Hair Transplant Surgery
A surgical procedure called hair transplantation involves transplanting skin containing hair follicles from one area of the body (the donor site) to an area of the body that is bald or balding (the recipient site).
Candidates
grafts with hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding are transplanted to bald scalps to treat male pattern baldness. However, it is also used to cover scars from accidents and surgeries like facelifts and prior hair transplants, as well as to regrow hair on the beard, eyebrows, and eyelashes.
Procedure
The surgeon evaluates the patient’s scalp during the initial consultation, talks with him/her about his/her preferences and expectations, and gives advice on the optimal course of action (such as single vs. numerous sessions) and what outcomes might reasonably be anticipated.
The patient abstains from using any medications or alcohol for a number of days before to surgery to prevent intraoperative hemorrhage and poor “take” of the grafts. Antibiotics are frequently provided prior to surgery to prevent wound or graft infections.
The initial hair harvesting site is then stitched shut using dissolvable thread.
Recuperation time
Following a hair transplant, hair may not fully form for a few months, but after that, it will start to grow regularly. While it is not necessary to miss any time at work, some patients choose to do so to give their body time to recover from surgery.
Risks
Hair transplant surgery carries a tiny amount of risk, but there is a possibility of infection, hemorrhage, numbness, and obvious scars. Very rarely, the hair could fail to establish itself in the new location.
One frequent adverse effect that is typically brief is hair thinning, also referred to as “shock loss”. Due to the daily hair loss of fifty to one hundred, bald patches are also quite prevalent.
The forehead and scalp may enlarge as a result of other adverse effects. If this starts to hurt, medicine could reduce the swelling. The patient should also exercise caution if his scalp begins to itch, since scratching will only make it worse and lead to the development of scabs. You might use a moisturizer or a massage wash to stop the itching.
More hair loss may start a few years following the procedure, but the transplanted patches will still be in situ. Unless the abnormal hair patches are removed or additional hair is transplanted, this leads to weird hair patches.
