What is a Hair Transplant?

Kasım 17, 2014 by ArganRain Ultra Nourishing Products For Your Hair And Skin 4 Yorum

Used in the U.S. since the 1950s, hair transplantation is surgery that associates removing a narrow strip of hair-bearing scalp from the back of the head and using it to fill an area with thin or no hair.Most hair transplants are achieved in the doctor’s office under local anesthesia.

To transplant hair, the surgeon first cleans the scalp, then injects an anesthetic to numb the area where a 3- to 4-inch strip of scalp will be removed. After removing the strip of scalp with a scalpel, the surgeon sets it aside and sews the scalp closed. This area is immediately hidden by the hair around it.

Next, the surgeon divides the strip of removed scalp into approximately 500 to 2,000 tiny grafts containing an individual hair or just a few hairs each. The number and type of graft used depends on the hair type, quality, and color as well as the size of the field where it will be transplanted.

After the grafts are arranged, the surgeon cleans and numbs the field where the hair will be placed, creates holes or slits with a scalpel or needle, and delicately places each graft in one of the holes.

Depending on the expansion of the procedure, the transplant will take approximately four to eight hours. Sometimes additional sessions are needed if you continue to lose hair or decide you want thicker hair.