Frequently Asked Questions

You should schedule a consultation if you're concerned about your hair loss. As soon as you reach Norwood 3, you should begin a hair restoration treatment (the earliest stage of male pattern hair loss).

In order to have the greatest before-and-after hair transplant surgery results, both men and women who are considering surgical hair restoration for their alopecia (hair loss) often seek answers to the following concerns:

The answer to this question is fairly broad and depend on a variety of factors that influence the success of hair transplantation. As a result, individual differences (cause of hair loss, trend of hair loss, donor density, and lifestyle) are sometimes overlooked.

There is no optimal or ideal age for hair transplant, because the most important considerations are whether the hair loss pattern is noticeable and whether the patient has enough donor density for a hair transplantation.

For a patient with advanced baldness, assertions like "the best age for guys to receive a hair transplant is in their 40s" or "hair transplants should be avoided in the 30s" may be misleading. It is important to note that if a patient is completely bald, even in the donor location, a hair transplantation may be too late (such patients are not suitable candidates for hair transplantation).

Although the majority of people are suitable candidates for a hair transplantation, there are a few exceptions, as follows:

• People with alopecia areata, which is a type of alopecia that occurs from birth (baldness since birth)
• People with infections caused by viruses and bacteria
• Haemophilia, which is a blood ailment that causes baldness (a condition in which blood does not clot) or total baldness due to insufficient donor density.

Among these impediments, donor density is the most common issue that prevents hair transplant applicants from undergoing the treatment.

When the patient's scalp donor supply is insufficient and the bald patches are too vast to be covered, hair transplantation with beard grafts is usually performed. Beard grafts that have been in the anagen (growth) phase for a long time are a great alternate donor source for hair transplantation.

Beard grafts are thicker than grafts on the back of the head. Because of this, the hair grafts from the beard are transplanted in the top and crown areas to produce more volume in the transplanted area. However, this may not be the ideal option for frontal hair restoration, such as hair transplantation to lower hairline.

For males seeking a hair transplant, body hair is recognised as a third source of graft harvest. Chest hair can be a suitable alternate source of hair follicles in hair transplantation if grafts from the back of the head and the beard area are insufficient to cover the bald spots. Body hair is regarded as the third extra donor source in hair transplantation for two reasons.

Body hair transplants, particularly chest hair, resemble beard grafts in that they are thick and include one or two hairs.

Body hair grows substantially shorter because the anagen phase of growth is much shorter.
However, unlike beard hair grafts, hair follicles taken from the chest cannot be used in frontal hair restoration.

Hair transplantation is the most efficient hair restoration procedure since the transplanted hairs appear, feel, and function exactly like the patient's own hair because they are his or her own hair (unlike a wig that may possibly fall off the head at any time).

It is a safe painless outpatient procedure with long-term results that and minimally invasive.

Another advantage of FUE and DHI is that surgeon can use them to treat hair loss in other parts of the body, such as the eyebrows, eyelashes, and face (loss of facial hair), using the following techniques:

• Brow hair transplantation
• Facial hair and beard transplantation
• Eyelash transplantation

The hair transplant procedure usually begins with a local anaesthetic. Surgeons then extract hair from the rich areas and transfer it to the area with sparse or absent hair. This can be performed by FUE (single follicle extraction) or FUT (skin strip extraction). The entire process takes a few hours and most patients can go home the same day.

The first hair begins to grow about 2-3 months after surgery. Full results may take up to 12 months for visible improvement.

Contraindications can vary depending on the patient's condition. However, typical contraindications include serious skin or immune system conditions, and lack of donor hair.

Recovery usually takes a few days. Patients are advised to avoid strenuous physical activity and follow the doctor's instructions for the first week.

We use both the FUE and FUT method depending on the patient's needs. FUE is more minimally invasive and leaves no stitches, while FUT allows more hair to be extracted. The choice depends on the individual situation.