How does Hair Transplant treatment work in 2019?

Hair Transplant treatment is a cosmetic surgery where the balding or thinning hairline of a person is fixed by grafting hair follicles from other parts of his body to the region that is balding or thinning generally on the scalp. Hair transplant is a general way of restoring the hairline up to a certain extent but it does not work in all cases. If the person has severe balding or huge scar on their scalp even hair transplant cannot grow back their hair. Similarly if the patient has lost their hair in chemotherapy for cancer treatment that hair can’t be grown back by hair transplant either. Considering you are a person who is fit to go through the process of hair transplant, you might question what is the efficiency or success of hair transplant? It has been seen that around 10-80% of hair that is transplanted grows back to normal length within three to four months of the procedure. Hair transplant is 100% efficient it does what it says if the patient is cleared to take the procedure after the initial health tests. Although there are certain rules that need to be followed to ensure the best results from the hair transplant surgery. • Don’t wash your hair for the first few days after the procedure and use only very mild shampoo up to three weeks after the hair transplant. • Avoid brushing the hair for about 3 weeks after the procedure and if you do brush it then try doing it very gently over the grafts. • Uses of hats, hoodies or pullovers are prohibited until the doctor gives his clearance regarding it. These were some of the aftercare measures that if followed will ensure the best results from your hair transplant surgery. How does Hair Transplant Treatment work? Hair transplant is basically the extraction of hair from any part of your body generally it is taken from the back of your head to add to a place in your scalp where you do not have hair. Hair Transplant surgery starts with the surgeon sterilizing the region from where the hair will be removed and then numbs the region with a local anesthetic. Then comes the main surgery which can be done in two different ways which are: 1. Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE): Follicular Unit Extraction is the procedure where the back of the head of the patient is shaved off. This is done generally because the back of the head is one of the best places to get healthy hair follicles. After shaving off the doctors then removes hair follicles individually from the back of the head and you can notice a small scar from where it is removed then there are holes made into the scalp where the follicles are to be placed. The follicles are then put inside the holes individually and then the scalp is covered with bandages and gauze. 2. Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT): Follicular Unit Transplantation is the procedure where the surgeon uses a scalpel to remove around 6 inches to 10 inches of your scalp generally from ear to ear. This strip is generally removed from the back of the head as they are the home of healthy follicles. After removing the strip the scar is then stitched or stapled back together. The extracted strip is then divided into tiny parts by a scalpel the strip is spilt into as many as 2000 tiny fragments even consisting as little as one hair follicle per fragment each. After this tiny holes are made on the scalp of the patient where the hair will be transplanted to with a needle or a scalpel. Then finally the fragments are plugged into the holes that were created in the scalp and the surgery is finally completed by covering the surgical site with bandage and gauze. That is how the procedure of Hair Transplant works. It can be that hair transplant surgery can take up to 18 months to fully re grow the hair and to show desired results and can even need more than one surgical procedure because the number of grafts required by one person are dependent on some different factors such as: • Type of hair of the patient • Size of the part where the transplant has to be done. • Quality or the thickness of the patient’s hair. • Hair color. There are certain risks also that are connected with Hair Transplant such as: • Infections caused due to the surgery. • Bleeding (can be caused due to genetic disorders). • Scalp pain, Swelling or Itching after the surgery. • Folliculitis (inflammation of hair follicles). • Pus from the surgery site. • Scarring on the scalp this is inevitable if you are going for hair transplant. Every other risk is rare or depends on other external factors but this is not. • And lastly the hair transplant may not get you the expected results as the hair transplant may cause an unequal distribution of hair on the scalp. These were some of the main risks involved with Hair Transplant but for minimizing the risks and maximizing the potential of Hair Transplant to fix your receding hairline. The people of Kolkata can opt for Kaayakalp. Kaayakalp is the best hair transplant clinics in Kolkata with the newest technological advancements and machines at their disposal. Headed by one of the best hair transplant surgeons in Kolkata, Kaayakalp is fully equipped to complete your hair transplant with absolute accuracy and precision at reasonable and non-competitive prices.