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'.
2. DR. ANAND KUMAR NAGWANI
M.B.B.S., M.S., M.Ch.(PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGERY)
SENIOR PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGEON
3. 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.
4. 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 ..
5. • 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.
6. 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?
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Sites of hair transplant
Eyelashs
Scalp Eyebrows
Beard
10. 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.
11. 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
12. 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.
13. 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..
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. After finishing of surgery
•Final check by surgeon himself is
very important.
•Complete post operative instruction
are very much necessary.
