What is hair transplantation?
Hair transplantation is a natural and permanent solution for people who have recently experienced hair loss and hair shedding. It is the process of transplanting hair follicles by micro-surgical methods. Hair transplant is planned and applied completely individually. In hair transplantation, the patient’s own healthy hair is added to the shed or bald area.
Generally, hair follicles that are more resistant to shedding in the nape area are collected and added to the channels in areas with thinning or baldness. As a result of this procedure, patients obtain a natural and permanent solution.
Since hair transplantation is considered a surgical operation, it should be performed by specialists and experienced doctors in a hospital or clinic setting. As a result of hair transplantation, patients will have natural and healthy hair that looks like they have never been shed.
How to do hair transplantation?
The hair transplantation operation is performed in 6 steps in total. To the person in the operation; preparation, planning, anesthesia, obtaining grafts, opening hair follicle channels, and hair transplantation are performed.
There are also many methods developed for hair transplantation. In some cases, the hair follicles collected for use in hair transplantation are obtained only from the scalp, while in some cases, the hair follicles in the chest and back area are used.
Hair transplantation should be done with great precision. Before hair transplantation, local anesthesia is applied to the area where the procedure will be performed. Various imaging methods are used to detect hair follicles better. It may be necessary to shave the application area for imaging. Micromotor devices are often preferred for the removal of hair follicles. With this device, which has approximately 0.7 mm thin tips, the follicle in the hair root and the tissue surrounding the root are removed by completely preserving it. This structure is called a “graft”.
Grafts are kept in suitable conditions throughout the procedure and then placed in the area to be transplanted. In some operations, channel opening is used. Grooving can cause tissue damage in the treated area. In this case, the dressing may be required after the procedure.
What are the hair transplantation methods?
Hair transplantation methods are increasing and developing day by day. The two most preferred methods are FUE and DHI.
The FUE technique has been the most developed in the last 15 years. In the FUE technique, hair follicles are collected one by one from the nape area. Hair follicles extracted with the help of a micromotor device or manual punch are kept in a special environment with a special solution. After the area to be transplanted is prepared, the hair follicles are placed in the area with great delicacy. Since the hair follicles are placed one by one with the FUE technique, the processing time may be extended depending on the number of hair follicles that need to be transplanted. However, with the FUE method, recovery is fast and there is no scar on the skin after the operation.
Another preferred method is; It is a Direct Hair Transplant (DHI) method. It is one of the newest hair transplantation methods. In this method, a medical pen called “choi” is used, which should only be used by experts. With the Choi pen, the grafts are collected and the hair follicles are placed directly on the skin without opening an incision or channel. With this application, the person can easily return to his daily life.
To whom can hair transplantation be applied?
To perform hair transplantation, the person must be examined by specialists. It is decided whether the person is suitable for hair transplantation, taking into account the patient’s history and the controls. Persons who are suitable for hair transplantation;
- People whose hair is shedding due to genetic or hormonal reasons,
- People who have had a hair transplant before and are not satisfied,
- Those who do not have sparse or dense enough hair,
- People who cannot have time for care and therapy,
- Those who experience hair loss or thinning due to different diseases,
- Persons who are not pregnant,
- People who do not have heart or chronic diseases.
Who is not applied to hair transplantation?
As a result of the controls, some patients may not be able to have hair transplantation. People who are not suitable for hair transplantation can be listed as follows;
- People with chronic diseases, heart, blood pressure, kidney, liver failure,
- Those with cancer and similar diseases,
- People experiencing panic attacks,
- Pregnant women,
- People who do not have enough hair at the donor point or are completely bald,
- Individuals with hepatitis C or HIV positive,
- People with diabetes,
- People who do not have hair at birth due to genetic reasons,
- Persons younger than 24 years old,
- People who do not have hemophilia on a blood test.
How to choose a good hair transplant clinic?
The results of the hair transplantation process vary according to the medical center and plastic surgeon. The center where you will have hair transplantation should have the technological devices to be used in the analysis before and during the operation.
At the same time, the room where the procedure will take place and the operating room must be sterilized. Personalized tools should be used to take the grafts collected for the area to be transplanted. COH Clinic is ready to give you the best service with its expert and reliable staff. For questions and information, you can contact us at +90 (536) 934 6524 telephone numbers.