The Basic Guide to Hair Transplant for Men
Hair fall is a naturally occurring phenomenon, and most men will undergo hair fall during their life. But as social media reaches its all-time high (and still growing) and more people follow their favourite celebrities all over the world, Hair Transplant for Men is increasingly popular nowadays. With newer procedures, technologies and medicines developing by the minute as compared to a few decades ago, this type of cosmetic surgery on the head is being accepted by the masses. So here in this guide, we tell you about all the things you need to know about it!
WHAT IS HAIR TRANSPLANT FOR MEN?
It is a type of cosmetic surgery, in which a licensed Surgeon takes patches of your scalp or the tiny hair follicles from a part of your head and places them onto the recipient site on another part of your head. The procedure is done using anaesthetics, which make the skin on your head numb, so you do not feel any pain.
There are 2 main types of procedures; the FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) and the FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction). The FUT method involves your doctor taking small parts of skin from the back of your head, and using this skin, to extract the follicles to be transplanted onto the recipient site, where there is baldness and thinning of hair. The FUE method involves your doctor extracting living follicles of hair from the back of your head, which naturally are more in number and thicker, and inserting them on the site where you and your doctor have decided to put them into by small incisions.
WHICH PROCEDURE TO CHOOSE?
Although the type of procedure selected is totally dependent on the patient and their medical health, there are some basic differences that you should know.
In the FUE method, although the patient heals faster, comes with lesser pain after the surgery and has no scar, the procedure takes time and is a little less successful in some cases and the treatment has to be done through medicines or small procedures.
In the FUT method, the procedure is quick and provides a higher success rate in the transplant, the downside is that there will be a linear scar on the back of the patient’s head and the time taken for the patient to heal from the procedure is longer.
HOW DOES THE PROCEDURE FEEL LIKE?
Hair Transplant procedures are not painful.
The reason behind this is that the scalp of the patient is prepared before the surgery, using local anaesthetics. These anaesthetics are inserted throughout the scalp that is prepared by trimming the hair where follicles will be extracted and transplanted. The anaesthetics are given using very fine needles, to lessen the pain the patient feels. The anaesthetics take some seconds to minutes for it to come into effect, depending on the physique of the patient. These anaesthetics allow the doctor to perform the surgery without any worry for the patient.
After the surgery is completed, the patient will take some more painkillers, so that post-operation discomfort is near to the minimum, and the patient can go home the same day itself. There will be some swelling in the head, but that will be temporary and the medications given will make sure you sleep with ease at night.
WHO CAN UNDERGO THE PROCEDURE?
Although it is safe and suitable for all ages, it is always advisable to get the treatment done once you are over 28 years old. This is because, in the early 20s, the pattern for hair loss will not be determined.
SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE UNDERGONE HAIR TRANSPLANT
- NomanIjaz (Pakistani actor)
- Raheem Shah (Pakistani singer)
- Nawaz Sharif (Ex-PM of Pakistan)
- Salman Khan (Bollywood actor)
- Govinda (Bollywood actor)
- Kapil Sharma (Indian comedian)
- Akshay Kumar (Bollywood actor)
- Wayne Rooney (England footballer)
- David Beckham (England footballer)
- Gordon Ramsay (British Celebrity Chef)
So, to conclude, Fue hair transplant in Pakistan for men is getting increasingly common and safer and many clinics have started to offer this procedure. The best part of the procedure is that you can continue your life immediately after the surgery, with the only difference being with more confidence in yourself to look younger and healthier.
