What is Hair Transplantation?
Hair transplantation is a natural and permanent solution to the problem of thinning and baldness in people with hair loss problem or hair loss. The process of transferring healthy hair follicles to areas where the hair follicle is no longer active and balding occurs with micro-surgical methods is called hair transplantation. In hair transplantation, the patient's own healthy hair is added to the spilled area. Hair transplantation is planned and applied completely individually. With the hair transplantation operation, the hair follicles resistant to shedding are collected in the nape area of the patient and transplanted into the channels opened in the thinning or completely shedding parts. Aim; It is to give a permanent hairy appearance in a natural way that will not be obvious when the planting is done in the head area. Hair transplantation is actually a minor surgical operation. For this reason, it is the safest way to do it in a hospital environment by specialist and experienced doctors and team. With the hair transplantation application, the person's own hair is permanently gained as if it has never been shed. Our aim in hair transplantation; It is to restore the natural hair look to the person in a comfortable way with modern medical applications.
To whom can hair transplantation be applied?
Today, almost 50 percent of men over the age of 50 are faced with the problem of hair loss. Therefore, hair transplantation is the most applied cosmetic surgery for men. Hair loss is not just for men. Many women may also experience hair loss or thinning.
Why does hair loss occur?
One of the most important causes of hair loss is genetic coding; however, it can also occur as a result of advancing age, traumatic injuries or various medical disorders. After being diagnosed with a doctor's control, hair transplantation is successfully applied to all people who have sufficient hair follicles in the donor area.
The transplantation method can be applied successfully not only in the scalp but also in the loss of hair in all areas of the body such as eyebrows, mustache or beard.
How is hair transplantation done?
In practice, hair follicles taken from the nape are transplanted to the targeted bald area. These hair follicles taken are called grafts. In rare cases, there is not enough healthy hair in the neck or temple area of the person. In such cases, hair follicles can be taken from other parts of the person that contain hair, such as the arms or chest wall. The application takes place in a few hours depending on the amount of hair loss. If the balding area is very large, several sessions may be required to complete the treatment.
Generally, the intervention is performed under local anesthesia with sedation. After hair transplantation, a special bandage is applied to the head. The person is discharged after 1-2 hours. Although it is very rare, pain relief is controlled with painkillers. Generally, after 3 days of home rest, it is possible to return to business life with the head covered. The first dressing is done on the 5th day.
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