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.