Key questions and answers about hair transplantation

If you are reading these lines, it is because you are probably thinking about undergoing  a hair transplant and  you have a few questions that you need to solve before deciding whether  to get  a hair graft or  to choose to do nothing. You can let it  increase  baldness and show  your new self- image without complexes,  and without hair.

The first question  you have surely asked yourself or should ask yourself  is whether you are the ideal candidate for a hair transplant or not. The answer is that , unless you belong to  10% of patients who, for medical reasons, are rejected, you are certainly. If you are of  age – preferably over 30 years old – and you have an area of ​​donor hair from which to extract healthy follicles to the recipient area, you can undergo  a hair transplant.

Another of the questions you have asked yourself  is what is the best transplant technique that currently exists. Nowadays, the most developed and  tested  technique to the point of guaranteeing 100% success, with results for a lifetime, is the FUE and microFUE technique. These, of course, can only be performed  by expert surgeons who master the extraction technique  of the healthy hair follicles, one by one, from a donor area of ​​the patient to the transplant area. These  procedures  require  high precision elements for extraction and placement, as well as the knowledge of conservation techniques, in addition to a  great deal of  experience  in performing it.

No less common is the question asked by future transplant patients about whether they are going to have to shave their heads to get a hair transplant or if it is not necessary. Well, the answer is that it is not mandatory, but it is recommended as it speeds up the work during the extraction and placement phase. In any case, this can be done without having to cut your hair.

Last but not least,  you have also wondered if   hair transplant is painful, during or after the operation. In this regard you should know that the capillary micrograft is a minimally invasive process that is performed  under local anesthesia, so there is no pain after the very slight puncture of anesthesia. Nor is there after the intervent, since the patient is given medication so that he does not feel anything until he reduces the swelling and is able to  return to normal life.

Regarding the duration of the intervention, it is important to clarify that it will depend on the number of follicles to be transplanted. In the case of  those patients, who need a massive transplant to cover the entire occipital  and frontal area of ​​their scalp,  it will last for eight hours. This time is divided into two  phases of  four hours, with an interval  of one hour  as they can transplant up to 4,000 follicles in the same day. In the event that it is necessary to stop or continue the next day, the end of the transplant would be completed within  24 hours.