Although hair transplant surgery It is the only way that is now accepted for permanent hair growth and new hair will not fall out with the influence of the hormone DHT, but still have complications after surgery and some postoperative facts that should be taken. Into consideration and who is best for hair transplantation surgery to get the best and most natural beautiful results
Complications after surgery, what must be paid attention first.
Permanent hair transplantation surgery It is considered a small surgery but the team must be large because it is very detailed and takes a long time. The common complications after surgery are (Most are not dangerous and easy to fix) even in the most skilled hands, unexpected postoperative complications may occur at any time but most can be fixed and not severe.
- - swelling around the forehead after surgery
- - Hair follicles that are newly planted are inflamed. (Folliculitis) easily treated with oral antibiotics
- - Ingrowing hair rolls into the skin under the skin (causing blisters and chronic inflammation) Usually it is with some hair follicles that are planted too deeply. Not difficult to fix. The doctor may be able to remove the blister or hair follicle with the tip of a small needle. Antibiotics are considered on a case-by-case basis.
- - Bleeding (this can be fixed by yourself, simply press the bleeding point for 10 minutes and then see again to stop or not)
- - The newly planted hair roots do not grow out. Most of them are caused by danger to the hair follicles during surgery or cutting. The complication is a direct result of the team of surgeons. It is said that if the surgeon does hair transplant surgery and the rate of hair growth does not grow more than 15%, that means that the team and the surgeon failed in that surgery. Beauty and success will occur. There will be more than 85% of the hair follicles that grow. Some places in foreign countries have the rate of hair growth at the surgery to 95%.
- - Back wound is not pretty. However, this complication is usually not a big problem as long hair can be concealed. But if the surgeon chooses to post the wound too high The occipital scar may be visible in the future if the bald position and thin hair are extended down. Or if the sutures make the surgical wound very tight, the scar may be separated by large Looks unattractive because the scar is wide, doesn't look like a small scar The scar in the location of new hair growth is not usually a problem and cannot be seen.
- - Skin, scalp, the area where new hair is grown becomes darker over time. Some people are worried about this problem, but it's easy to prevent, not to expose to the sun too quickly, especially during the first 6 weeks after surgery.
- - Numbness in the surgical wound which usually disappears by itself within 6 months after surgery and is rare
- - Skin, scalp, the location where the new hair follicle is planted, has a rough appearance (Cobblestoning), mainly due to the hair follicle transplants in the position is not deep enough
- - Hereditary baldness is still expanding broadly, even after many years after surgery. If the design of the incision in the occiput is not good The second hair transplantation surgery will be difficult, more limited.
Who is suitable for hair transplant surgery?
It is said in English that "Take your right head to the right hair restoration surgeon at the right time". The meaning is Choose the patient that is truly suitable for surgery for the right and right surgeon. If you can do this, the results Hair transplantation surgery will turn out to be pretty good, looking as natural as possible. Don't forget that your expectations for reality after surgery may not be what you expect, so study and talk to your surgeon carefully. Because each individual who will plant The results are not equal because there are different X-Factor factors. If the ideal type is used, it is the one that is most suitable for hair transplant surgery. Must qualify, consider the conditions below
The amount of hair in the occiput area must be sufficient to be planted in the thin hair that you are worried about. (In normal people, there will be 50-80 hair follicles per square centimeter root). May not be planted at all locations.
Older than 30 years and the area of hereditary hair thinning and baldness does not expand anymore (if the age of 40, but the position of thin hair is still expanding, not stable for 3-4 years continuously, it is not suitable for hair transplant surgery) because If the expansion of the boundary of the thin hair line is still increasing, the hair transplant will be wasted because when the surgeon performs the hair transplant, it will be transplanted only in the position that the hair is clearly visible. Where there is still hair and not yet some surgeons will not transplant. Therefore, in the future, after the hair growth while the growth of thin hair is not stable enough. Baldness and thinning hair problems will follow. And the second hair transplantation surgery is more difficult
The 3 areas where thin hair usually occur are the forehead, the lower part of the head, the left and right sides, the middle of the head. And Crown area if there is only 2 problems in any of the above positions or just a lone position Will be very suitable for hair transplant surgery
People who have just started suffering from hair loss and thinning hair only for the first time should not use plastic surgery as a treatment at all. People who have hair loss and thinning problems for more than 5 years, stop using medication to stop eating. Has disappeared until I was bored with the drug along with the lack of hair growth. Very suitable for hair transplant surgery
Do I have to continue taking medication after having hair transplantation?
You need to understand that hair transplant surgery is still a solution to the problem of thin hair at the end of the cause. The important cause is inherited, which cannot be overcome. As long as the hair loss and thinning hair problems are not reaching saturation point and you still have concerns about hair problems that may occur in the future. The real problem has not been resolved completely. After the hair transplantation surgery, you may have to return to the medication to support the part that hasn't received the hair transplant surgery in order to maintain the condition. In some cases, if the right person is selected for the surgery after the hair transplantation surgery, there is no need to take further hair loss treatments.
