Hair Transplant involves extraction of healthy hair follicles from the back or sides of your scalp (or any other part of your body), and implanting them onto the bald areas of your scalp or body. These transplanted hairs take root and grow continuously throughout the patient’s lifetime.
A Graft is a unit of hairs. Each graft contains anywhere between one to four hair follicles.
Asking your Doctors & Surgeons anything about your treatment procedures & conditions is always better for both ways. In fact, it will make much easier for doctors to give the right advice to their patients. And so will be your clarity. You can also ask: Your Doctor’s experience The types of Hair Transplant techniques Before & After results of previous clients Duration of hair Transplant Sessions Total cost for the procedure
Usually, within the first 3 months, the client can expect to see new hair growing. Between 6 months and 1 year, the client will see significant changes. The hair will be longer, thicker and denser in volume than before. While it may take a while for the hair to grow completely, the hair that is growing is permanent and will continue growing for a lifetime.
Since the hair follicles that are transplanted to the balding areas are taken from genetically resistant areas to going bald, they grow for the rest of the life.
Hair Transplant Surgery is usually performed under a local anaesthesia, which numbs the surgical sites during the procedure. This helps in avoiding any pain sensation during the surgery. However, you might have little pain after the surgery which is manageable. The hair transplant doctor will also give you certain pain medication to reduce if it is too much.
It depends on the technique, area of baldness and the number of grafts required. Hair transplantations are classified as: Small sessions: up to 1300 grafts. These take about 3.5 hours. Medium sessions: 1300-2000 grafts. These last about 4 to 5 hours Large or mega sessions: more than 2000 grafts per session. These last longer; from 5-6 hours Our team at Dadu Medical Centre is capable of grafting up to 3000-3500 grafts in one session.
Hair transplant results can last for lifetime. But it depends upon the various factors like if you have balding (alopecia) running genetically in your family, and you’ve got a transplant done at an early age, you are likely to lose the existing hair, but not the transplanted hair. However, if you follow the hair transplant doctor’s instructions and take the right precautions on time, the results will be healthy.
The procedure is relatively simple and is performed as an outpatient procedure. Patients can go home the same day-no admission is necessary.
The number of sessions will depend on: The area of scalp treated, The number and size of grafts used, The density which the patient desires, The individual characteristics of the patient, e.g. coarse hair will provide a more dense look than fine hair.
The dressing is a small piece of gauze which can be easily hidden with a baseball cap. Even this is removed the very next day and you may return to work the very next day!!! However, it is preferable to rest for two days if there is any pain or mild swelling of forehead.
It is not necessary. You need to be available at the clinic only for four hours. You are discharged the same day and can attend work next day.
