What Is a Medical Hair Transplant?

Medical hair transplant is one of the most popular hair restoration solutions that offer relief to alopecia patients. Like every other cosmetic procedure, the experience of getting a hair transplant is very personal and private for everyone.  

Despite the growing popularity of non-invasive hair loss solutions, the medical hair transplants process itself is still quite a mystery for those who have not experienced it first hand, or never met someone who had. Yet, that doesn’t change the fact that medical hair transplant is one of the most successful procedures for hair loss. For most people, a hair transplant gives them a full head of hair. It also looks a lot more realistic than one usually imagines it actually appearing. Even so, no one can just jump in for a medical hair transplant. While consultation with a hair transplant doctor may clear most things up, it still requires you to know what the procedure really is, what it involves, the risks involved, and whether you are the right candidate for it.

Understanding Medical Hair Transplant

Medical hair transplant is a surgical procedure to help people deal with baldness. There are actually two different methods that doctors use to increase the hair density via transplant, and both of them require local anesthesia.

The process itself is quite straightforward. Hair transplant doctors choose a donor area to transplant hair follicles into the recipient’s affected area.

Once the scalp is clean and numb, hair follicles are harvested from the area chosen as a donor. This hair-bearing, donor area is usually the back of the head.

The two methods through which the follicles are gathered include extracting a thin scalp of the donor area or by extracting hair follicles individually using a motorized punch and transporting it to the recipient area.

The procedure is sophisticated and sometimes includes other practices that a patient can apply for, in order to get better results.

Hair transplant patients usually end up spending a good part of the day at their doctor’s facility. The majority of the procedure is done in one sitting and might take up anywhere from four to eight hours. In a single treatment, your doctor might transplant hundreds to thousands of hairs.

The Right Candidate

While the belief that only a man can get a hair transplant is a complete fallacy, it is true that not everyone is the right candidate for the procedure.  

There are many factors that need to be taken into account for hair transplant. A candidate needs to have enough donor hair for the transplant, the donor hair should also be strong and not in the process of falling out.

The best candidates are men suffering from male pattern baldness, and according to one UK survey, two-thirds of all men will eventually be affected by male pattern baldness.

In addition, suitable candidates also include men whose hair loss has stabilized but left them partially bald, men and women who are victims of trauma and burn, and those who lost their hair due to another cosmetic surgery.

Advantages of Medical Hair Transplant

There’s a reason why this medical cosmetic procedure is gaining so much popularity. If you have been on the fence about whether or not to opt for it, perhaps the following advantages might help you make up your mind:

• • Not only is it an effective treatment of alopecia but a permanent one. After the procedure, the hair acts just like natural hair. The hair roots begin to sprout hair naturally over time and continue to do so for a lifetime.

• • In addition to acting like natural hair, a hair transplant also looks completely natural. You can have your say in the kind of design and style of hair you want on your head. However, you need to make sure that you go to a reputable surgeon for the best, most natural results.

• • The procedure is absolutely painless because of local anesthesia and patients can go home the same day.
  • This procedure is also for the eyebrows, so if you want to match your new head of hair with your eyebrows, you can go for that and have an even more natural appearance.

Risks Involved

Medical hair transplant surgery is normally safe. However, it is important that you are well aware of the risks involved before opting for it:  

• • Bleeding, infection, scarring, swelling

• • Hiccups, numbness, pain

• • Unnatural hair growth

• • Inflammation and itching in the hair follicles during the re-growth period

• • Shock loss in which there is a temporary loss of original hair
  • Cysts

All these risks are rare and depend on the doctor you have chosen and the price you are paying for the procedure. A reputable and professional surgeon conducts pre and post-surgery consultations, prescribes antibiotics, and provides proper instruction for the recovery period.

We hope that by now, you have a sound understanding of what the procedure entails, and you can make the right decision with this awareness. If you’d like more information on medical hair transplants or hair replacement solutions, call (214) 291-4667 today and speak with an expert on hair replacement services in Dallas. 

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