When you become aware of hair loss, you can reverse this situation if you wish. One of the options against hair loss is drug treatments, which we call medical treatments. Drug treatments aim to stop hair loss and stimulate hair growth.

The fact that the drug to be chosen in hair restoration treatment has been approved by the FDA (American Food and Drug Administration) is a situation that should be questioned in people who are facing the problem of hair loss.

Finasteride (Propecia) is a drug that has been widely used in the last decade and is taken orally in tablet form. Scientific studies have shown that Finasteride (Propecia) stops hair loss in most men and stimulates hair growth. Finasteride works by reducing the amount of DHT (dihydrotestosterone). This hormone is largely responsible for male pattern hair loss. At the same time, finasteride (Propecia) does not affect the testosterone level. Finasteride (Propecia) is most effective in mild to moderate hair loss. However, it has the feature of being the most recommended drug by the hair surgeon as an adjunctive treatment to the patient undergoing hair transplantation.

Topical minoxidil (Rogain=Minoxil) has been a treatment to help slow hair loss for more than 15 years, but is much less effective for new hair growth. The 5% concentration of minoxidil is recommended for men. For women, a 2% concentration is recommended as this concentration stimulates facial hair growth.

In order for both treatments to be successful, continuous application is recommended. If the treatment is not continued, the hair loss process recurs. Although it is a very assertive statement to say that these treatments are effective for everyone, the treatment is very successful. Using both drugs together may provide more benefits in male pattern hair loss.

In the most basic sense, hair transplantation is to take hair follicles from the back of the head, from the area between the two ears, under the skin, with the genetics of not falling out, and transfer them under the skin to the areas where we want to have hair on the front.

One of the most striking points at first glance is our hair. Our hair is different in quality, density, color, length, and we all do our best to make our hair look different and beautiful with different shapes and combing.

The color, shape, shortness or length of our hair gives clues about our stance, style, taste and likes in life. While the presence of our hair is associated with youth, its absence causes us to be perceived as older than we are.

The person who encounters hair loss feels socially and culturally incomplete and loses self-confidence. This negative perception negatively affects individuals in all areas of life. This is exactly why our hair is important to us.

Despite all the negative effects on individuals, 50% of 50-year-old men face the problem of hair loss. In order to get rid of this situation, individuals try many different treatment options, mostly over the years. Unfortunately, the regrowth of hair lost with medical treatments cannot be achieved with medical treatments, and the most effective treatment of hair loss in our modern world is hair transplantation.

History of hair transplant techniques

The adventure of hair transplantation started in the 1940s. With the development of the Follicular Unit Technique in 1998, natural, aesthetic looking hair transplantations were started and the foundations of modern hair transplantation were laid. In 2003, the FUE method, in which the hair follicles are taken one by one, was defined and determined as the gold standard technique for hair transplantation.

Modern hair transplant operations

Hair transplantation operation is briefly taking hair follicles from the back of the head and transferring them to the areas where hair loss occurs. It can also be called a kind of displacement operation.

The hair on the back of the head is the hair that we know as donor dominant, which has the capacity to grow for a lifetime. When these hair follicles are transferred to bald areas, they do not lose their hair growth abilities. The dominant donor field is the scientific basis of hair transplantation.

Every individual with sufficient donor hair follicles at the back of the head is a suitable candidate for transplantation. While many patients who had hair loss in the past were not suitable candidates for hair transplantation, with the development of modern techniques and the perception of hair transplantation as an art, almost everyone who has hair loss problems can have hair transplantation today.

Today, what is desired to be achieved with FUE hair transplantation is not only the growth of the transplanted roots, but also to obtain a natural-looking result. No one wants to be noticed that they have had their hair transplanted.

In the past few years, great progress has been made in hair transplant surgery, and applications that result in patchy, cobblestone, grass man appearance have been replaced by single-haired root transplantation, micro and mini graft applications.

The use of gentler, finer roots, advanced and new surgical instruments have made it easier for hair transplant surgeons to perform personalized, natural-looking, successful hair transplants.

With the use of single-haired roots, naturalness and soft transition in the hairline are achieved. Creating a new hairline always requires surgical experience and artistic skills. When a person who does not experience hair loss is examined, it can be easily noticed that the hairline consists of very thin, gentle hair, does not continue like a straight line, and the hair follicles thicken from the back to the front.

The side effects of modern hair transplants are a slight pain and discomfort after the operation, a slight swelling around the eyes, and red dots and crusts that occur in the recipient area for up to a week. Bleeding, infection, scarring are seen so little that there is no scar. Modern hair transplant surgery is a comfortable surgical operation with predictable results and satisfactory results for the patient.

Hair loss is a lifelong process. The continuation of hair loss or the desire to achieve more density is possible with repetitive hair transplantation. With modern hair transplantation techniques, a large number of hair follicles are obtained in one session, so fewer operations are performed to achieve the desired result.

Hair transplantation is a permanent procedure. Hair follicles transplanted during transplantation are genetically resistant to the hair loss effect of testosterone. The transplanted hair continues to stay in the area where it was transferred for life.

The units (follicular unit) transplanted during hair transplantation are hair follicles. Hair follicles (follicular unit) are anatomical structures that contain single, double, triple or more hair strands. Since hair follicles (follicular units) are structures with anatomical integrity, the use of hair follicles during transplantation ensures that the result is natural, aesthetic and productive.

Hair follicles (follicular unit) are taken from the area between the two ears and the nape, where the hair is particularly dense and resistant to shedding. Thus, the transplanted hair does not fall out and the result is permanent after hair transplantation.

The amount to be transplanted in hair transplantation refers to the number of hair follicles. If we talk about hair strands, the number of hair strands can be more than twice the amount of hair follicles. In this sense, it can be confusing to talk about the number of hairs recommended to the patient before hair transplantation. Considering that each hair follicle (follicular unit) contains more than one hair strand, when we transplant 3000 hair follicles, we actually transplant 8000-10000 hair strands.