What Is Hair Transplantation and How Is It Done?
Hair loss, especially in male patients, is a condition that shows the age of the person. The regeneration of hair loss is due to the Hair Transplant Operation.
Hair loss problem starts after puberty, that is, at the age of 18, one in nine men is affected by this problem. Hair loss can occur in the form of hair loss as well as hair loss. Considering that the only structure of men is hair, hair loss is a problem that affects both physically and mentally. Male pattern hair loss can occur on the front or top of the forehead or cover the entire head. Hair loss in women is usually rare. Before hair transplantation, the type of hair loss should be determined. Some diseases, hormonal and metabolic disorders, drug use and nutritional effects can trigger hair loss.
What is FUE Hair Transplant?
Today, FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) is applied as a hair transplant technique. Both hair removal and hair transplantation have natural results in this technique. FUE is the process of transferring live hair follicles taken from the hairy area to the hairless areas. These living roots are the roots of the hair between the two ears. In FUE, no incision is made in the donor area, no stitches are made, and there is no scar in the area where the roots are taken. The roots are placed in the channels opened backwards from the determined hairline.
The first hair wash is done 3 days after surgery. It is recommended to wash your hair 2 or 3 times a day with special lotions and shampoos for 15 days. Care should be taken not to massage the transplantation area. Special lotion is applied for 30 minutes for the area to be softened. While the nape area is washed with normal washing movements with the recommended shampoo, the seeding area is carefully shampooed with gentle movements. After all these washing movements are completed, it is rinsed under a shower without pressure. You can wash your hair after 10 days with your own shampoo. The hair dryer can be used after 5 days during low blow in cold blast.
The transplanted hair will be the first to shed. Permanent hair reaches an average of 2-6 months
1-Hair transplantation is not performed only for the patients whose hair is lost or lost. This surgery is also called “hair restoration” as it is applied to sparse patient profiles.
2-It is normally wrong to do hair transplantation only for people whose hair is completely lost. In fact, this procedure is also suitable for patients who want to regain their profile.
3-The grafts used in the operation are those who are not willing to fall. Their location is normally in the area between the ears. We take the graft again from the donor area or the area under the beard.
Direct hair transplant (DHI)
DHI hair transplantation is the most advanced technology that consists of removing the grafts from the donor area using a device called micro-motor HD and opening the channels with the Choi Pen implanter. Both stages are done in the same action.
Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) procedure
1-During a hair transplant procedure performed with a Choi implanter, specialist physicians or technicians place the collected tissues on the implanter pen. Tissue is precisely inserted into the empty needle. The pushing function of the needle at the tip of the device determines the correct direction of hair growth.
2- Then, the needle is inserted into the scalp at a right angle, after the incision is made, the surgeon implants the tissue by pressing the plunger down. In this method, the opening of the channels and the implantation of the tissues are done at the same time.
3-During this procedure, 3-6 Choi implanters and approximately 14-18 needles are used synchronously with the device that comes in various needle sizes to fit the follicular unit grafts.
Advantages of direct hair transplant method
Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) has several other advantages apart from implanting each follicle individually and consequently being aesthetically natural.
The Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) method differs from other methods in terms of removal of hair follicles and the absence of pain and scarring during the implantation phase, due to the removal of hair follicles and the incisions made during the implantation phase.
The collected hair follicles do not contain less tissue than other methods and this means that the hair transplantation process provides better results.
The strength of the hair is 95%.
Patients return to their daily life in a short time. There is no need for a full shaving in the DHI method.
Although the advantages of the DHI method are given above, it should be said that this method also has disadvantages. Below are the disadvantages.
The Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) method requires longer times because each tissue is individually placed inside a special pen. In addition, more medical materials are included in the sessions.
Although the DHI method is considered the best method for hair transplantation today, it costs a little more than other methods.
Although it does not require incision in hair transplantation procedures, it does not mean that this process is easier. This procedure should be done by qualified practitioners such as the experts in our clinic.
What are the Differences Between Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) and Other Methods?
Unlike all other hair transplant procedures. The most important difference of (DHI) from the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) technique is that the hair follicles taken from the donor area are transplanted to the recipient area while opening the channel, therefore (DHI) procedure allows grooving and implantation to be performed as a single step. Other methods involve simply transferring the hair follicles to the recipient area; With Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) and Follicular Hair Extraction (FUE), the aesthetic appearance of the transplanted area and hairline positioning can be achieved by individual implantation of each hair follicle. So you get density and distribution that is not suitable for 100% natural hair.
