A LESS TRAUMATIC TECHNIQUE FOR BALDIES TO HAVE HAIR
Hair transplantation is the redistribution as well as rearrangement of the existing hair
follicle in a particular pattern by various techniques so as to give a good cosmetic
camouflage to the bald area of a person. The only significant disadvantage is to single
strip harvesting is the resultant donor scar. Although the scar usually healed as a nearly
undetectable fine line, such a scar can potentially present cosmetic problems in patients
who chose to wear their hair very short or in rare cases, who heal with a widened scar.
All the techniques used so far are no doubt give a permanent solution to the problem of
baldness but require considerable time and trauma. The fibers are available in 13
different standard colors and a standard length of 15 cm. These fibers are off course not
able to grow naturally and stay as such, with their knots firmly embedded in the scalp.
These fibers can be washed and dried like natural hair but cannot be blow dried,
bleached, dyed or permanently waved.
This new technique became acceptable and successful only after standardization. The
ideal candidates for hair plantation are all those suffering from and ro genetic alopecia
as well as cicatricial alopecia. Patients are informed of the temporary nature of the
artificial implants, since maintenance sessions are required on an early basis to replace
15 to 20 percent yearly loss of these fibers. Patients are submitted to two preliminary
tolerance implant tests of 100 fibers each, performed at an interval of 30 to 40 days. If
there is no sensitivity observed for 30 to 60 days after the second test implantation,
subsequent sessions of 500-600 fibers are repeated every 20-30 days till a satisfactory
outcome is achieved. About 3000-4000 fibers are implanted on an average in toto
multiple sessions. Once at home the patient is instructed to maintain scalp hygiene by
washing hair daily with a mild antiseptic shampoo and applying lotions containing
sebum-control products.
The evaluation of results is excellent in more than 90 percent of the patients treated with
hair implantation. It is definitely a suitable method for dermato surgeons who prefer a
less traumatic technique in baldies seeking in immediate aesthetic result.
-DR. NAVRAJ SINGH SANDHU, www.navraj@gmail.com
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