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Hair transplant surgery - Restoring hair via a cosmetic procedure

Hair Transplant

Are you tensed because of your too much hair fall? We understand that hair fall or loss induces much discomfort and that it can make a person do anything to regain the lost hair. Therefore, we are dedicating this article on treating this loss via an ideal and permanent solution called the hair transplant surgery. However, you need to consult a qualified hair transplant surgeon before deciding for this technique of hair restoration.

Normally, a person tends to lose some 50 to 150 curls daily, which are always substituted by new hair growth occurring from those follicles from where the previous hairs have shed. The state of baldness occurs when this rate of constant growth is less than the shedding rate. Further, you might also spot that whatever new hairs are grown are actually thinner as compared to the shed hair. In reality, there are many causes of hair loss, which get caught during the diagnosis by the surgeon. The causal factors can be family history, diabetes, antihypertensive drugs, chemotherapy, and untreated scalp infections. And yes, even females suffer from hair loss although not greater than males. No matter what is the gender or cause, the hair transplant surgery ensures everlasting hair.

>> Procedure

The hair transplant surgery involves transferring hair from a contributor area to the bald or balding area. According to this treatment, a contributor area is a spot that holds fit hair follicles, which never cast off. It is situated mostly on the sides as well as on the back of the head. This directly indicates that candidates having healthy contributors ideally undergo a successful hair transplant surgery. Before some decades, this surgery was quite a difficult and aching procedure. However, with advance equipments, the surgery has become very easy and less painful provided the hair transplant surgeon is quite experienced.

>> Techniques

Currently, three main hair transplant techniques are in use namely, single hair grafting, mini grafting, and micro grafting. In single hair grafting, single follicles get transplanted, whose hairs are soft and fine. In fact, they aim at aiding in the formation of a soft hairline that will contribute to thick hair. As the surgeon has to form this hairline, it involves a lot of art and experience making the task quite tough. As compared to this, micro grafting aids in augmenting more density via the grafts that hold two or three hairs and would be substituted at the rear of the hairline that held single hair grafts. In mini grafting, the grafts of four to six hairs are placed at the rear of the micro grafts offering the maximum density and a natural appearance.

>> After surgeryHair Transplant Surgery

Usually, the hair transplant surgery consumes two to six hours, but this is dependent upon the quantity of hair that is to be transferred. Sometimes, your head might also be bandaged, which is discarded the next day. However the truth is that if the surgeon is skilled and the latest tools are used, then there will never be any need of a bandage. Further, many patients undergo the surgery in the morning and by afternoon, they are back to work – such is the benefit of this latest surgery.

You just need to understand that hair consumes some time to develop. Therefore, never expect a thick garden of hair instantly after the surgery. In fact, the real growth starts somewhere during the third month and the complete outcome is noticeable within a year. But, you will be happy to know that the transferred hair needs no special care and will remain for long.

>> After effects

In case of the hair transplant, some minor side effects exist such as less pain and discomfort following the surgery. Rarely, one might also notice slight swelling on the operated area for a short period, which can even reach until the eyes. In some cases, scabs can also form on the surgery area, which go away in some days.

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