Hair restoration surgery baldness solution
Hair restoration includes a number of procedures through which hair growth could occur over bald areas of the scalp. According to research 85% of men experience increased hair loss after the age of 40yrs and women continue to have mild to moderate throughout their life especially during pregnancy and postpartum period due to hormonal changes. Baldness is more common in men compared to women. Single significant cause of baldness is the genetic history of male pattern baldness that runs through families. Mild to moderate hair loss could be treated by;
•
Medication (Finasteride and Minoxidil)
• Injectable
(Platelet rich plasma therapy)
• Low
light laser therapy(LLLT)
• Micro
needling
All of these mainly work through promoting hair growth by
increasing growth factors (PDGF, FGF).
Surgical procedures;
Surgical procedures are so far the best ones for treatment of
severe permanent hair-loss, especially of genetic origin; i.e. Hereditary
male pattern baldness and Alopecia areata
Common surgical procedures;
· Follicular
unit transplantation
• Follicular
unit extraction (FUE)
• Direct
hair implantation (DHI)
Before performing any surgical procedure make sure that donor
scalp area-best donor area is in the back of scalp above the neck- should have
good flexibility, hair growth is stable and fast with minimum hair loss. All
surgical procedures are performed under local anesthesia.
Follicular unit
transplantation(FUT)
Also called the strip extraction method. Gold standard method
for hair restoration over large bald areas of scalp. It is a procedure that
moves the greatest number of hairs from the donor site from the back of the
scalp to the recipient bald area (in front or on top of head). In this
procedure a strip of hairs is removed from the permanent donor site on the back
of the scalp. The donor site is then sutured with best cosmetically techniques
by which hairs from above and below the excision are gently brought together
and sutured so that some hair grows through the scar and camouflages it. When
the wound heals, a fine scar line is almost completely concealed by the
surrounding hairs.
The extracted strip of hairs is then divided into individual
follicular units of 1to 4 hairs per unit. Then the receipt site is prepared and
individual follicular units are implanted at an appropriate distance and angle
that implanted and existing hairs look indistinguishable.
Both donor and recipient scars heal by 1 to 2 weeks. It is less
costly and good for larger hair-loss areas of the scalp, but is unsuitable for
donors having short hair cut in routine as the scar would be visible.
Follicular unit Extraction (FUE);
In this procedure individual follicular units (of 1 to 4 hairs)
are removed from the permanent donor site and these units are implanted on
recipient scalp in between existing hairs at a specific angle and site that
implanted unit growth matches with existing hairs, giving it a natural look.
This procedure is comparatively costly but beneficial for short haircut donors
as extraction sites heal without forming linear scar. Wound healing is quicker,
3 to 4 days.
Direct hair
implantation;
It is the modification of the
FUE technique. This was first introduced by a Korean doctor. In this procedure
after shaving the back of the scalp a fine tip bearing tool is used for
extraction of hair follicles from the back of head. The hair follicles will be
loaded into a pen-shaped tool and implanted into the balding part of the scalp.
Just like FUE this procedure also heals without forming linear scar and rapid
healing occurs (within 4 to 5 days). People with androgenic alopecia are best
treated by this procedure. It is an advanced and costly procedure.
Common side effects of hair
restoration surgery:
1) post-surgical edema;
In around 60% of people,
post-surgical edema occurs over implanted sites. It usually spontaneously heals
on its own.
2) sterile folliculitis;
Characterized by itching and
cosmetically allergic appearance of the implanted area. It usually occurs due
to scarring of the implanted area. Auto-immune Inflammation of hair follicles.
It is called sterile because it's free of any pathogenic infection.
3) Lichen planopilaris;
It presents as smooth white
patches of scalp hair-loss. It is a rare inflammatory condition that results in
patchy progressive permanent hair loss on implanted scalp. Itching, pain,
tenderness and burning are common presenting symptoms.
4) cyst formation;
Due to repeated surgical
implantation procedures benign cysts may form over implanted areas and are
usually self-healing within 2 to 3 weeks.
Conclusion;
Hair restoration surgery clinic Lahore is offering a permanent
hair-loss solution and multiple treatment options are available and all of
these vary depending on cost and geographical area. Best treatment option
varies from person to person and is determined by your consultant.