7 Myths that Hover around Hair Transplant

Hair transplantation surgery is one of the most common and life changing cosmetic surgery. People suffering from hair loss especially androgenic alopecia go for this surgery. Also cost of hair transplant in Kolkata has become quite affordable. But there goes a lot of rumours about this cosmetic surgery.

 

1. Transplanted hair last forever

This is a common myth that the transplanted hair on the area of balding lasts forever. No it’s not completely true. Good news is most of your hair stays but not all. As time passes your hair will start to thin. Now there are a quite number of reasons why it happens. For some it may happen that the donor area is not completely resistant to balding or the back of the scalp (donorarea) is prone to thinning. But considering a huge number of case the conclusion comes most have the men will have almost all the transplanted hair but for some a proportion of transplanted hair may disappear.

 

2. A single session of hair transplant will be all.

A person suffering from androgenic alopecia after getting hair transplant may think that it will last forever. But no, androgenic alopecia may slow down for a period of time but never stops. The existing hair in a region will thin over time. So to maintain the post-surgery look of early 30’s at the age of 60, you might need another session.

 

3. Hair transplant surgery has a 100% success rate.

The success rate of hair transplantation surgery with the right surgeon and team is always high and this is the reason why it is so popular. But sometimes (rarely of course) it happens that the patient who has undergone transplantation may not get the result that they hoped for. Now this may happen due to different reason. It may be due to post-operation care was below par or the skill of the surgeon and his team wasn’t good enough.

 

4. Hair transplant surgery is a one day event

The hair transplant surgery is a one day event. Technically it is true. But when it comes to recovery period that is what the most important.

Generally a person undergone surgery by FUT method takes longer time to recover than a person went through FUE technique. The medical time period to recover for a patient undergoing FUE is about 2-3 days, but the psychological recovery may not be the same. A person who had to shave his head for the surgery may take up months to regain their confidence level and going back to normal life. This psychological recovery varies from person to person.

 

5. Hair transplant is always the solution for hair loss

No. not everyone can go through hair transplantation surgery. The patient might be too young or they may have such medical condition that doesn’t allow the surgery or may be the hair loss is so severe that that there is no possibility of performing hair transplant surgery.

 

6. There are no complications in a hair transplant surgery.

It is true that hair transplants are safe but that doesn’t mean there is zero possibility of complications. Redness, swelling and post-operative crusting are common. Generally FUT takes a longer time to heal than FUE. But there are complications that happen rarely like long lasting nerve pain and persistent scalp redness. Unless a physician is constantly monitoring the whole procedure the patient can even fall sick. Many people call it a simple procedure nut at the end of the day it is a surgery and every surgery has some kind of complications.

 

7. You will have the look of your youth again.

A hair transplant is a surgical procedure which involved moving anywhere from 10 to 10,000 hairs into an area of balding. If an area of hair loss is small, it may be possible to build some very nice density in the area – but the density is generally less than it once was. For example, in a patient who is very bald, a density of 35-40 follicular units per square centimetre will typically be created.  

This area likely had a density of 90 or more follicular units per square centimetre at one time years earlier. Therefore, it is generally the norm for a hair transplant to create results that are less dense than the original density. A skilled surgeon can often help make 35-40 follicular units look like the original density. However, photos and videos of patients with amazingly thick and dense hair following their procedure may not always be accurate.