HAIR TRANSPLANT TREATMENTS
HAIR TRANSPLANT
TREATMENTS are the methods to restore scalp hair. A bald person wishes to have a
natural look like normal hairy persons. The baldness is mostly caused due to
inheritance of specific recessive genes from parents to offspring. Baldness is
more common in men. The reason for this high incidence is that it is a
sex-limited trait. In men, only a single gene is enough to cause baldness.
However, this case is different in females. In females, one gene cannot cause
baldness alone. The woman will only be bald if she receives both specific
baldness genes. This case is very rare. Thus, mostly males suffer from this
condition. This may also be caused due to some other diseases or maybe during
some other therapies like chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. There are
many treatments for hair transplant. These include Follicular Unit Transplant
(FUT), Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), hybrid, laser, or robotic. The
procedure of each is different in some respects but the purpose and objective
are the same in all and therefore the consequences are almost the same.
However, the best of all of these therapies is considered as Follicular Unit
Extraction.
For undergoing hair
transplant treatment, the person should
qualify the various criteria. The person should have enough donor sites. Scalp
laxity is one of the important criteria. If the scalp of a person is tight or
less flexible, then mostly physicians advise avoiding the procedure. However,
if the person has a loose scalp, then physicians regard them as an ideal
candidate for the procedure. Similarly, before starting treatment the medical
professional asks to avoid smoking for almost 3 days. Alcohol consumption
should necessarily be avoided. Blood thinner medicine should not be taken as it
may cause complications of bleeding during surgery. However, after surgery, the
person is further advised to avoid alcohol or smoking. Care must also be taken
to avoid any contact with the operated site. Combing and wearing hats or caps
are discouraged. The person should ensure proper care before and after
treatment.
One of the hair
transplant treatments methods is Follicular Unit Transplant. In this
method, the surgeon usually cuts the strip from the hair rich site and then
places it on the bald place usually in the front side of the head. In men, a
beard can also be used as a donor site while in females it is not possible. The
surgeon then seals the donor site with the help of stitches, a beta-pleated
sheath of protein that does not dissolve. In Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE),
there is a little bit different from the previous one. The follicles are cut
from the donor site and no incision is made and there are no stitches at the
donor site. Next, the surgeon, with the help of micro needles, makes micro
holes. The cut follicles are then grafted in the punctured area. The physician
then cleans the operated area and bandages the treated area. The bandage is
opened after a few hours. The period of surgery depends on the number of grafts
to be moved from the donor area to the recipient area. This is usually done in
sessions. A single session of a few hours can be enough to move 2,000 to 3,000
grafts. However, more than this count, more time is required. When both above
techniques are combined in a single session, this is named as hybrid hair
transplant. The strip is cut from the donor area and then follicles are
separated. These follicles are then grafted in the recipient site using the FUE
technique. The micro needles puncture the area and then separated follicles are
placed just like FUE. In a robotic hair transplant, the robots using the
installed algorithms in their software perform the whole procedure.
The HAIR TRANSPLANT
TREATMENTS costs range from one place to another. But, usually, it is
$4,000 to $15,000. This amount is for only one session. The cost for multiple
sessions may exceed up to $50,000. The amount also depends upon the skills of
the physician. The number of grafts to be moved is also considered in this
regard. Usually, the normal count of graft removed is 2,000. However, there is
one disadvantage regarding money. Usually, we have noticed that the insurance
companies benefit the person but in this treatment, they lag far behind. No
insurance company covers this treatment and the patient has to pay the whole
amount from himself. Due to medical tourism, many patients travel abroad for an
affordable price and choose the best hair restoration clinic with an
experienced surgeon through the internet.