What is a hair transplant?

Hair transplant is a natural and permanent solution to the problem of thinning and baldness in people who have hair loss or hair loss. Hair transplantation is called hair transplantation by microsurgery methods in areas where hair follicles are no longer active, and hairlessness occurs. In the area that is shed in hair transplantation, the patient’s healthy hair is added.

Hair transplant is planned and applied entirely individually. With hair transplant operation, the patient’s hair follicles, usually resistant to lose in the nape area, are collected and planted in the channels opened in the diluted or completely shed parts.

The goal is to make sure that you give a permanent hairy appearance, with a naturalness that will not be obvious that transplantation is carried out in the head area. A hair transplant is a minor surgical operation.

Therefore, it is the safest way to be done in a hospital environment by specialists and experienced doctors and teams. With the application of hair transplant, the person is permanently given as if he had never shed his hair. Our aim in hair transplant; to restore the appearance of natural hair comfortably with modern medical applications.

Who can hair transplant be applied to?

Today, almost 50 percent of men over the age of 50 face hair loss. Therefore, hair transplant is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery for men. Hair loss is not unique to men. Many women may also experience hair loss or sparseness.

Why does hair loss happen?

One of the most important causes of hair loss is genetic coding; however, advancing age can also occur after traumatic injuries or various medical conditions. After being diagnosed with doctor’s control, hair transplant is successfully applied to all people with sufficient hair follicles in the donor field.

The transplantation method can be successfully applied not only in the scalp but also in all areas of the body that have hair, such as eyebrows, mustaches, or beards.

How is hair transplant done?

In practice, hair follicles are planted in the targeted hairless area, usually taken from the neck. These hair follicles are called grafts. Infrequently, in some cases, there is not enough healthy hair on the neck or temple area of the person. In such cases, hair follicles can be removed from other person areas that contain furs, such as the arms or chest wall. The application takes place in a few hours, depending on the amount of hair loss. If the hairless area is too large, a few sessions may be required to complete the treatment.

Usually, intervention is performed under local anesthesia with sedation. After the hair transplant, a special bandage is applied to the head. The person is discharged after 1-2 hours. Although it is scarce, control is provided with painkillers against pain situations. Usually, after three days of home rest, one can turn the head back to work with the dome closed. The first dressing is carried out on the 5th day.

What methods are used for hair transplant?

In hair transplant procedures, FUE, which does not leave a trace, or methods that can go a slight mark on the neck are successfully applied. In fue method, hair follicles are taken one by one and planted in the missing areas, while in the technique, a skin line containing hair is removed from the neck. The person to be transplanted should have success and healthy hair on the sides to be used as a donor area. Other factors such as hair color, degree of hardness, wavy and lush affect the result of the procedure.

After hair and scalp analysis, it is decided together by taking into account the person’s priorities. Although the FUE method, which mostly does not leave a trace, is preferred, the method may also need to be applied in some cases. Hair transplantation can be used not only for baldness but also to increase hair density in contaminated areas.

What is the most essential element for hair transplant?

Hair transplant is a serious surgical procedure. To minimize the risks of hair transplants, it is necessary to do it in a hospital environment. It is imperative to be carried out by experienced plastic surgeons who have received a good education in this regard to obtain the best results. For hair transplant to be successful in the operation, the transplanted hair follicles need to be quickly bloodied in the area where they are placed, i.e., “hold.” If an accurate technique is applied, the success rate of hair transplant is relatively high. It is vital to plant hair at the right angle and the proper density at the right distance to bald areas for a natural appearance.

What is the most critical element for hair transplant?

Hair transplant is a serious surgical procedure. To minimize the risks of hair transplants, it is necessary to do it in a hospital environment. It is essential to be carried out by experienced plastic surgeons who have received a good education in this regard to obtain the best results. For hair transplant to be successful in the operation, the transplanted hair follicles need to be quickly bloodied in the area where they are placed, i.e., “hold.” If an accurate technique is applied, the success rate of hair transplant is relatively high. It is essential to plant hair at the right angle and the right density at the proper distance to bald areas for a natural appearance.

What are the risks of unconscious hair transplant?

Like any medical intervention, hair transplant can carry some risks if not performed under favorable conditions. However, complications are infrequent if hair transplant is performed by an experienced plastic surgeon in a hospital setting. Hair transplant is a long-lasting application, and several transplants may be required in 1-2 years, depending on the degree of baldness. Although it is scarce, complications such as desired infection and noticeable scarring can be seen. Pain, discomfort, some bruising, and swelling can be observed, controlled with painkillers after the operation. In the areas where hair is removed and planted, numbness may occur, which resolves spontaneously within 2-3 months.

Is hair transplant an aesthetic procedure or a medical procedure?

Hair transplant is a medical procedure, but the aesthetic side is more weighted. If the donor area of the patient is evaluated well and the front hairline is determined naturally in the place to be transplanted, it can create a style by the person’s image. This site is a complete aesthetic process.

Who can hair transplant be applied to?

