First and foremost, you will notice that seek the advice of one’s GP before taking any action. It is also vital to source a reputable, qualified hair loss expert who can provide careful assessment and facilitate transplant surgery via a reliable surgeon.
In order to be considered for transplant surgery, you must have a significant amount of good quality existing or ‘donor’ hair. Premature hair loss which occurs inside a 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 rate of success of re-growth is minimal.
You must be also in general health and well-being. Hair transplant is major surgery, performed under local anaesthetic with an associated recovery period. To make sure that the surgery turn out to be success, you should be fit and healthy and ideally you won’t suffer any other major medical considerations.
There are also age constraints related to hair transplant surgical operation. Candidates should be over 18 but many experienced surgeons won’t perform a hair transplant on young mature persons. This is because genetic or natural hair thinning is yet to happen and will affect the transplanted hair. Conveniently in your late 20s or early 30s, hair loss can still occur. This means if you undergo surgery, brand new hair could fallout and it’s a complete waste of your investment!
It’s worth noting that there are new surgical techniques involved in transplants. One option is FUE – Follicular Unit Extraction – which means that hairs are individually extracted from the back of the head and re-planted across the area. This is a lengthy, pain-staking process but the outcome is minimal scarring and a very natural-looking hairline. The other main technique employed in hair transplantation is FUT – Follicular Unit Transplantation. This technique involves taking a more substantial area or ‘strip’ of hair from the back of the head, dividing it into smaller units and then re-planting those units globe desired area of hair loss. Scarring can be better conspicuous at the rear of the head as being a larger area has been 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 studied 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