Follicular Unit Extraction, shortly FUE, is the method where hair follicles are obtained under local anesthesia with special a micro punch device with a tip of 0.6 – 0.8mm that opens tiny channels. Obtained hair follicles are placed on the bald areas manually, considering the angle and direction of the natural hair.
Depending on the number of follicles and the surface of the bald area, it is possible to transplant about 50-60 follicles in a square centimeter.
Direct Hair Implantation, shortly DHI is a method that doesn’t require any cut or incision. Hair follicles are obtained from the donor area with a special device similar to a pen, and transplanted to the bald area in a very short time, considering the angle and direction of natural hair. With this method, hair follicles can be transplanted more densely. Since the follicles are transplanted in a very short time, healthy results are more likely. After all hair transplantation treatments, the follicles are supported with PRP injections, special shampoos and lotions.It is normal for the transplanted hair to fall in the first month. The best results will start to be seen in 6 months and in 1 year the transplanted hair will be at it’s best.
Strenghten Your Hair Before Losing Them
Another factor that is benefitial for patients who are losing hair are Platelets in our blood, also known as thrombocyte cells. PRP stands for Platelet Rich Plasma, and it is an application where patietns own blood is divided into it’s components through a centrifuge procedure. The thrombocyte rich plasma obtained after this process is injected under the skin of the same patient.
Sometimes hair follicles are not nourished well enough and it causes balding. PRP hair treatment is commonly used for feeding the follicles and preventing the loss of weak hair.
PRP injections make weak and thin hair thick and strong. It is an effective treatment method for hair loss related to a disease.
Hair mesotheraphy is a treatment method that is applied on weak and balding hair. It provides vitamins, minerals, some keratolotic agents, aminoacids and surface wideners to the scalps through an injection to create healthy and strong hair.
All FUE, DHI and Sapphire methods or hair transplantation procedures are performed by expert dermatologists in sterile surgery rooms.
For the first day and night, it is important to stay at the hospital in order to protect the transplanted hair from external factors and achieve successful results.
1 day after the transplantation, specialist doctors will perform the first care and bandaging and then the procedure will be completed.
First, there will be an examination to determine if hair transplantation is needed or not. If dermatologists determine hair follicles are alive and experience a temporary thinning, methods of treatments that fortify the follicles will be chosen.
Hair transplantation is implemented to those who lost their hair due to age, hormons or genetics. Along with these, hair transplantation can be applied on areas that lost the hair due to burning, a previous operation or disease.
Age or texture of the hair is not a limiting factor. It is needed to possess healthy hair follicles in order to be used as donor.
Blood tests are performed prior hair transplantation. Patients who suffer from heart diseases, diabetes, liver / kidney failure and hypertension should not have hair transplantation.