Hair loss occurs as a result of genetic predisposition, environmental factors, diseases and accidents. Today, many men and women suffer from hair loss and baldness. This hair loss causes self-confidence problems and affects their social lives. Hair transplantation operations are a surgical operation that offers a permanent and natural solution to this problem of hair loss and baldness. The hair transplantation process, which has been applied since the 90s, has shown improvements from the past to the present and new methods have been started to be applied. Thanks to the new methods applied, the success rates of hair transplant operations are increasing day by day.
Advantages Of Applying Different Methods In Hair Transplantation
The advantages of applying different methods in hair transplantation are;
- State-of-the-art instruments are used in new hair transplantation methods, therefore, it shortens the duration of the hair transplantation operation, reduces errors and increases the success rate of the operation.
- The use of advanced materials ensures that beard, eyebrow and mustache transplantations are more successful in addition to hair transplantation.
- Finding and developing methods that cause less damage to the skin during hair transplantation operations also reduce the rate of scarring and infection.
- Finding and developing new methods ensures that the transplanted hair looks more natural.
- Thanks to the development of new natural hair transplantation methods, it provides the opportunity to take the right number of hair follicles without removing more or less hair follicles. In this way, the efficiency of the hair bank is not reduced.
Hair Transplantation Methods
Every day, innovations are made in hair transplantation methods. Thanks to the developing technology and medical developments, new devices and application techniques are being developed in hair transplantation methods. One of the most important developments is that hair transplantation can be done without shaving. In this way, female patients who want to have a hair transplant but have anxiety can easily have a hair transplant. In this way, the number of women who have hair transplantation is increasing. Hair transplants are surgical operations performed under local anesthesia. Local anesthesia is applied with a needle. However, those who are afraid of needles, unfortunately, do not have hair transplantation. Thanks to these developing innovations, those who have a fear of needles can easily have hair transplantation thanks to the application of sedated anesthesia. Some hair transplantation methods applied today are;
- Fut Hair Transplant Method
FUT hair transplantation technique, which was the hair transplantation method applied until the beginning of the 2000s, is no longer preferred today. Thanks to the developing technology, new methods are more preferred. Hair follicles to be used in FUT hair transplantation method are taken from the nape area. This area is removed by cutting along with the skin layer. Approximately 3 cm of skin is removed by cutting it completely. Hair follicle seeds are separated from the removed skin. The separated hair follicles are transferred to the area to be planted. After the hair transplant operation is completed, stitches are placed on the cut area. In the FUT hair transplant method, there is a permanent horizontal suture scar on the part where the hair follicle is taken. The recovery period in this hair transplantation method is longer than in other transplantation methods. Due to the problem of scarring, this method does not give natural results. The only advantage of the FUT hair transplant method is that the operation time is shorter as the hair follicles are taken in strips. FUT hair transplantation method is not preferred today because there are no scars in new techniques.
- Fue Hair Transplant Method
The success rate of the FUE hair transplantation method, which has been used for the last 20 years and is among the most preferred hair transplantation methods, is quite high. FUE hair transplantation method, which constitutes the basic principle of many other hair transplantation methods, provides natural and receptive results. The basic application principle of the technique; It is the collection of individual hair follicle seeds from the donor area and the placement of these roots by opening a channel in the area to be transplanted. The channels opened in the FUE hair transplant method are quite small, so there is no scar after the operation. Special devices are used in the operation and these devices do not harm either the donor area or the skin in the transplanted area. FUE hair transplant operation is performed under limited anesthesia and the patient does not feel any pain. The success rate of the operation is quite high and the recovery period is much shorter than the FUT hair transplant method.
- Micro Fue Hair Transplant Method
Micro Fue hair transplantation method has taken its place among the most natural hair transplantation methods in a short time. Special electrical holding devices are used in the operation. Thanks to these devices, human error is considerably reduced. With the help of these devices, hair follicles are collected from the donor area and placed in the channels opened to the balding part needed. The results of the operation are very natural and successful.
