Hair Transplant
A hair transplant is a very effective procedure that permanently solves many hair problems, such as hair loss, baldness, and alopecia areata. The first thing to consider is that not everyone is eligible for a hair transplant. The first condition is that the hair loss has stopped. Therefore, age is also a determining factor in men. However, alopecia should expect to reach its maximum expression.
Gender is another factor influencing the success of this procedure, as alopecia manifests differently in men and women. While hair loss in them concentrates in certain areas, they are distributed to the scalp and lighten the entire extension. In addition, when it comes to increased capillary density and fewer hair follicles to be transferred through hair transplant in women, not all areas of their hair respond equally. For these reasons, while most men are ideal candidates for a hair transplant, the same will not happen to women unless alopecia affects small, well-defined areas, such as scars.
A hair transplant should do by an experienced surgeon and a skilled team; otherwise, many factors can affect the success of the intervention. Both the technique of removing follicular units and their treatment before re-implant are essential to ensure as much survival as possible before and after the implant. In addition, if the transferred hair follicles don’t place in the correct number, in the right place, and with a distribution that meets specific aesthetic criteria, which ensures that the new hair has a completely natural appearance, the results can be ugly.
Our hair transplant specialist in Turkey will inform you about the results you can get according to your characteristics so that you don’t have unrealistic expectations. Depending on the technique used in each session in hair transplant in Turkey, between 1,000 and 5,000 units of hair follicles may be required, and the ideal hair density should be between 30 and 90 follicular units per cm2 for good results. The most common hair transplant methods in Turkey are FUE and DHI techniques.
What is hair transplant? What are the most popular hair transplant methods?
A hair transplant is a surgical procedure performed with local anesthesia. Therefore, it isn’t painful. However, complications such as infection, inflammation that can even cause pain, or small scars in the area where the implant make may occur in the postoperative period. However, this doesn’t happen often. If the FUT technique uses, the postoperative period will be more extended and uncomfortable.
You should also know that in most cases, the hair of the transplanted follicular units is shed two or three weeks after the intervention. But in no case should this be an alarm signal and assume that it is a shock to the patient because after three months, new hair will grow, and the roots will become stronger.
A hair transplant procedure in Turkey takes between 6 and 8 hours. It is a surgery that doesn’t require hospitalization, and the medical recovery is fast. Aesthetically, although we insist that patients consider their socio-professional activities, it will be evident that intervention makes until about 14 days later.
The patient may show numbness or a decreased sensitivity in the grafted area and finally in the donor area until 3-4 months after the surgery. This will gradually improve. Whether it hurts or not, we can say that you don’t feel anything. Nothing will notice as the area will completely numb during the graft. Patients only report discomfort during the anesthesia process, which lasts about 10 minutes, and we pre-anesthetize it to reduce further the pain it may have caused. It is common to develop some pre-edema in the postoperative period; the inflammation goes down to the eye area in the first 3-4 days. However, you can return to work activities from the second week (depending on your work). Check out the most popular hair transplant methods in Turkey:
FUE hair transplant: It consists of removing the follicular units one by one from the occipital region using a micromotor with 0.7-0.9 mm small punches. Although this hair transplant technique cannot leave any visible scars, it requires shaving the patient. Likewise, it allows us to obtain more follicular units. We can distinguish two different stages in the FUE technique:
- Stage 1: The extraction stage requires excellent skill, experience, and precision in the surgeon and special techniques. For this, our surgeon uses cylindrical micro scalpels with a diameter of 0.8-0.9 mm.
- Stages 2 and 3: These are the preparation and implant stages.
DHI hair transplant: DHI is an implantation method, not an extraction technique. In this hair transplant method, the surgeon uses a tool called a Choi pen. It is a very effective technique.
How much does hair transplant cost?
The hair transplant cost in Turkey mainly depends on the number of follicles implanted in the intervention and the technique. To know the number of follicles needed, it is necessary to consider how advanced the hair loss is, the patient’s age, the density of the donor area, the size of the recipient area, and the number of hairs shed. The specialist will calculate the follicles required for each case with these elements. In addition, other factors affect hair transplant prices in Turkey:
- Hair type: It is better not to have great hair and a supple scalp.
- Implant technique: FUE and DHI techniques are the best methods because the extraction is done directly from the hair.
- Medical team: It is essential to have a medical team and operating rooms with all the guarantees of success.
- Country of intervention: Treatment in the US, UK, or other countries isn’t at the same price level as in Turkey. Hair transplant prices in Turkey are much lower.