What’s the best method for performing hair transplant?
Hair transplant in Iran All people who are suffering from hair losing or baldness and planning to perform the hair transplant procedure may like to choose the best methods and techniques for the procedure. The best way is the method that gives a beautiful and natural appearance to the person and it includes minimum side effects.
As we mentioned earlier, there are two types of hair transplant methods. These days, the hair transplant procedures are performed by two Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) method and Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) method. First, let us explain all kinds of the hair transplant procedures and mention the positive and negative points of them. In both of them the follicles are taken from a donor area and then they are transplanted to the recipient site where the person is suffering from thinning or baldness.
In other words, the prepared grafts will be transplanted into the recipient site. Transplant procedures are performed on an outpatient basis with local anesthesia injection. Anyway, both techniques have their own advantages and disadvantages and they are some differences between them that they lead to different results for patients.
Actually, the best option for you depends on your physical condition and your individual needs and the extent and characteristics of your hair loss, the quality and the quantity of donor hair determine the type of technique. Your physician can make decision which method is suitable for you and affords the natural appearance and what you are hoping to achieve.
FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant):
This method is the most common and oldest, and cheapest hair transplant method. In Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) method, your doctor takes a strip of skin with hair follicles from the donor site, typically the back of your head and then the grafts are divided into smaller pieces under a microscope and then are transplanted into bald and thinning areas that are known as recipient areas.
Finally, the doctor sutures the scalp of your head as the scar would not be visible. About two months after follicular transplantation surgery (FUT), small hairs grow and after a period of 6-8 months the new hairs begin to grow naturally and you can see the final results.
The advantages of Follicular Unit Transplant method (FUT):
This treatment type is so cheaper and less expensive compared with FUE hair transplant. In the FUT procedure, there is enough time that your physician can performs all the steps, i.e., harvesting, planting and suturing in one day. During the Follicular Unit Transplant procedure (FUT), the hair follicles won’t be damaged.
FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction):
At the moment, Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is the newest and most recognized hair transplant method in the world. This method is widely used for the cosmetic hair transplantation in men and women. In this procedure, your doctor removes the hair follicles from the donor area and then they are held the follicles in bottles that contains a special nutrient fluid. After that the specialist punctures the recipient areas by fine needles or very small micro blades and finally grafts implant in the recipient areas one by one carefully. The follicular unit implant (FUE) method takes a significant amount of time in surgery. It takes at least 4-8 hours and in some cases it may takes two days.
The advantages of Follicular Unit Extraction method or FUE
The Follicular Unit Extraction method or FUE is a safe method that gives the best results without leaving any scars with higher hair density and natural looking hair. In this method, you will not experience any side effects, risks and special complications. It just leaves some series of tiny dot scars which is difficult to observe them without naked eye. Some patients have complications about some pain and Itchiness on their head where the surgery has been performed. These side effects are common. After a few days after the surgery, they will be improved and they will go away little by little.
The recovery time is too short and patients can return to their normal life and daily routines within one week after the surgery. Preliminary results of Follicular Unit Extraction will be appeared after 3-4 months and the final results will be emerged between 9 months to one year. But this method might be expensive depending on the clinic and country.
Final Tip:
You should use the most appropriate method for the hair transplantation surgery. According to your physical condition your specialist doctor can diagnoses which methods are more suitable for you. Therefore, you should trust your doctor's diagnosis for having the best results with more confidence and the least amount of stress.
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