subject: Hair Transplant An Overview [print this page] Baldness is most prominently a sign of aging, though there are several other factors that cause significant hair loss and baldness in young men, and women as well. About 50% of women and 70% of men experience a certain degree of hair loss in their lifetime. However, this cannot be correlated with baldness. The primary causes behind uncontrollable and unnatural hair loss are hormones, genes, aging, and certain diseases. Baldness in men and women is a cause of low self-confidence and self-esteem, especially when hair lining starts thinning at a young age. So, how can you gain back your lost self-confidence, and your hair too?? Read on to learn more.
What is Hair Transplantation?
With increasing demand for hair restoration, hair transplantation in India has emerged to be a more permanent and effective treatment for hair loss and baldness. It is a surgical procedure, whereby hair is taken from one part of the scalp, generally from the back of the head, and implanted into the area of significant hair loss or baldness. The surgery is executed under local anesthesia, and patients can expect growth of new hair within 2-3 months following such procedure. Despite the surgical procedure is not complicated, it requires skilled precision and experience of a surgeon with a large amount of donor hair grafts.
The Right Hair Transplantation for You
Everyone is different in perspective of their wishes and needs for hair transplantation. Most importantly, not all have the same amount of donor hair graft, and this affect drastically how your hair will grow. After all, it is important that your newly grown hair matches well with other hair to give a natural look. So, make your choice carefully.
Benefits of Hair Transplantation
This hair restoration surgical procedure comes with several benefits, as mentioned herewith:
Unlike other non-surgical treatments and hair re-growth drugs, it triggers the growth of new hair.
When done skillfully, the new grown hair is often indistinguishable from others, often, looking for natural and thick
It is comparatively a quick procedure, with a new hair growing within 2-3 months after the surgery
Facilitates enhanced physical appearance, boosting your self-esteem and confidence
However, there are certain drawbacks of hair transplantation , which you should also be aware of. Besides being quite expensive, there are risks of infection, numbness around the treated area, thinning of hair, or swelling and pain around the area.
Follicular Unit Extraction
Hair transplantation surgery is based on the mechanism of Follicular Unit Extraction, whereby a punch machine is used to pluck the hair grafts from the donor area of the scalp and implanted into the recipient area with a fine needle through micro incisions. The advantages of this mechanism are:
1. No scar caused due to strip, and less trauma
2. Causes little pain, without any discomfort to the donor area
3. In a single grafting, you can expect natural results
4. There is no risk, and offers the fastest recovery period
5. A large donor area can be covered in a single session
Hair transplantation is the most effective and efficient permanent treatment for your baldness.
