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Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that removes hair follicles from one part of the body, called the 'donor site', to a bald or balding part of the body known as the 'recipient site'.
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HAIR TRANSPLANT SURGERY CALCUTTA COSMO AID 42-B, HARISH MUKHERJEE ROAD, KOLKATA.
DR. ANAND KUMAR NAGWANIM.B.B.S., M.S., M.Ch.(PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGERY) SENIOR PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGEON
INTRODUCTION • Hair transplant is a surgical procedure in which bald person a can regain his original permanent own hair at bald area. • In this procedure hair follicles taken from Donor area to Recipient area.
HAIR TRANSPLANT OR HAIR RESTORATION SURGICAL PROCEDURE BALD PERSON CAN REGAIN HIS/HER HAIR HAIR FROM DONOR AREA USUALLY FROM BACK OF SCALP TO THE RECIPIENT AREA USUALLY FRONT, SIDES AND VERTEX ..
Donor area- this is usually a area from back of scalp (known as donor zone or safe donor area) and some time other part of body like beard area, chest, etc. • Recipient Area- bald area of scalp usually front, sides, and vertex of scalp. • When person become fade up with multiple treatment for hair fall and at that time decide for hair transplant. After all excitement about this decision, the uncertainty may also arise regarding who is the best for you, which method? It can be some time difficult to decide.
Following are just a few questions that usually come in your mind. • Do they all give similar results? • What are the differences between them? • Which hair transplant method is best for me?
Who is the good candidate for hair transplant? • Man, with male pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia. • Person with good numbers & thick hair in donor. • A person with realistic attitude or expectation.
Who is not a good candidate for hair transplant? • People who do not have good quality and sufficient donor area. • People with keloid or hypertrophic scar tendancy. • Post chemotherapy hair loss • Unstable personality • Perfectionist.
Sites of hair transplant Scalp Eyebrows Eyelashs Beard
Why one should under go hair transplant? • Obviously every one want Natural look and hair transplant is the only treatment for that. • No other permanent solution apart from hair transplant. • If one is going to compare cost-effectiveness with other treatment for baldness only hair transplant will be on the top.
Methods of hair transplant • FUT • Follicular unit transplant. • Strip method in which single strip surgically remove from back of scalp and after that dissection into single hair follicle. • Need surgical expertise. • FUE • Follicular unit extraction • Extraction of single or individual hair follicle. • Need shave of donor area
Important points when visit to a Cosmetic and Plastic surgeon • Complete case history of patient not only related to hairs but also complete medical history is important. • Complete examination specially scalp. • Planning of surgery • Drawing of hair line and reassessment with asking to patient. • Counselling is to be done even a person already underwent various media/literature knowledge. • Clearly explanation of donor and recipient area.
Day of surgery • Comfortability of patient. • Vitals check like BP, Pulse temperature and oxygen saturation. • Again a brief counselling. • Explanation of hair trim and dress etc..
In side the operation theater • Multipara monitor to be fit with patient so continuous monitoring is possible. • Comfortable environment. • Enjoy soft music or watch TV.
During operation • Special note for minimum pain to patient. • Re-checking of anaesthesia or numbness of scalp. • Direction of hairs on recipient area. • With cool and calm environment with good words of surgeon give confidence to patient.
After finishing of surgery • Final check by surgeon himself is very important. • Complete post operative instruction are very much necessary.