Hair loss can result from heredity, stress, fungal or bacterial
infection, affected liver or thyroid, crash dieting, dandruff,
iron, calcium and vitamin deficiencies, systemic disease or side
effect of prolonged medicines. These causes can be investigated
and treated with suitable medicines. Hair loss that does not
respond to treatment and has progressed beyond grade three
requires replacement with new growing hair, which is done by hair
transplant.
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Hair weaving is tying a wig on the head with silk thread knots.
Hair bonding is holding the wig with clips and hair fusion is
sticking a light weight nylon wig with a double sided sticking
tape. These are all temporary methods. Prolonged use causes bad
hygiene, pull out of the anchoring hair and excoriation of skin.
These methods are not done by doctors.
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Hair transplant is a one day procedure which gives permanent
replacement of lost hair with new hair roots that grow. These can
be cut, shampooed and treated like your own hair. Repeated visits
to the clinic are not required.
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Baldness is a progressive disorder. Hair on the front and top of
the head is lost because it is hormone dependent. Hair on the
sides and lower back does not have hormone receptors. This hair is
retained till the age of 60 – 70yrs. Plastic surgeons transfer the
persons own hair roots from the long lasting area to the bald
area.
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Use of punches and single hair grafts are now outdated. Hair grows
in natural units of 1,2 or 3 hairs. These natural units are
maintained in the latest follicular micrografting technique. This
gives a robust, hair growth. If these units are separated and
implanted as single hair they give poor growth. Follicular unit
grafts avoid, clumpy appearance of punches and the thin look of
single hair.
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Follicular micro grafts can be used in - between thinning hair in
men and women for adding density. Our team covers most areas in
single sitting. 1000 – 2000 grafts can be done at one time, going
to a maximum of 3000.
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Special interdigitated placing is used to make lesser number of
grafts look fuller.
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The micro grafts are paced in the bald area with injection needle
pricks to make sure there is minimal scarring. The grafts start
growing with the next hair cycle at 3 – 4 months and keep on
growing thereafter.
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The surgery is done under local anesthesia. It takes 6 – 8 hours.
Patient is discharged on the same evening and advised rest for 3 –
6 days. Follow up for suture removal is required at 12 – days.
Suture-less FOX technique and transplant of body hair is available
for suitable patients.
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Correction of old pluggy looking grafts or low straight line hair
flaps can be done by recycling the punches and redraping the
flaps.
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