Hair Transplant

Hair Transplant
Hair transplantation (hair transplant) is the process of applying the grafts taken from the area with strong hair roots to the area with sparse or no hair. Hair loss is one of the main problems affecting millions of women and men around the world.

Hair transplantation allows people with genetic hair loss and baldness problems to regain their hair.

Why Does Hair Loss Happen?

Adults with a healthy scalp have about 100,000 hairs. Losing about 100-150 strands of hair a day is considered normal, and new hairs usually grow in place of the lost hair.

Baldness is experienced due to the thinning of the hair follicles and the lack of replacement of the shed hair. Hair loss in women is usually based on genetic factors.

In women, hormonal problems, excessive stress, unbalanced diet cause hair loss.

Genetic predisposition, hormonal and nutritional factors, systemic diseases, exposure to chemical substances, hair growth disorder, stress are the main causes. Skin diseases and drug side effects can cause baldness in both men and women.

Who is suitable for hair transplantation?
Generally, age and gender are not limiting factors for hair transplant techniques. Hair transplantation in men and women's hair transplantation procedures have almost the same procedures.

Hair transplantation can be applied to individuals from the age of 20 to 70 years old and above. Hair transplantation techniques can be applied to those who experience baldness and those who want to increase their hair density.

The ideal candidate for hair transplantation has healthy hair follicles on the side and back of the head. These areas are the areas where the hair follicles to be transplanted are taken. Your specialist will inform you about hair transplantation techniques at the consultation.

Those who experience hair loss as a result of scarring, scalp injury, cosmetic surgery procedures are suitable candidates. This is true for people who have had a hair transplant procedure before.

How to do hair transplantation?
Hair transplantation process consists of 4 basic stages:

Determining the hairline and the number of grafts to be transplanted:
During the consultation, the hair transplant specialist examines the area affected by hair loss and the hair structure in the donor area in detail. The person is informed about the operation technique and the number of grafts that can be taken.

For natural hair transplantation, it is important to determine the hairline according to the person. At this stage, the specialist evaluates the donor area capacity of the person and the desired hairline, and the hairstyle is drawn. The operation method and hairline shape is obtained by the approval of the person concerned, and a hair transplant plan is created.

Preparation for Operation:
Before the hair transplant operation, the area to be harvested (donor area) and the hair in the area to be transplanted are shaved and prepared for the procedure.

Hair Transplant Operation
Anesthesia Application

Local anesthesia is applied before the hair transplant procedure. People do not feel any pain during the operation.

For guests who do not want the feeling of local anesthesia, light sedation may be preferred. With this light sedation, where the person is conscious and able to speak, it is ensured that the person does not remember the painful process.

Collection of Hair Roots to be Transplanted from the Donor Area

Hair on the back and sides of the scalp in men and women is programmed to grow throughout life. Grafts taken from these donor areas are transplanted to bald areas. After the hair transplant, the hair starts to grow normally and continues.

Removing hair follicles is a stage that requires attention and expertise. Hair follicles extracted from the donor area in a healthy way are separated into single, double and triple hair follicles. They are kept in a special sterile solution and prepared for sowing.

Transplantation of hair follicles
In the first stage, small incisions are made where each hair follicle will be placed in order to plant the hair follicles in the designated areas. These incisions are made with sapphire-tipped equipment and the healing time is shortened.

After the grooving phase, which takes into account the natural growth direction of the hair, the hair follicles are placed one by one into the opened channels.

In the DHI method, grooving and sowing stages are carried out simultaneously and with a special pen tool (choi pen).

Dressing and Washing After Hair Transplantation
Hair transplant operation takes an average of 6-8 hours. At the end of the operation, a bandage is applied to the donor area. Instructions that need to be taken into account are conveyed, medications that need to be used are given. The dressing applied is removed on the 12th day after the operation and the first washing process is carried out by the hair transplant personnel in the clinic.

What happens after hair transplantation?
The first 3 days after the operation are important for the attachment of the transplanted hair follicles. In this process, it is necessary to be careful against contact and impacts.

It is recommended to avoid vigorous physical activities for about 1 week.
The dressing is opened on the 3rd day.
It is very important to wash the first 10 washes carefully and as shown by our experts.The 10th washing is the washing of the crust and it literally returns to normal life without any wounds and crusts.
Small crusts and itching in the planting area may continue for a week or 10 days. According to the instructions, the hair should be washed every day for 1 month as specified.
A significant part of the transplanted hair falls out at the end of the first month. The transplanted hair starts to grow between 2-3 months, the growth rate is exactly the same in the transplanted area and in the previous hair area.
At the end of 12 months, the hair starts to look natural and this situation lasts for a lifetime. Contrary to other known surgical procedures, complications in hair transplant surgery are very rare. At the consultation stage, our specialist will give you detailed and explanatory information about the whole process.