What is Hair Transplantation?
Hair transplantation is a natural and permanent solution to the problem of thinning and baldness in people with hair loss problem or hair loss. The process of transferring healthy hair follicles to areas where the hair follicle is no longer active and balding occurs with micro-surgical methods is called hair transplantation. In hair transplantation, the patient’s own healthy hair is added to the spilled area. Hair transplantation is planned and applied completely individually. With the hair transplantation operation, the hair follicles resistant to shedding are collected in the nape area of the patient and transplanted into the channels opened in the thinning or completely shedding parts. Aim; It is to give a permanent hairy appearance in a natural way that will not be obvious when the planting is done in the head area. Hair transplantation is actually a minor surgical operation. For this reason, it is the safest way to do it in a hospital environment by specialist and experienced doctors and team. With the hair transplantation application, the person’s own hair is permanently gained as if it has never been shed. Our aim in hair transplantation; It is to restore the natural hair look to the person in a comfortable way with modern medical applications.
To whom can hair transplantation be applied?
Today, almost 50 percent of men over the age of 50 are faced with the problem of hair loss. Therefore, hair transplantation is the most applied cosmetic surgery for men. Hair loss is not just for men. Many women may also experience hair loss or thinning.
Why does hair loss occur?
One of the most important causes of hair loss is genetic coding; however, it can also occur as a result of advancing age, traumatic injuries or various medical disorders. After being diagnosed with a doctor’s control, hair transplantation is successfully applied to all people who have sufficient hair follicles in the donor area.
The transplantation method can be applied successfully not only in the scalp but also in the loss of hair in all areas of the body such as eyebrows, mustache or beard.
How is hair transplantation done?
In practice, hair follicles taken from the nape are transplanted to the targeted bald area. These hair follicles taken are called grafts. In rare cases, there is not enough healthy hair in the neck or temple area of the person. In such cases, hair follicles can be taken from other parts of the person that contain hair, such as the arms or chest wall. The application takes place in a few hours depending on the amount of hair loss. If the balding area is very large, several sessions may be required to complete the treatment.
Generally, the intervention is performed under local anesthesia with sedation. After hair transplantation, a special bandage is applied to the head. The person is discharged after 1-2 hours. Although it is very rare, pain relief is controlled with painkillers. Generally, after 3 days of home rest, it is possible to return to business life with the head covered. The first dressing is done on the 5th day.
Which methods are used for hair transplantation?
In hair transplantation procedures; FUE, which does not leave a trace, or methods that can leave a slight trace on the neck are successfully applied. In the FUE method, hair follicles are taken one by one and transplanted to the missing areas, while in the method, a skin line containing hair is removed from the nape. The person to be transplanted should have healthy hair on the sides and a scalp to be used as a donor area. Other factors such as hair color, degree of hardness, wavy and bushyness also affect the result of the procedure.
Which method will be preferred is decided together after the hair and scalp analysis, taking into account the priorities of the person. Although the FUE method, which does not leave any traces, is mostly preferred, it may be necessary to apply the method in some cases. Hair transplantation can be applied not only for baldness, but also to increase hair density in thinned areas.
What is the most important element for hair transplantation?
Hair transplantation is a serious surgical application. In order to minimize the risks of hair transplantation, it should be done in a hospital environment. It is very important that it is performed by well-trained and experienced plastic surgeons in terms of getting the best results. In order for the hair transplant to be successful in the operation, the transplanted hair follicles must shed blood quickly in the area where they are placed. If a correct technique is applied, the success rate of hair transplantation is quite high. For a natural look, it is very important to plant the hair at the right distance, at the right angle and at the right density to the bald areas.
Does the transplanted hair fall out after hair transplantation?
The transplanted hair is shed within a few weeks following the transplanting process; but this is normal. Because the shed hair will grow back after 3-4 months. After this temporary shedding is resolved, the transplanted hair follicles preserve their character and do not fall out. However, the original hair in the same area may continue to shed over time, and a new hair transplant may be planned in the future depending on the decrease in hair density. Hair loss after surgery may continue progressively. Especially if an unnatural appearance occurs in the new hairline area, an additional surgical intervention may be required in the future.
What are the risks of unconscious hair transplantation?
Like every medical intervention, hair transplantation can carry some risks if not performed under appropriate conditions. However, if hair transplantation is performed by an experienced plastic surgeon in a hospital setting, complications are very rare. Hair transplantation is a long procedure and depending on the degree of baldness, several transplantations may be required in a period of 1-2 years. Although very rare, complications such as desired infection and significant scarring can be seen. Pain, discomfort, some bruising and swelling can be observed after the operation, which can be controlled with painkillers. In the areas where hair is removed and transplanted, numbness may occur within 2-3 months, which resolves spontaneously.
Is hair transplantation an aesthetic procedure or a medical procedure?
Hair transplantation is a medical procedure, but its aesthetic aspect is more important. If the donor area of the patient is evaluated well and the front hairline is determined naturally in the area to be transplanted, a style suitable for the image of the person can be created. With this aspect, it is a complete aesthetic procedure.
To whom can hair transplantation be applied?
Hair transplantation operation can be performed on all individuals of all ages, who have had hair loss problems for various reasons in men and women from the ages of 19-20, do not have a physiological disease that prevents hair transplantation and have enough follicles in the donor area.
Am I a suitable candidate for hair transplantation?
If you have completed your physical development,
If you do not have a physiological disease that prevents hair transplantation,
If there are enough and suitable hair follicles in the donor area on your head,
If there is a suitable space in the area to be transplanted, you are a suitable candidate for hair transplantation.
