Hair Transplantation

Hair transplantation is the common name for the operations performed to eliminate problems such as thin hair or boldness caused by hair loss. Hair Transplantation operations are successful solutions for such problems for more than 20 years.

In most hair transplant cases, one session is enough to achieve desired results. However, factors such as method, recipient site, and donor site sizes may require additional sessions. The hair transplantation operations must be performed by professional surgeons under professional conditions.

Who Is A Good Candidate For Hair Transplantation?

Good candidates for hair transplantation can be any man or woman who is over 17 years of age and in overall good health. Modern technology in hair transplantation now makes it possible to operate without shaving and increases women patients’ preference for hair transplant operations. The reason for hair loss does not have any effect on the operation. Hair transplant operations are a suitable and convenient solution for those who experience hair loss due to genetic factors, aging, stress, hormonal changes, and diseases.

Who Is NOT A Good Candidate For Hair Transplantation?

Those who are not good candidates for hair transplantation are as follows:

Those who do not have enough graft
Those who are not in overall good health
Those who have diabetes and hypertension must be examined first and once their health conditions are stabilized, they may be suitable for the operation
Those who have blood-borne diseases cannot undergo hair transplantation operations

What Are The Methods Used In Hair Transplantation?

Hair transplantation methods are the most important point to consider before the operation. Methods vary depending on the surgeon’s decisions and patients’ conditions. However, the following are the most common hair transplant methods:

FUT Method
FUE Method
DHI Method

Operations may use more than one of these methods if the patient’s conditions require so. Hair transplantation has 2 stages; first, graft extracting, and second implanting. One method may be used in the first stage and another may be used in the second stage.

What Is FUT Method?

The FUT method is an old surgical hair transplantation technique rarely preferred these days because of its surgical and outdated approach. Following are the important things to know about the FUT method:

To operate, hair loss must be at a significant level
It is performed under local anesthesia
In the FUT method, the surgeon cuts out the strip of the skin of the donor site and grafts extracted from the strip are prepared to be implanted.
The donor site is closed with stitches.
Extracted grafts are implanted individually in holes made on the recipient site
To prevent infection risk, the treatment area is sterilized.
The operation may leave a surgical scar, however, it fades over time.
Shortening the hair is enough to perform the operation
The FUT method’s success rate is %80

What Is FUE Method?

The FUE method is a hair transplant technique found in the 2000s and replaced the FUT method. The FUE technique is commonly preferred for it is a nonsurgical operation with a short period of recovery and it can provide very natural and permanent results. The following are the important things to know about the FUE method:

The FUE method is performed under local anesthesia
Each graft is individually extracted by using FUE micro punch tool.
Extracted grafts are implanted in the transplant area through incisions by FUE motors.
There is no surgical scar risk
In the FUE method, grafts can be implanted are up to 4500 in only one session
There is no sensation loss risk after the operation
The success rate of FUE is %95

What Is DHI Method?

DHI method is one the newest methods of hair transplantation. The basic procedures of the DHI method are very similar to the FUE method. In the DHI method, grafts are extracted and implanted individually with a special pen shape tool which makes incision-making and implanting possible to be performed simultaneously. Following are the important things to know about the DHI method:

Operation is performed under local anesthesia
It is possible to implant 2500 grafts in one session
The recovery period is the shortest compared to other methods
It makes operating on narrow areas possible and it is considered the most ideal option to achieve the most natural results.

What Is Hair Transplantation Recovery Like?

Following is the must-know information about hair transplantation recovery:

Patients are mostly discharged on the same day
The recovery period takes about 2 weeks. In the condition of paying attention to the treatment area, patients can return to their daily routine 2 days after the operation
After hair transplantation, the sleeping position must be rearranged according to the treatment area for the first 2 weeks after the operation. Patients can sleep however they feel like it after the first 2 weeks.
To minimize infection risk, antibiotics may be prescribed, yet the infection risk is about %2 in hair transplant operations
Swelling and redness are considered normal after the operation, they disappear in about a week
Patients are allowed to dye their hair 6 months after the operation
After the operation, it is considered normal that the newly grown hair may fall in 3 months. Hair grown after 3 months post operation is considered permanent.
%75 of the permanent hair is grown 6 months after the operation, and in a year, %95 is the expected result.

How Much Is Hair Transplantation?

There are many different parameters for hair transplantation prices. After a detailed examination, the operation can be planned, and prices become clear afterward. The following are the factors that affect hair transplant prices.

Hair Transplantation Method
Number of Grafts to be implanted
Size of the transplant area

Hair Transplant operations must be performed by a professional surgeon under professional conditions, this factor too, may affect the hair transplant prices.

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