There
are many causes of hair loss. The most common cause of hair loss is hereditary
androgenetic alopecia known as “male pattern baldness”. The presence of
dihydrotestosterone (DHT) hormone
contributes
to common baldness. Common male baldness generally evolves hair loss away from
the face and the top of head.
Women
may also experience hair loss due to hereditary female pattern hair loss. Women
may suffer from hair loss during menopause or 3 months after childbirth. Other
less common causes of hair loss are thyroid disease, iron deficiencies, lack of
nutrition, childbirth, surgery and certain medication.
What
is FUE hair transplant?
Follicular
unit extraction (FUE) is a permanent solution to baldness using the latest
technology in hair transplant. There are no scarring, short down time, and
lesser pain.
The
Procedure
The
hair follicles from the back of the head are transplanted to bald areas in
front. The hair follicles at the back of the hair are more resistant to the
hormone changes that cause the loss of hair follicles in the front. The
procedure is performed under LA and involves extraction of hair follicle from
back of the head. Follicular hair units with 1-3 hair are then implanted into
the bald areas using Omnigraft Implanter.
After
the procedure
Patient
able to go back to work the next day-he/she may have to cover the shaved area.
The results are expected to show in 2-6 months as the transplanted hair
stablize and start growing. Initially in the 1st 2-4 weeks, some of the
transplanted hair root may go into a sleeping mode and the hair shaft attached
to the sleeping root may fall off. This is nothing to be worried about. Once
the sleeping root awakens in 2-3 months, it will begin to grow normally.
After
care advise
The
many small injections on the donor site will form scab in 1-2 days and recover
within 1 week. The possible risks are infection and bleeding but very rare.
This is the most wonderful thing about FUE hair transplant. There is also
almost no post op pain from the donor site, compared to 1-2 months of wound
pain with STRIP method.
The
injection site will heal almost completely after 1-2 weeks, there will not be
any scar in most cases. Nonetheless, as we need to shave the area to harvest
the FUE, this area will only appear totally normal after 1 month when the
remaining hair grow to normal length. The hair density will appear totally
normal and in most cases, we are able to repeat another harvesting session in
the same area in 6 mths.
The
implanted site requires gently care and cleansing. About 1 week post procedure,
there will be small scabs after your hair restoration surgery. These will fall
in 1-2 weeks. Care must be taken when washing the area especially in the 1st
1-2 weeks. Scabs need to be removed after 2-3 weeks. In some cases they persist
and you will need to come for assessment and removal of scabs if these occur.
FUE
METHOD (Follicular Unit Extraction)
This
is the only technique we will do now. It’s a whole lot better. The procedure
has much lesser risk. It heals so much faster as the wound although many but
they are very small. It scabs within a week. There is no scar. The main
weakness of FUE is that its very time consuming and demanding on the operator.
It takes a lot of skill and technique to be able to extract the hair roots
individually and in an efficient speed.
We
are using an advanced hair transplant FUE
technology developed by Medicamat, France and improved by clinics
around the world ie. i-Land Tower clinic (Toyko, Japan), Motion Clinic (Seoul,
Korea) and Cleveland Clinic (US). It reduces the time required for FUE with its
precision automation methods for hair follicle extraction.
Time
required is reduced by 1/2 to 1/3 which leads to better graft survival and
better results. In a report by Cleveland Clinic (US) in 2006, “Hair transplant
using Omnigraft aparatus is safe, effective and significantly reduces time for
the procedure and personnel. A large majority of patients (90%) were very
satisfied with their hair transplantation procedures”.
Our
reference clinics – Yokobi Clinic (Dr Kenichiro – Yokohama, Japan), I-land
Tower Clinic (Tokyo, Japan) and Motion Clinic (Seoul, Korea) – They are
responsible for a large share of the hair transplant market in their country.
The
Procedure:
Extraction
of hair follicle from back of the head under LA – individual follicle
(Omnigraft FUE).
No
scar formation from the harvest site. Quick recovery time, low risk of
infection, much lesser pain.
FUE
– Follicular hair units with 1-3 hair is then implanted into the bald areas
under LA using the Omnigraft.
Omnigraft
Implanter (Manually)
Patients
are able to go back to work the next day – he / she may have to cover the
shaved area.
There
will be very minimal pain / discomfort unlike strip method where scar pain may
take 2-4 weeks to subside.
A hair transplant works by transplanting stronger hair follicles from the occiput area.
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