Hair transplantation is done to add more hair to an area that may be thinning or balding. Hair is taken from thicker parts of the scalp or other parts of the body and grafted onto the thinned or balding part of the scalp.
Worldwide, around 60% of men and 50% of women suffer from some type of hair loss problem. Although people usually prefer topical treatments to solve this problem, they are not as effective as hair transplantation.
Having healthy and beautiful hair is what everyone who cares about their appearance wants. Hair loss and the resulting new image can negatively affect the psychology of many people.
Hair transplantation applications performed by specialist doctors and experienced teams of experts in Reyap Hospital Istanbul are performed using modern techniques with advanced technology devices.
What is a hair transplant?
It is the process of transplanting the hair follicles taken from the areas where the hair is dense (neck and upper ears) to the balding areas. This surgical procedure, which we call hair transplantation, is in a way autotransplantation. Because in hair follicle transplantation, only the person’s hair follicles are taken to the outside and transferred to him/ her again.
Who can have hair transplantation?
Hair loss is not only specific to men. Women may also experience hair loss or thinning problems and can apply for hair transplantation. Hair transplantation may not be applied in cases such as scalp diseases and severe psychological disorders. In such cases, your doctor will inform you.
Which methods are used for hair transplantation?
Hair transplantation, which is developed as a solution to the problem of hair loss, is performed with FUE and FUT methods. In both of these methods, your surgeon sterilizes the area where the hair will be removed and numbs it with local anesthesia before starting the transplantation. You can also request sedation to stay asleep during the procedure. FUE technique, which has less linear scarring, is preferred in Reyap Hospital.
FUE technique (Follicular Unit Extraction)
Having hair that grows and does not shed for a lifetime is only possible with the FUE method. It is a method in which the follicular unit is removed from the nape and upper ear area where the hair follicles are dense, without cutting and stitching, and transferred to the balding areas.
For this reason, this method is known as non-surgical hair transplantation. In this method, the roots are taken with the help of needles with the lumen of different diameters and a specially designed tip structure, and a special device called FUE micromotor to which this needle is attached.
The roots taken are placed one by one into the micro canals opened to the planting area. Since this operation, which takes approximately 4-5 hours, is performed under local anesthesia, the patient does not feel pain and discomfort.
The transplanted hair starts to grow gradually from the third month. Almost all of them grow between 6th to 8th months, it takes 10-12 months for all of them to emerge. Growing hair does not fall out for life. Hair transplantation can be applied not only for baldness but also to increase hair density in thinned areas.
Although this application is called hair transplantation, it is not only for hair. It can also be used easily when any hair follicle such as eyebrow, mustache, the beard is missing.
Hair transplantation should be done by a specialist in a hospital environment.
After the patient decides on hair transplantation; should make research and choose the right place and time. Every patient wants to have their natural hair. After doing the necessary research, he/ she should first go to a preliminary examination and consult a doctor. Hair transplantation should only be done to patients who are deemed appropriate by medical doctors. Thus, more benefits are obtained from the procedure as a result of the hair analysis.
