(Hair Transplant) Follicular Hair Grafting

Overview

Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that removes hair follicle from one part of the body /scalp, called the donor site, to a bald area known as recipient site. This technique is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness. In this minimally invasive procedure, grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding, are transplanted to bald scalp. Hair transplantation is used to restore eyelashes and eyebrows and beard hair. Hair transplantaion procedure is done by two methods. FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) and FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction).

Procedure

Under local anesthesia, the donor grafts are removed by strip method or FUE method. Under microscope these hairs are separated into 1,2,3, hairs. Fine needles are used to puncture the sites for receiving grafts and these hairs are placed in them. This is done in predetermined density and pattern. The donor areas are closed in a way that gives you a very fine scars.

Duration

1000 to 2000 grafts may take 3 to 4 hours.

Anesthesia

Local and Regional anesthesia.

Stay

Daycare surgery

Risk

Numbness, scab formation, heaviness or infection

Recovery

During 1st 10 days some transplanted hairs, traumatized by their re location, may fall out. This is referred as "shock loss". After 2 to 3 months new hair begins to grow. These hairs grow normally in next 6 to 9 months. They even continue to thicken.

Return to work

10 to 15 days