shaving or tonsuring, these hairs will grow back and tend to do so for the rest of the life.
•  Transplanted hair roots should be bald resistant. 
• And these bald resistant hair roots are usually present on the back or sides of the scalp(donor).
• Baldness occurs due to permanent loss of hair roots.
• No amount of oil , massage or medicines can put life back into the dead roots. Hair transplant HT offers a scientific solution by implanting new hair roots.
• It is well known that hair on the back (occipital) region of the head almost never fall off due to a genetic tendency to remain permanent. 
  
  
  • HT is based on the concept that if hair roots taken from the back region are transplanted to the area of baldness, they will, after a short period of effluvium,continue to grow hair in the new site for as long as they would have in their original site.
  •  Follicular micro or mini grafts are used to provide the desired density of hair.
  • The density of the hair depends on the number of grafts present per sq. cm. Each sq. cm area of normal scalp contains more than 80 follicular units. 
  • Hence, in the bald area, more the number of grafts transplanted the denser the appearance.
  •  More than 40 follicular units per sq. cm should be implanted to give the natural look.
  • Transplanting around 40 FU s/sq. cm is not an easy task as it requires lot of technical skill.
  •  This particular skill of transplanting more number of grafts is called dense packing.

    Male baldness:- 

  Male pattern baldness is the common type of hair loss and it effects most men at some stage or the other.
  
  Typically, at first the hair begins to recede (thin) at the front. At the same time, the hair usually becomes thin on the top of the head. A bald patch gradually develops in the middle of the scalp. The receding front, and the bald patch on the top gradually enlarge and join together. A rim of hair is often left around the back and sides of the scalp. In some men, this rim of hair also thins and goes to leave a completely bald scalp.
  Hair Transplantation is an outpatient procedure done under local anesthesia. Postoperative overnight bandage is used. Patient can go home the same day.

The process of transplantation is done in sessions if the area to be covered is more.. Transplanting more number of grafts at a single session can be termed as mega and super mega sessions depending upon the number of grafts transplanted.

• Mega session means transplanting >2000 follicular units (3500 follicles in a  single session and super mega session comprises of transplanting > 2,800 follicular units ( 5000). A session can be termed as Giga Session, if >5000 follicular units i.e 8000 follicles have been transplanted at one go.  

Side effects of  Hair transplantation:-

• Thinning:-This is a normal post-operative condition and the thickness comes back within a few months after surgery. 
• Bleeding:- Putting pressure on the area will usually stop the bleeding. In rare situations, the bleeding does not stop so it might be necessary for the surgeon to do some extra stitching to close the wounds. 
• Pain :-There is actually very little pain  involved with the actual hair transplant surgery. About half of the people who have the procedure done will not need any pain relievers at all. Most others take a mild pain reliever such as Tylenol for a few days, and that seems to be enough for them. 
• Itching :- It should not last more than a few days. Using shampoo to wash your hair every day will helps with this problem to diminish. 
• Infections :- One reason they do not happen more often is that antibiotics are given before and after the procedure to prevent infections from even starting .
• Swelling :-Just about everyone who has had hair transplant surgery has experienced swelling in the forehead and around the eyes. This lasts for only a few days with the worst being of it appearing on the fourth day. For some, a black eye may result.
• Scarring:- If you have keloid scarring after hair transplant surgery, it is probably because you are genetically inclined to have it. Very infrequently, patients have scarring that takes the form of ridges.
  
• Hiccups:-. Only about 5 percent of the patients have this problem, but it can be troublesome if it lasts more than a few days as it can keep you from eating or sleeping properly. If this does occur, doctors have medications they can prescribe to help aide with this.  
• Numbness :- Patients typically report feeling numbness for several weeks after the surgery. This is only temporary.
• Cysts:- Cysts can appear in the areas where hair is being transplanted, also called the recipient areas, but they do not usually last more than a few weeks and are rarely more than the size of small pimples. 

  Hair transplantation cost:-

  • A quality custom hair replacement system on average costs $1,200 and needs to be replaced about once a year. 
  • It then needs to be reattached and groomed every 5 to 6 weeks for about $75 per visit or $675 per year.