Frequently Asked Questions in Hair Transplantation
Frequently asked questions by patients are generally as follows; The answers to the questions were given to the girl. Detailed information can be obtained after the doctor’s examination.
It is an aesthetic surgery performed by plastic surgeons in hospital operating rooms with local anesthesia.
There is no known harm in the operation performed in competent hands, in appropriate operating room conditions, with appropriate surgical instruments.
If there is an active scalp disease, it should be treated before the operation, antibiotics should be used in the presence of active acne, if there is excessive dandruff, it should be treated, if there are skin lesions that may be precancerous, they should be taken before the operation and sent to pathology.
Before hair transplantation, if a wig is used, its use should be restricted 1-2 weeks beforehand, if it is attached to the skin with an adhesive, this adhesive should be washed. Cosmetic products such as jelly and topical should not be used before the operation. If sprays that prevent hair loss such as minoxil are used, their use should be discontinued 1 week in advance. It should not be forgotten that the hair will be cut by the clinic on the day of surgery.
As long as the donor area is sufficient, any person with hair loss can have it done. The fue method can be recommended for patients who do not want a straight line scar in the donor area, who wish to transplant more grafts in one session, and who want to use short donor area hair. Fue technique is also recommended for candidates who have had fut or fue done before. Fue is a very suitable method for patients who have small openings in the hairline or crown area, who risk shedding in the future, and who may need a second or third operation.
If there is any systemic disease that will constitute a contraindication to an operation to be performed under local anesthesia, it should be performed after this disease has been treated. It is not recommended for patients with unrealistic expectations and insufficient donor area. It should also be done after active disease treatment in patients with active skin disease. Before the procedure, B12, B6, and zinc levels should be normal and thyroid disease should be treated, if any. In diabetics, blood sugar levels should be at normal levels. The presence of psychological disorders such as trichotillomania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and body dysmorphic syndrome should still be investigated in patients.
There may be some hesitation about whether or not to have the application performed in patients whose front hair line or posterior crown area has been shed and other areas have not. As it is known, it is an operation performed with aesthetic concerns. The retraction of the line or the opening of the crown area can cause various aesthetic concerns. In such cases, it can be done without waiting for other hair to fall out. It is possible to repeat the fue method in the future. It is one of the most important advantages of the Fue technique. In other words, when other hairs fall out, a second operation can be performed before an unnatural appearance occurs. With these operations that can be done over the years, the problem of baldness is solved without ever going bald.
Generally, the hair in both the recipient area and the donor area is shortened. In particular, the donor area is shortened in the fue method.
Under normal conditions, it takes between 6 and 8 hours on average.
There is no need to stay in the hospital after hair transplantation, the patient can go home immediately after the procedure.
Afterwards, especially the donor area is closed and the recipient area is left open. This dressing is removed after an average of 2-3 days while the hair is being washed.
Especially the treated area should be protected from all kinds of trauma. Prevention of edema that may occur can be prevented by lying on the patient’s back. Due to the edema due to the operation, the hair line can be seen as asymmetrical or too far back, misleading the patient. In fact, it will be possible to make such evaluations only after 8 months. It is not recommended for the patient to drive while going home. She can start using her medications prescribed by her doctors at home. It is recommended to eat light meals after the operation. Again, the use of cigarettes and alcohol is not recommended for an average of 10 days after the operation.
2-3 days after the operation, the dressings will be opened, and the area and the recipient area will be washed appropriately. These washes will take an average of ten days a week, once a day. In these washes, firstly, the drugs applied to the scalp after the operation will be cleaned, and then the skin parts on the most surface of the transplanted grafts will fall off. In the meantime, the yellow, white color that can be seen between the transplanted grafts
Smart Fue Istanbul offers you experienced doctors who have done more than 2000 hair transplant operations, a fully equipped hospital with JSI certificate and in addition to these, a guarantee certificate