Hair Replacement

What Is Hair Replacement Surgery?

In both men and women, hair loss is dependent on a number of factors such as aging, genetics, trauma, or hormonal changes.  With proper treatment, however, it is possible to stop and even reverse hair loss.  In fact, hair replacement surgery is one of the most popular fields in cosmetic surgery and medical tourism. 

The main aim of hair replacement surgery is to use existing hair in the most efficient manner possible.  As such, one should be aware of the hidden costs of hair replacement surgery.  The surgeon will have to use grafts and donor sites where healthy hair already exists (often in the back of the head or near the ears)

There are a number of techniques used during hair replacement surgery, like mini-grafts, punch grafts, slit grafts, micro-grafts, strip grafts, tissue-expansion, flaps, and scalp-reduction.  At times doctors use two or more techniques in conjunction to get the desired result.  Your physician can recommend the optimal combination or procedures after doing a thorough examination of your scalp and medical history. 

Hair replacement surgery is usually performed under local anesthesia.  In complex cases involving tissue expansions or flaps, the patient might go under general anesthesia.  During hair replacement surgery, small pieces of hair bearing grafts from the scalp are taking and relocated to the bald area.  It generally takes multiple sessions with interspersed healing periods to achieve satisfactory results.  

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