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Hair loss can often be a huge problem for men. Bald areas, hair loss or hair thinning might decrease self-confidence level. What is more, hair loss can lead to serious psychological problems. Recently, FUE hair transplant offers a solution for hair loss.
This is a surgicaloperation that transplants hair with FUE method. FUE method is the abbreviatedform of follicular hair extraction. Actually, there is a general misconceptionabout this method. In most cases, many people think that FUE is the actual hairtransplant operation. But this is not true.
FUE is the first stage of hair transplant. This stage must be completed with a hair transplant method. However, it is natural to call entire operation as FUE hair transplant. In this article, we will explain everything you need to know about this operation. After reading this article, you will learn all the details about this operation. Also, you will see that there is nothing to be afraid. Hair transplant will offer one of the best solutions to have your natural hairline back.
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WhoNeeds Hair Transplant?
WhatIs Hair Transplant FUE?FUEHair Extraction
HairImplant
IsHair Transplant FUE Method Permanent?
HairTransplant in Turkey
WhoNeeds Hair Transplant?
There are fewfactors to consider if you want to have a hair transplant operation. Ofcourse, this operation offers solution to hair loss. But not all hair loss typesmight need a hair transplant. For example, if you are experiencing hair lossdue to a skin condition, you might want to treat that condition first. In mostcases, treating skin condition will stop your hair loss.
Also, externalfactors such as pollution or certain chemical might cause hair loss as well. Insome cases, extreme stress or anxiety might trigger hair loss. In those cases,you need to solve your problem before considering hair implant.
But if your hairloss is due to genetics, hair transplant might be your only solution.Some men might lose their hair in their early 20s. Hair loss in this early ageis generally associated with genetics. If this is the case, there is no optionto but to have a transplant operation.
WhatIs Hair Transplant FUE?
FUE Hair transplant is a surgical operation to eliminate the physically disturbing appearance of hair loss. In this operation, hair roots of the patient are relocated from donor area to recipient area. Hair transplant operation consists of two main stages. These are hair extraction and hair implanting. Both steps are consecutively operation.
In general, hairtransplant operation duration depends on number of grafts that will becollected and implanted. In mild hair loss cases, less grafts are necessary.So, the operation is shorter than severe hair loss cases.
FUEHair Extraction
As we have said inthe beginning of this article, FUE method is actually hair extractionmethod. During this stage, doctor will collect hair roots from the patient. Inhair transplant operations, hair roots that will be implanted to recipientregion are collected from patient. This eliminates any tissue problems or allother problems.
Hair roots that arecollected at this stage are called hair grafts. If you are familiar withthis operation, you probably have heard about hair grafts. In most hairtransplant clinics, operation prices are calculated price per graft. So,graft will be an important thing in hair transplant. Depending on your hairstructure, each graft contains 1 to 3 hair roots. Number of hair roots in agraft depends on your genetics. There is nothing to do to increase number ofhair roots.
In FUE process,these grafts are collected with special handheld tools. These tools calledpunch motors are specially designed for this purpose. These punch motors willcollect hair roots without damaging the surrounding tissue.
In hair rootextraction process, these roots are collected from back of the hair. Thisregion is called the donor area. Back of the head is selected as the hair rootsin this region are the strongest. Also, hair in the back of the head are resilientto hair loss. Although this is the most common practice, there are some caseswhere grafts are collected from different regions. In extreme cases, chest canbe a donor area as well.
HairImplant
After hairextraction stage, these extracted roots must be implanted to bald region. Thisregion is called recipient region. Generally, men experience hair loss fromtheir forehead. But since there are different types of hair loss, doctor willplan implanting procedure.
When hair roots areextracted with hair transplant FUE method, these roots are kept inspecial solution. This solution will dissolve all the remaining tissues aroundhair roots. It is important to eliminate all tissue around the hair roots forsuccessful hair transplant results.
In the meantime,doctor will open channels on the donor area. These channels will hold the hairgrafts. While opening these channels, doctor may use surgeon’s blade or specialdiamond edged blades. These tools will change the name of the operation. Whilesurgeon’s blade is used in Slit FUE, diamond edged blades are used in SapphireFUE. Hair implanting method will be selected after your examination.
IsHair Transplant FUE Method Permanent?
One of the mostpopular questions about hair transplant FUE is whether it is permanent. Aftercomplete recovery, hair transplant results will be permanent. Duringrecovery, patients will experience shock loss around 2nd or 3rd month. There is nothing to worry about this shock loss. It is the normalprocess of transplant operation. 6 months after your surgery, new hair rootswill start to grow in recipient region. These hair roots will get stronger overtime. Approximately 1 year later, you can enjoy your fully grown hair.
HairTransplant in Turkey
Hair transplant in Turkey is one of the common cosmetic surgery practices in this country. Men in Turkey are experience hair loss as in all other men around the world. For this reason, hair implant in Turkey is one of the advanced fields of cosmetic surgery.
Every year, more and more people are choosing Turkey and especially İstanbul for hair transplant. There are different hair transplant clinics in İstanbul. Also, these clinics have experienced and expert doctors. Hair transplant doctors in İstanbul are skilled. Doctors follow all the good practices of this operation.
There are various reasons for patients to choose İstanbul for their hair operation. First, clinics in İstanbul offer competitive and affordable hair transplant cost. Compared to other countries, clinics in İstanbul high-quality services for better prices.
Second, İstanbul isan amazing city to visit. Patients need to visit their clinic 3 days after theoperation. In this visit, medical tam will show how to wash your hair. Also,your hair will be washed for he first time after hair transplant operation.For this reason, patients need to stay in the city for at least 3 days. Whilewaiting for your next appointment in the clinic, you can discover the beautiesin the city. There are lots of activities you can do after your operation.Visiting historical sites, going for shopping or relaxing by the seaside aresome of these activities. When all thesefactors are considered, İstanbul is one of the best cities for hairtransplant abroad. You can both have your strong and full hair back andalso visit another city to spend amazing time.
Wednesday, July 10th, 2019November 15, 2019 Spec. Sevil Kara
Sevil Kara, who has 18 years of experience in the field, carried out more than 25.000 hair transplantation operations within this period. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Nursing at Yeni Yüzyıl University, she pursued master’s degree in the Fundemantals… read more about: Spec. Sevil Kara
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