First and foremost, you need to seek the advice of the GP before taking any pursuit. It is also vital to source a reputable, qualified hair loss expert who can provide careful assessment and facilitate transplant surgery via skilled surgeon.
In order that need considering for transplant surgery, you must possess a significant amount of good quality existing or ‘donor’ hair. Balding which occurs 1 area e.g. the crown is very likely to be suitable for hair transplantation. Unfortunately large areas of total hair loss are not deemed suitable for transplantation as the recovery rate of re-growth is minimal.
You must also be in general health and well-being. Hair transplant is major surgery, performed under local anaesthetic with an associated recovery period. Make sure the surgery to be a success, you should be fit and healthy and ideally you won’t suffer any other major medical circumstances.
There are also age constraints associated with hair transplant surgical operation. Candidates should be over 18 but many experienced surgeons will not perform a hair surgery on young most people. This is because genetic or natural baldness is yet to happen and will modify the transplanted hair. Conveniently in your late 20s or early 30s, hair loss can still site. This means if you undergo surgery, the actual hair could fall out and it’s a total waste of your investment!
It’s worth noting that there are new surgical techniques involved in hair loss transplants. One option is FUE – Follicular Unit Extraction – which means that hairs are individually extracted from the rear of the head and re-planted across spot. This is a lengthy, pain-staking process but the result can be minimal scarring and also a very natural-looking hair line. The other main technique employed in hair transplantation is FUT – Follicular Unit Transplantation. This technique involves taking a bigger area or ‘strip’ of hair from the back of the head, dividing it into smaller units and then re-planting those units in the desired area of hair loss. Scarring can be a little more conspicuous at the rear of the head to be a larger area may be removed but specialized surgeon will minimise incision marks make certain rapid healing.
Hair transplants do of course utilise your own natural hair and re-growth can be expected within 4 weeks of surgery. Great care must be taken during your recovery period to protect the newly-transplanted fur. However, once it is deemed safe to resume normal activities, the results could be life-transforming. A successful hair transplant is permanent and can restore confidence and self-esteem.
International Hair Institute – Hair Transplant Chicago
50 E Washington St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 854-3899