- Manual Punch Hair Transplantation Method
Manual Punch hair transplant methodis one of them. Its basic principle is the same as the Fue method. Punch is the name of the instrument that collects hair follicles from the donor area. This tool is not electrical, it works with human power. Healthy hair follicles are collected from the donor area with the help of manual punch, and the hair follicles are placed in the opened channels. This method is the method used in the early days of the FUE hair transplant method. Since the process is manual, the success rate increases or decreases with the dexterity of the expert. This method takes a bit of time as it is done with manual dexterity.
- Dhi Hair Transplant Method
The direct hair transplant method has taken its place among the newest and most preferred methods. The basic principle of the operation is to take healthy hair follicle seeds from the donor area using a special medical pen, and with the help of the same pen, the hair follicles are placed by applying light pressure to the skin in the balding area without waiting and opening the canal. Since the procedure is performed under local anesthesia, the patient does not feel any pain. Since the channel is not opened in the process, there is no risk of scarring and the recovery time is much shorter. The most advantageous aspect of the DHI hair transplant method is that shaving is not required during this procedure. It is especially preferred for women and long-haired men, as it allows hair transplantation without shaving, thanks to the help of a special medical pen. As the DHI hair transplantation method allows for the transplantation of more hair follicles, the results of the transplantation are more intense and natural. The success rate of the method is also very high.
- Robotic Hair Transplant Method
One of the newest hair transplantation methods used recently is Robotic hair transplantation method. In this method, hair follicle collection and planting are done with a computerized system. In principle, the only difference in the technique in which the Fue hair transplantation method is applied is the use of precision computerized arms.
- Hair Transplantation Method With Stem Cells
In the stem cell hair transplantation method, which is the best example of the application of medical developments to hair transplantation, classical hair transplantation is actually applied. Instead of using a large number of hair follicle seeds in stem cell hair transplantation, very small healthy hair follicles are taken from the donor area together with the skin and multiplied in the laboratory and turned into more than one hair follicle seed. The reproduced hair follicle seeds are placed on the skin in the hair area by the doctor at the appropriate time. In the stem cell hair transplantation method, problems such as bleeding and bruising do not occur, so there is no risk of infection. The developers of the method claim that this method will be the most preferred method in the future. Stem cell hair transplantation method is a very advantageous method especially for those who do not have enough hair follicle seeds in the donor area.
- Sut Hair Transplantation Method
SUT hair transplantation method, which is the newest hair transplantation method, has just started to be applied around the world. SUT hair transplantation method provides the opportunity to collect and transplant between 3,500 and 10,000 hair follicle seeds if the donor area is fertile. The fact that it offers such a large number of hair follicle transplantation opportunities offers a definite solution to those who have complete baldness problems. In SUT hair transplantation method, hair follicles are harvested and transplanted using a special device without human intervention. If it is done carefully under the supervision of the doctor, the success of the procedure is very high. There is no risk of infection in the method, which has no room for human error.
- Neo Graft Hair Transplantation Method
Newgraft hair transplantation method is one of the sub-branches of FUE hair transplantation technique. In this method, the principle of Fue hair transplantation is used, but the duration of the procedure is shorter, the injury left by the canals is less and the number of transplanted hair follicles is higher. Neo-graft hair transplantation method does not leave any scars and very natural permanent results are obtained.
- Hair Transplantation Method With Smart Robot
Artificial intelligence technology is used in the smart robot hair transplant method. In this improved hair transplantation method, hair follicle seeds are collected from the donor area with the help of advanced robots and placed in the area to be transplanted with the help of the same robot. Thanks to these artificial intelligence smart robots used, very sensitive hair transplantation is performed. In the smart robot hair transplantation method, durable, natural and permanent hair is achieved. The success rate of the method is quite high. Basically, it is the process of using artificial intelligence in the classical hair transplantation method, but human error is much lower.
- Bht Hair Transplantation Method
Some people do not have enough hair follicle seeds in the donor area. In this case, the operation applied does not give sufficient results. It can be done by using donor area body hair in people who do not have enough hair follicle seeds. The success rate in BHT hair transplantation method is around 80%.
- Hyperbaric Hair Transplantation Method
Oxygen is used in the Hyperbaric method, which is used to accelerate the healing process after hair transplant operations. In order to benefit from the wound healing feature of oxygen, this method is applied to the channels opened during the operation. In this way, the channels heal faster.
