Hair Transplant Frequently Asked Questions

It can be the result of heredity, hormonal changes, medical conditions or a normal part of aging. Anyone can lose hair on their head, but it’s more common in men. Baldness typically refers to excessive hair loss from your scalp. Hereditary hair loss with age is the most common cause of baldness.

It can be the result of heredity, hormonal changes, medical conditions or a normal part of aging. Anyone can lose hair on their head, but it’s more common in men. Baldness typically refers to excessive hair loss from your scalp. Hereditary hair loss with age is the most common cause of baldness.

Each strand of hair sits in a tiny hole (cavity) in the skin called a follicle. Generally, baldness occurs when the hair follicle shrinks over time, resulting in shorter and finer hair. Eventually, the follicle does not grow new hair. The follicles remain alive, which suggests that it is still possible to grow new hair.

Female-pattern baldness is a pattern of hair loss (alopecia) caused by hormones, aging and genetics. Unlike male-pattern baldness, female-pattern baldness is an over-all thinning which maintains the normal hairline.The main type of hair loss in women is the same as it is men. It’s called androgenetic alopecia, or female (or male) pattern hair loss.

A hair transplant can be performed for any person with good donor area hair, a healthy scalp, in good general health, and who has reasonable expectations.

The best candidates for hair transplants are those who suffer from male pattern baldness or female pattern baldness. This is a genetic condition that typically affects parts of the scalp not all of it, which leaves patients with a good level of donor hair follicles.

Because a hair transplant is performed by taking hair follicles from one part of the scalp and transplanting them to another, those who have not had hair since birth are not candidates for surgery.Also Hair transplants don’t work for everyone. Most transplants are done with your existing hair, so they’re not as effective for treating people with: widespread thinning and baldness.

Hair transplant is a safe surgery but there can be some complications, which may be in the form of complaints like postoperative pain, itching, dissatisfaction related to the procedure’s outcome, or surgical complications such as infection, wound dehiscence or skin necrosis.

Individuals with well-defined male pattern baldness or female pattern baldness. Individuals with hair loss from scarring, scalp injuries or cosmetic surgery procedures. Individuals who wish to restore or thicken eyebrows, mustaches or beards.

There is no upper age limit for a hair transplant procedure.A hair transplant can be performed at any age as long the patient is healthy enough to have the procedure.

Hair transplantation can be applied in all seasons  But The best time for a hair transplant is winter.In winter, you won’t sweat much because of the cooler weather. It’s much easier to keep your scalp clean and sweat-free. Our lifestyle also changes in winter.

It is wrong to wait until all hair is lost. As the number of transplanted hair grafts increases, hair looks healthier, denser and more natural.

You can get an unshaven hair transplant is a type of hair transplant surgery that does not require the patient to shave their head before the procedure.

Known as “shock loss,” this phenomenon involves the loss of some follicles in and around the donor and transplant areas but is no cause for alarm. Effecting less than 5% of all hair transplant patients, shock loss is temporary and any lost hair should reappear in short order.

Hair taken from another person cannot be transplanted to another person, even if the patient is a sibling, mother, father or a different person with matching tissues. The reason for this is that each hair follicle is an organ on its own and each hair follicle can cause incompatibility independently.

Because hair restoration goals are different for each patient, the number of grafts needed will vary from person to person it all depends on the size of the area to be covered..The typical hair transplant involves approximately 4,000 grafts.

Our clinic uses two of the most modern and best methods of hair transplantation: FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) and DHI (Direct hair transplantation).

With the FUE method, the grafts are removed one by one from the donor area. The doctor opens micro channels in the transplant area, where grafts are inserted. The best grafts are identified and transplanted into empty areas.

The technique is applied with an implanter, which looks like a pen-shaped syringe with a hollow tip, not exceeding 1 millimeter in diameter.

The needle (CHOI needle) that is used for hair transplantation with the DHI technique has the feature of pushing the hair follicles and transplanted under the scalp.

During a consultation with the patient, we determine the technique that we will use for hair transplantation. Also, techniques can be combined with each other, depending on the wishes of the patient and the number of grafts needed.DHI is normally preferred to treat smaller, specific sections of hair loss, whereas FUE is better for when there’s more significant balding.

Hair transplants can range from about $2,000 to $15,000 per session.

Final costs may depend on the:

extent of the transplant procedure

availability of surgeons in your area

experience of the surgeon

surgical technique chosen

Because hair transplants are cosmetic procedures, health insurance won’t pay for the procedure.

You can expect a hair transplant to take between four and eight hours. If you are having a large amount of hair transplanted, you may need to return for a few hours the next day.

Hair transplantation is not painful due to local anesthesia and postoperative pain medications.While no surgery can be completely painless and some brief and likely temporary level of discomfort is possibleBut the discomfort should begin to decrease within 48 to 72 hours after surgery.

Donor sites are most commonly the scalp areas at the back of the head, the nape of the neck and above the ears. These areas are usually unaffected by hair loss due to pattern baldness.In special cases, we can use hair from the beard, shoulders, chest, abdomen, torso, legs, arms for transplantation.

Most hair transplant surgeons use local anesthesia. This allows patients to stay awake but not feel uncomfortable during the procedure.

The discomfort and pain should begin to decrease within 48 to 72 hours after surgery.

infections, crust or pus drainage around the surgical sites, scalp pain, itching, and swelling, inflammation of hair follicles, bleeding, losing sensation around the surgical sites, visible areas of hair that don’t match the surrounding hair or are noticeably thinner.

Redness resolves 4-12 weeks after hair transplantation.

