What are the Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Procedures of Hair Transplant?

 

Hair transplant in Kolkata has evolved in terms of technology and methods drastically in the past 20 years. The number of hair transplant cases has also increased a lot over the years. Just couple of decade ago common people cannot even think of hair transplant because of its huge costing. It was limited to celebs only. With technical up-gradation, increased number of cosmetic surgeons and skilled technician hair transplant has become quite affordable now.

Though it’s a current trend, the process of hair transplantation was introduced long ago. Dr. Shoji Okuda in 1939 first introduced hair transplant on trauma patient and published a journal. The attempt was not so successful. After 3-4 method updation, in 1995 Dr Bernstein and Dr Rassman has introduced FUT (follicular unit transplantation) procedure.

Though Dr Masumi Inaba from Japan has introduced the use of mm needle for collecting follicular units, the official use of FUE (Follicular Extraction Unit) procedure starts from early 2000. In this procedure of surgery stereo microscopic graft dissection is used to collect follicular units from the donor area. In present time, we have many hair transplant clinic in Kolkata where you can avail both the method depending on few medical factors.

 

PRE-OPERATIVE PROCEDURE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR HAIR TRANSPLANT:

 

The pre-operative procedure means the necessary things to do before your surgery; which includes –

•  The patient must arrive at the hospital by the correct time given by the management staff of the hospital.

•  The patient must have a good shower, and the scalp should be washed by shampoo on the day of surgery.

•  The patient must take a normal breakfast avoided greasy or heavy food, for example, cereals, butter, and orange juice.

•  The patient is not allowed to drink alcohol 14 days before the surgery. If the patient found drunk the surgery will be cancelled.

•  Medicines like ibuprofen, Motrin, aspirin is strictly prohibited 10 days before the surgery.

•  All necessary blood tests need to be done before surgery.

•  The scalp should be properly shaved.

PROCEDURE OF THE SURGERY:

 

FUE (FOLLICULAR UNITS EXTRACTION)-

•  The donor and the recipient area will be numb by the doctor using local anaesthesia.

•  The doctor will remove the follicles individually using a round punch.

•  Now the transplant area is prepared using a fine surgical blade.

•  The follicles and now placed into small holes in the transplant area.

•  The grafts are blended to match the natural hair growth pattern.

•  Generally, after an hour of the surgery you will be discharged.

 

FUT (FOLLICULAR UNITS TRANSPLANTATION)

•  To numb your scalp local anaesthesia will be given by your doctors.

•  About two millimeters will be trimmed to in the donor site.

•  A strip of skin with hair follicles will be cut out from the donor area by the surgeon. That will be used as grafts.

•  Individual hair follicles from the graft are removed by a technician for transplantation.

•  Surgeon will close the scalp using sutures.

•  Then the hair follicles are inserted in a pattern into the balding part of your scalp to look natural.

 

POST-OPERATIVE PROCEDURE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR HAIR TRANSPLANT:

Post-operative means the necessary things to do after your surgery which includes-

 

•  Keeping the area moist.

•  For the first night, you have to sleep at an angle of 45 degrees slightly with head up to minimize swelling.

•  Take anti-inflammatory medicines prescribed by a doctor, it will minimize swelling and pain.

•  To soothe the area ice bags can be used.

•  Do not exercise, as it will lead to scalp pain and swelling of your face.

 

THE HAIR TRANSPLANT TIMELINE:

•  Day1 – numbness on the scalp.

•  Day 2 – redness may occur.

•  Day 7- swelling and redness are reduced.

•  Day 10- now the grafts are in a good place.

•  Week 2 – implanted hairs shedding takes place.

•  Week 3 – shedding a lot of hair takes place.

•  1 month – the follicles which were grafted enters the resting phase.

•  2-5 months – the growth of transplanted hair takes place.

•  6-9 months- the hair becomes thick.

•  1-2 years- the hair looks natural.