Can perform hair transplant operation on all individuals of all ages who have experienced hair loss problems for various reasons from the age of 19-20 in men and women, who do not have a physiological disease that prevents hair transplant and who have enough follicles in the donor field.

Will transplanted hair look natural?

For the transplanted hair to look natural, the operation must be carried out by doctors and specialists who specialize in it. In the right health institution, hair transplant operations performed by experienced specialists can provide a level of naturalness that is not certain that transplantation is performed. We aim for the maximum frequency of hair with sapphire and DHI techniques applied in hair transplantation. The average person has 100 hairs per 1 cm square. With the new methods, we can fit 80 follicles, i.e., hair, in 1 cm square. It is tried to obtain the closest result to the appearance of the patient’s dream. In doing so, the forehead line is considered in the first place.

How to determine the hairline?

The hairline is a personalized anatomical line. It is determined according to the natural hair boundary from where the forehead tissue ends and the hair tissue begins. The most crucial point in hair transplant is to pay attention to the forehead muscle. The hairline can be adjusted as desired without landing on the forehead muscle and damaging the mimic muscles. In people with broad foreheads or empty hair can change the hairline without touching the forehead line. Can make the patient’s face type, hairstyle, the way shed their previous hair, and the forehead muscle according to the condition of the hairless skin. If the patient has requested a hair type that is not suitable for him, medical requirements, the anatomical structure of his face, and possible consequences are informed, and the most appropriate front line and hairstyle are determined.

Is the hair planted after the hair transplant shed?

The transplanted hair is shed within a few weeks of transplantation; however, this is normal. Because the hair that has fallen out will come out again after 3-4 months, after this temporary shedding is corrected, the transplanted hair follicles retain their character and do not fall out. However, the original hair in the same area may continue to fall out over time, and new hair transplantation may be planned in the future due to reduced hair density. Hair loss after surgery may continue to be progressive. If an unnatural appearance occurs in the new hairline area, it may require a plus surgical intervention in the future.

How is a hair transplant performed?

Shaving or unshaven transplantation can be performed according to the operation style determined by the doctor who specializes in hair transplantation.

First of all, hair texture and the area to be transplanted are planned. Hair tissue is shaved according to the course of the procedure. Local anesthesia is applied, and the hair follicles are collected individually with microsurgery instruments.

Channels are opened in the area where hair is desired, taking into account the direction of exit of the hair, the angle, and the density of the hair.

The roots taken are placed individually in these channels with meticulous and precise work.

The purpose during the entire operation; it will not be evident that transplantation is performed after the process to ensure the appearance of healthy and permanent hair in naturalness.

The operation is completed in an average of 6 to 8 hours.

What is the FUE Method?

“Follicles unite extraction” is a brief phrase. It is the method by which follicular units are removed individually with personalized microsurgical instruments and transplanted to hairless areas on the same day without cutting and sewing marks from the nape and above-ear area where non-androgenic hair follicles are dense. It can be performed by local anesthesia or sedation according to the patient’s request (without any pain feeling pain).

Today, the FUE method can be applied in different styles with innovative, modern approaches.

Sapphire FUE
DHI Fue

Hair Transplant Before and After

What are the advantages of fue method?

Since the hair follicles are removed individually and with individual microsurgery instruments, recovery will be completed 2-3 days after the operation, and there will be no scars.

Maximum sheet metal can be transferred poorly according to the area’s need to be planted from your donor site.

The entire area of the hair follicles encoded not to fall out (nonandrogenic) is used by taking homogeneous and proportional roots. Thus, it is possible to reuse the donor site in the coming years. In the following years,   can perform second or third session sheet planting operations with the same method according to the needs and expectations of the person.

What are the advantages of fue method?

In the FUE method, the roots are taken one by one. The donor area is minimally traumatized. No scars. The return to social life is short. It’s a safe way to do it. Can apply it to any patient, male and female, who meet the necessary conditions. Scarring at a young age can be easily applied to areas such as burns. There is no age limit, but in certain chronic diseases such as heart conditions, the patient should obtain permission to have hair transplantation from his doctor.

What are the risks of fue method?

Since the FUE method is a minor surgical procedure, it carries the same risks as a simple dental treatment. It is essential to do it in a sterile hospital environment due to infection and necrosis risks.

What are the steps to return to daily life in the FUE method? How many days will it heal?

After two days after the procedure, patients come to the center for the first washing and dressing. It is recommended to rest for the first two days after the procedure. On the 2nd day, the bandages are removed, and the first wash is carried out. After that can return to daily life. From the first wash to the last demolition, i.e., in 7-10 days, it is evident that the hair is transplanted. Crusts are seen. After the last wash, the symptoms of transplantation disappear entirely. Then the hair is expected to grow.

How much does hair transplant cost?

There are quite a lot of factors that affect the price of hair transplantation. The center where will operate, doctor, a method to be applied, how many root applications to be performed, transportation, accommodation price affects.
The average ranges from $1,000 to $10,000. The cheapest and most successful centers for hair transplantation are located in Turkey.

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