It takes 8 to 10 weeks to fully heal. In order for the definitive results to emerge in post-operative hair transplantation, 10 months or 1 year must pass.

Most people are able to return to work about 3 days after having a hair transplant.Ideally take 10-14 days off after surgery.

The next day after the operation, the patient comes for a consultation with a doctor.After the patient returns to his country, we keep in touch and remotely control the recovery process.

Since the hair transplant is performed on a nearly microscopic scale, it is unlikely that any major changes in the donor area will occur.Your surgeon will remove each hair follicle graft individually with a micro-punch tool. Each extraction leaves a tiny round scar, up to 1 millimeter in diameter.This means that there is no linear scar and patients are usually free to cut their hair as short as they wish.The FUT method leaves a visible scar. We do not use it in our clinic.

Donor area may look thin and depleted when you harvest a high number of grafts.

Procedures such as hair transplantation can cause temporary hair loss. Shock loss is a natural phenomenon that occurs after hair goes through trauma. It is a normal and expected part of recovery after a hair transplant. The experience of shock loss does not mean that the procedure hasn’t worked. In fact, shock loss is usually a sign that your hairs are on their way to healthy growth.

When a hair transplant is performed by a trained, experienced specialist, the result of a hair transplant procedure can last a lifetime. The patient cannot experience pattern baldness again after hair transplant surgery. This is due to the nature of the harvested hair follicles, which are unlikely to fall out since they are taken from the back and sides of the head.

With the skills and experience of the hair transplant doctor combined with right hair transplantation method and sufficient number of grafts the results of hair restoration surgery will look natural.

During the first week after the hair transplant operation, the transplanted hair is quite delicate and in the first week, the hair wash process should be done very gently and carefully. Otherwise the implanted hair grafts may potentially fall out. Here are the steps of hair washing during the first week after the hair transplant:

Your doctor will recommend you a lotion for this process. Firstly, put this lotion onto the scalp. Remember to do this with lightly touching the scalp. Do not rub the lotion but only use your fingertips for gently touching. Then let the lotion on the scalp for 20-30 minutes.

Lightly and slowly wash the area with lukewarm water. Do not use pressurized water for this.

Put on the special shampoo just like the lotion. Use gentle movements and don’t apply pressure. Then wash the hair very gently and without using pressurized water.

For drying your hair, use a paper towel and gently pat the area. Do not rub anything on the area and do not use a hair dryer for this.

The first month after hair transplantation, the patient should avoid sports, swimming pools, sea ​​water, saunas and jacuzzis. And also use special shampoos and hair lotions. After the first month, the patient can return to his usual life.

About 10 to 20% hair growth is observed in 3 to 4 months after hair transplant. Most patients see results between six and nine months after surgery. 100% hair transplant results can be seen 9-12 months after hair transplant.

After hair transplantation, with proper care, the patient can grow long hair.

It is better for patients to wait 8-10 days after surgery before cutting their hair.In order not to damage the planted hair, the cutting process should be done with scissors.5 months after the operation, the hair can be cut with a machine.

To reduce irritation and avoid complications during recovery, it is better to wait at least  9 months after surgery before coloring your hair. All incisions must be completely closed before coloring the hair.

Mesotherapy stimulates regrowth by improving circulation and delivering a vitamin supplement to your scalp. Vitamins, minerals, proteins, and enzymes required for hair follicles and hair growth are injected into the scalp with a fine needle in this method. The metabolism in the area is boosted, and the tissues become activated as a result. Hair thickness and quantity rise after mesotherapy and hair loss decreases.

PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) is a novel procedure that uses your own blood platelets – a type of cell that helps with healing throughout the body – to potentially reverse hair loss and grow new hair. Prior to surgery, patients donate their blood. The platelets required for PRP are acquired in this manner by processing the patient’s own blood.

Blood is drawn from the patient with a syringe, just like in any other laboratory test. The blood-collection tube is placed in a centrifuge and spun for a few minutes. Centrifugation rotates and concentrates red and white blood cells and platelets at different levels in the tube. Platelet-rich blood plasma is extracted from the relevant site. As a result, the patient’s blood is prepared for PRP injection.

PRP can be made more potent by mixing it with other treatments such as mesotherapy.

PRP can be done immediately after surgery. For mesotherapy, you need to wait 10 days after the operation.

Patients should wait for at least eight to ten months for the full recovery of the donor area. After the recovery phase is fully completed and the results of the first session can be seen, the plan for the second session can be done.

Nutrition is very important for healthy hair follicles even when you don’t need a hair transplant. For the first 3-4 days after surgery, the patient needs to follow a diet and avoid salty foods.

Most patients see results between six and nine months after surgery. The final result will be visible 12 months after the operation.

Contact us via WhatsApp.

Send 4 photos of your head from different angles or have an online consultation with a doctor to determine the technique, the required number of grafts and the cost of hair transplantation. 

Arrange date of operation

Аrrange your flight tickets suitable for the time of the surgery, which we agree with you, we will be organizing the Hotel and Transfer, interpreter organization for you according to these dates.

As soon as we agree on the details of the hair transplant procedure, we will initiate further steps to ensure you enjoy your stay here. You don’t have to worry about anything. You just need to book your flights and that’s it.

2 Nights at a 4/5 hotel (Bed and Breakfast), VIP Transfers during your stay, blood test, translation support, consultation with doctor, all necessary medications before, during and after surgery, PRР treatment, one month care kit (Shampoo/Lotion/Pillow/Hat), guarantee certificate.

The next day after the operation, the patient will have a checkup and consultation with a doctor. If everything goes well, the patient can return to his country.

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