Hair Transplant in Turkey

Today, around half of men all over the world experience sparseness and baldness in different patterns. This rate is also substantial among women, and the permanent solution to male pattern hair loss is undoubtedly hair transplantation.

Although hair transplantation began to be applied practically in the 1990s, the beginning of the application is based on experimentally much earlier times. Although a more traumatic method called FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) was used in the beginning, which causes a clear scar, especially on the neck. The technique has advanced over time and basically based on the FUE (follicular unit extraction) method, less traumatic, almost no scarring and much more successful results can be obtained.

The biggest advantages of the FUE method are that it is much less traumatic, it does not cause a permanent scar in the donor and recipient area, it is possible to return to daily life with a very fast recovery, and the results are extremely natural, and it is considered as the gold standard method in hair transplantation today.

What Should Be Considered Before Hair Transplant Operation?

Like other surgical procedures, hair transplant surgery is a surgical process, and it is just as crucial as other surgical procedures.  In general, anyone who is of adult age, has no health issues that would prevent surgery, and complains of hair loss can be considered for hair transplantation. The following scenarios need to be examined for evaluation:

• Age
• Gender
• Job
• A different illness (high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.)
• Previous surgical procedures; medication use; and allergic disorders
• Cigarettes (must quit two weeks before and not smoke for at least one month after)
• Using alcohol (must be stopped three days before)
• Aspirin and other blood thinners should be stopped a week before.
• A week prior to the event, herbal supplements, vitamin supplements, and blood thinners such gingko biloba should be stopped.

Post-Operative Care Process in Hair Transplantation

The patients are examined again the day after the operation, their hair is washed, and they can continue their daily lives the next day. During the examination, necessary information about post-operative care, washing and care recommendations are given. From the third day, the swelling begins to decrease and completely disappears in 7-10 days. Crusting and redness decreases and disappears within 15 days. The transplanted hair starts to shed after the first month and falls out completely within 2-3 months. The transplanted hair starts to grow again after an average of 3 months, and most of them will grow in 8-12 months. This process can continue for up to 18 months.

Rules to be Followed After Hair Transplantation

The most important rule that the patient should pay attention to after hair transplantation is that he should not receive any blow to the head. At the same time, movements that will put pressure on the head should be avoided. Especially during the first two weeks, lying face-down during sleep and using large pillows may cause damage to the transplanted area. During dressing and undressing, clothes with buttons on the front such as shirts and cardigans should be preferred instead of clothes that will go over the head. During the first two weeks, activities that will affect the hair follicles and scalp such as Turkish bath, swimming, sauna, and solarium should be avoided. All kinds of hairdressing services should also be avoided. At the end of the first two weeks, the hair can be cut with scissors. However, scraping will still damage the hair follicles. After 45 days, any desired hair procedure can be done. However, hair transplantation is an operation that needs attention at least 1 year.

Hair Transplant in Turkey

Hair transplantation is an operation that requires experience, meticulousness, and care. Hair transplant in Turkey is performed by specialist doctors and plastic surgeons. Meticulous analysis of the scalp also directly affects the success of the operation. This experience naturally brought much more successful results, as hair transplantation applications were done much more in the field of application rather than the experimental plan.

The number of operations that are increasing every year is a concrete reflection of the success in this field. Aiming to achieve permanent and natural results in hair transplant operations with an innovative system that has adopted the principle of keeping up with the ever-advancing technology, the experts quickly adopted the sapphire technique. They have also offered the privilege of painless anesthesia, which is a major concern of many patients who encounter the problem of hair loss and hair thinning.

Storing the hair by using special solutions during the operation and performing the hair transplant operation in hospitals with fully equipped surgical interventions are other factors that determine the quality of the hair transplant in Turkey in technical terms.