WHAT IS A HAIR TRANSPLANT?
A Hair Transplant is a surgical technique that relocates hair from one part of the body (usually the scalp) to an area that has been affected by thinning or baldness.
There are 2 types of surgical procedures. Follicular Unit Extraction and Follicular Unit Transplantation.
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a technique that extracts single grafts or individual hair follicular units from the unaffected area called the ‘donor site’. These grafts are then implanted in to the affected area of hair loss called the ‘recipient site’. Surgery can be completed by either a surgeon or a robot.
Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT), is a technique that removes a strip of skin from the ‘donor site’ (the rear of the head). Grafts are then removed from the strip and placed in to the ‘recipient site’. The ‘donor site’ is closed using staples or dissolvable stitches.
After the hair has been transplanted, the hair follicles go into a natural resting phase. The small hairs in the follicles will shed within 4 weeks. The follicles begin to awaken around 3 months after the procedure and new, fine, baby like hair will begin to grow.
It can take anywhere between 12 – 18 months for the hair to thicken and fully mature.
The Hair Transplant surgery will be completed in 1 session. This can take anywhere between 2 and 8 hours, depending on how large the affected area is.
For the recovery, you should be very careful with your transplanted hair for the first 14 days after the procedure. The newly transplanted grafts will not be fully secure yet and any rubbing in the area could cause loss of grafts.
Within 1 – 3 weeks, the area will be healed, although some redness may still remain.
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Hair Transplants can be a great investment, helping you gain your self-esteem and confidence back. It gives you a natural looking hair line and the after effects where as if you never suffered from balding or hair loss.
The treatment is suitable for people suffering with Androgenetic Alopecia (male and female pattern baldness) and scarring. Hair can also be taken from the beard or moustache and implanted in the eyebrow area.
*When booking a consultation for a Hair Transplant, please note that the surgery will not be completed here at Scalp Solutions.
We work very closely with Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered treatment centres and if suitable, you will be referred to a trusted clinic.
Of course, you will have many questions to do with Hair Transplants. That’s why we’ve compiled an FAQ’s page that will answer your most common questions.
Or maybe a Hair Transplant doesn’t seem like the right treatment for you. But not too worry. We have other treatments that may fit your needs a bit better.