Hair transplant operation is not only for male pattern hair loss; It is also successfully applied to local cavities that may occur as a result of various diseases, scars, burn scars, surgical sutures.
Hair transplantation is also successfully applied in women. Considering the size of the bald area, especially in women, unshaven transplantation is also performed.
You can have a preliminary interview with our doctor as soon as possible and have a hair analysis.
Your doctor will tell you what you should pay attention to after hair transplantation.
Does the transplanted hair look natural?
In order for the transplanted hair to look natural, the operation should be performed by specialist doctors and specialists. In hair transplantation operations performed by experienced specialists in the right health institution, naturalness can be achieved at a level that will not be obvious. With Sapphire and DHI techniques we apply in hair transplantation, we aim at maximum density in the hair. An average person has 100 hairs per square centimeter. With new techniques, we can fit 80 follicles, that is, hair strands, in 1 cm square. It is tried to obtain the closest result to the patient’s dream appearance. While doing this, the forehead line is taken into consideration first.
How to determine the hairline?
The hairline is a personal anatomical line. It is determined according to the natural hair border from the area where the forehead texture ends and the hair texture begins. The most important point in hair transplantation is to pay attention to the forehead muscle. The hairline can be adjusted as desired without touching the forehead muscle and without damaging the mimic muscles. The hairline can be changed without touching the forehead line in people with wide foreheads or those whose hair is very empty on both sides. The desired shape can be made according to the patient’s face type, hairstyle, previous hair loss and forehead muscle, and the condition of the balding skin. If the patient has requested a hair type that is not suitable for him, he is informed about medical obligations, the anatomical structure of his face and possible results, and the most suitable front line and hairstyle are determined.
Does the transplanted hair fall out after hair transplantation?
The transplanted hair is shed within a few weeks following the transplanting process; but this is normal. Because the shed hair will grow back after 3-4 months. After this temporary shedding is resolved, the transplanted hair follicles preserve their character and do not fall out. However, the original hair in the same area may continue to shed over time, and a new hair transplant may be planned in the future depending on the decrease in hair density. Hair loss after surgery may continue progressively. Especially if an unnatural appearance occurs in the new hairline area, an additional surgical intervention may be required in the future.
How is hair transplant operation done?
According to the operation style determined by the specialist doctor in hair transplantation, shaved or unshaven transplantation can be done.
First of all, the hairy tissue and the area to be transplanted are planned. The hairy tissue is planned and shaved according to the course of the process. Local anesthesia is applied and hair follicles are collected one by one with microsurgical instruments.
Channels are opened by considering the direction of hair growth, the angle and density of the hair in the desired area.
The extracted roots are placed in these channels one by one with meticulous and sensitive work.
The purpose during the whole operation; It is to provide a healthy and permanent hair appearance in a natural way that will not be obvious after the operation.
The operation is completed in an average of 6 to 8 hours.
What is the FUE Method?
It is a brief expression of the term “Folicular Unit Extraction”. It is the method in which the follicular units are removed one by one with personalized microsurgical instruments and transferred to the balding areas on the same day, without cutting and stitching marks from the nape and above-ear area, where the coded not to fall out (non-androgenic) hair follicles are dense. It can be performed under local anesthesia or with sedation (without feeling any pain) according to the patient’s request.
Today, the FUE method can be applied in different styles with innovative and modern approaches.
Sapphire FUE
DHI FUE
What are the advantages of the FUE Method?
Since the hair follicles are taken one by one and with personalized microsurgical instruments, recovery will be completed in 2-3 days after the operation and there will be no scars.
Maximum sheet metal can be transferred from your donor site according to the need of the area to be planted.
The entire area of the hair follicles that is coded not to fall out (non-androgenic) is used by taking homogeneous and proportional roots. Thus, it is possible to reuse the donor site in the coming years. In the following years, according to the needs and expectations of the person, second or third session hair transplant operations can be performed with the same method.
Which methods are used in hair transplantation?
Two methods, Sapphire pen and DHI pen, are used in Memorial Hair Transplantation Centers. These are sowing methods. In both, the root collection method is called FUE. In other words, FUE is not a hair transplant method on its own, but a root collection method. In the FUE method, the roots are taken one by one from the donor area by means of micromotors. Sapphire and DHI are used as hair transplantation methods. If the DHI method is to be preferred after the roots are taken, the hair is transplanted to the skin with DHI pens. If sapphire is to be used, first the channels are opened to the places where the roots will be placed with sapphire pens, and then the roots are placed in the channels. FUE is a root retrieval method. DHI and sapphire are used as planting method.
What are the advantages of the FUE method?
In the FUE method, the roots are taken one by one. The donor area is minimally traumatized. No scar remains. The return to social life is short. It is a safe method. It can be applied to any patient, male or female, who meets the necessary conditions. It can be easily applied to areas such as scars and burns that occur at a young age. There is no age limit, but in the presence of some chronic diseases such as heart diseases, the patient must obtain hair transplant permission from his doctor.
What are the risks of the FUE method?
Since the FUE method is a minor surgical procedure, it has the same risks as a simple dental treatment. It is important to do it in a sterile hospital environment because of risks such as infection and necrosis.
What are the steps to return to daily life in the FUE method? How many days will it heal?
2 days after the procedure, patients come to the center for the first washing and dressing. It is recommended to rest for the first 2 days after the procedure. On the 2nd day, the bandages are removed and the first wash is done. After that, you can return to daily life. From the first wash to the last wash, it is clear that the hair is transplanted in a period of 7-10 days. Crustings are seen. After the last wash, the planting symptoms are completely gone. Then the hair is expected to grow.
