Hair loss and baldness have been a common problem for many people for many years. Hair transplantation procedures, which have been applied for years, have developed over time and have reached the most modern form today. The hair transplantation sector, on which studies are still carried out and innovations are participated, provides permanent solutions to men and women who experience baldness and hair loss.
What Is Hair Transplantation?
Hair transplantation is a medical and aesthetic surgical procedure that offers a permanent solution to people suffering from hair loss and shedding. Hair falls out for different reasons and permanent baldness occurs over time. Genetic factors, aging, cosmetic errors, diseases, wrong drug use, unbalanced diet, hormone imbalance, stress and environmental factors are some of the reasons that cause hair loss. While the factors that cause hair loss are sometimes solved with medication or additional treatments, some patients unfortunately continue to have hair loss and experience baldness. Hair transplantation is a permanent and natural treatment method for those who have baldness problems.
Hair transplantation is applied based on the principle of taking healthy hair follicles from the donor area and placing them in the channels opened in the bald area. Today, many different advanced hair transplantation methods are applied. The method to be applied is decided according to the patient’s shedding rate, age, facial structure, and expectations from hair transplantation. Hair transplantation is a personalized application.
What Are The Hair Transplantation Methods Applied?
Hair transplantation operations are applied with different methods. These methods are decided by considering the doctor’s preliminary examination and the expectations of the people from hair transplantation. Determining the right method is very important for permanent and successful hair transplantation. It is not correct to apply every hair transplant method to every patient. Some of the most preferred and successful hair transplantation methods are;
- Follicular Unit Extraction (Fue)
FUE method, which is one of the most preferred hair transplantation methods, is applied for patients with severe hair loss and baldness problems. In the first stage, the patient is taken to a preliminary examination and the necessary blood tests are performed to understand whether there is a health problem that prevents hair transplantation. For those who do not have health problems as a result of blood, the hair transplantation planning stage is started. At the planning stage, the front line of the patient’s hair is determined and the number of hair follicles needed is calculated. It is checked whether the donor area can meet this number. In hair transplantation, the donor area is usually determined as the nape area that is resistant to removal or behind the two ears.
FUE hair transplantation is performed with local anesthesia and the patient does not feel any pain during the procedure. In the next stage after anesthesia, healthy hair follicles are collected from the donor area and protected in a special section. After the hair follicle collection phase, the channel opening phase is started. This stage is very important for hair transplantation. Small incisions are made on the hairless scalp with the planned frequency and at the right angle. Opening the opened channels according to the correct exit angle is very important for the hair to look natural. After the channel opening phase, the hair follicles kept in protection are placed in the opened channels one by one. The placement of hair follicles is the final stage and FUE hair transplantation takes an average of 6-9 hours. In the FUE hair transplant method, 2000-4500 hair follicles can be transplanted in a single session.
- Follicular Unit Transplantation (Fut)
The Fut method is the oldest method used in the field of hair transplantation and is not applied today due to scarring. In this technique, hair follicles are taken from the donor area in the form of a strip and the bald area is fixed by suturing. It is a method that is no longer applied in the FUT hair transplantation method, as there are traces of horizontal stitches. There are no scars in the developed modern hair transplantation methods.
- Direct Hair Implantation (Dhı)
DHI hair transplantation is the most preferred method among hair transplantation methods. DHI hair transplantation method is preferred because there is no shaving process. Since there is no shaving process, it is easily applied for women. There are also differences in the devices used in the DHI hair transplantation method, which is basically the same principle as the classical hair transplantation methods, and there is no channel opening stage.
A special medical pen called Choi is used in the DHI hair transplant method. With the help of this pen, hair follicles are taken one by one from the donor area and placed on the bald area by applying light pressure without opening channels. With this medical pen, there is no need to shave the hair. This method, which requires attention compared to other hair transplantation methods, is also longer in terms of processing time. DHI hair transplant method may take 6-12 hours depending on the size of the area to be transplanted. The larger the area to be planted, the longer the processing time.
- Ice Fue (Follicular Unit Extraction)
Ice FUE method is one of the hair transplantation methods that has attracted attention recently. The main purpose of this method is to plant the collected hair follicles in a healthier way. Ice FUE method is basically applied as a method. It is the same as the FUE hair transplant method.
In the Ice FUE hair transplantation method, hair follicles are collected from the donor area after local anesthesia. The collected hair follicles are placed in a special cold solution and protected. Thanks to this solution, the cell structure of the hair follicles does not deteriorate and the roots are nourished. After the hair follicle collection phase, the channels are opened and the protected hair follicles are placed in the opened channels. Hair follicles protected in a special solution adhere more easily and grow faster. Ice FUE method takes 6-9 hours depending on the size of the hair transplant area.
What Is Hair Transplantation In Women?
As in men, women also experience hair loss and baldness. Although hair loss resulting in total baldness, called male pattern, is not very common in women, male pattern hair loss can also be seen in women with a genetic predisposition in the family. Factors such as environmental factors, genetic predisposition, hormone imbalance, pregnancy, menopause, use of wrong cosmetic products, stress cause hair loss in women. If many causes are treated on time, the shedding is reduced or completely stopped. For women whose treatment result is not positive, hair transplantation is the definitive solution.
Thanks to the modern hair transplantation methods applied today, hair transplantation can be performed without shaving the hair. DHI hair transplant method is the most preferred hair transplant method by women.
What Is Hair Transplantation In Men?
Genetic predisposition, environmental factors, stress, diseases are among the causes of hair loss. Permanent baldness is experienced as a result of not treating male pattern hair loss, which is especially seen in men due to genetic predisposition. Permanent baldness is provided with a definitive solution with hair transplant operations.
