Things to Check Before a Hair Transplant Surgery

Did you know that there is a self-check list you can use to suspect symptoms of natural hair loss and shedding?

If more than about 50 to 100 hairs fall out a day, if your scalp suddenly seems oilier than before, if you feel a stinging or painful sensation when pressing on the skin, if itching occurs frequently and you end up scratching because you cannot stand it, or if the area around the forehead line suddenly feels wider, it would not be an exaggeration to think that you may be experiencing early-stage hair loss.

And if your natural hair seems to be getting thinner and losing overall strength, and when you lightly grasp about 100 hairs and pull, five or more natural hairs come out, or if dandruff has been observed periodically for more than six months, these can also be considered check points indicating the condition.

When these symptoms keep appearing, you will likely make efforts in your own way to improve them. You may buy hair products said to help relieve the condition, change your cleansing habits, take prescribed medication to fill in the empty areas, or diligently apply topical treatments. You may also try many different approaches, such as using products that can cover the affected areas when going outside or hiding them with makeup. But if the things you used in an effort to stop hair from falling out and being lost show no improvement at all, the despair and frustration that follow are beyond words, and you end up feeling discouraged and experiencing physical and mental stress.

It would be unfair to say that the efforts you have made so far are completely useless, but the possibility of solving the root cause and achieving a noticeable effect is inevitably low. In fact, the wrong choice may even worsen the symptoms. So if you search for related information online because you have the same concern, you may casually come across hair transplant surgery.

There are various methods for hair transplant surgery, but the two widely known methods that are generally considered are the incision and non-incision methods. The representative difference between these procedures is whether or not the occipital area is excised. There is also a difference in cost. In the case of the incision method, the procedure time is shorter, but since an actual incision is made directly, there is necessarily a recovery period, and it is said to have the drawback of a somewhat slower return to daily life. In contrast, the non-incision method selectively extracts individual follicles in detail without damaging them, so there are fewer wounds or scars, and because no separate recovery period is needed, it has the advantage of enabling a faster return, which is why many patients prefer it.

Because each procedure has its own differences and limitations, if you are considering hair transplant surgery, the cost you must bear cannot be ignored. When choosing a clinic or hospital to proceed with, if you only look for places running promotions with extremely low prices and then begin treatment, results you did not expect may appear, and due to a low graft survival rate, an extreme situation where a repeat procedure is needed can occur. Therefore, you must keep in mind that you need to examine matters from multiple angles and learn important information before proceeding with the procedure.

When you are considering hair transplant surgery and visiting a relevant clinic or hospital, it is important to receive detailed and in-depth consultation and diagnosis regarding the current condition of your hair and the severity of your symptoms with the medical staff in charge, and then proceed with treatment in an orderly manner through examinations that establish a systematic process. It is also important not to simply implant a large quantity of hair indiscriminately; since each person has a different face shape, as well as unique line, direction, angle, and density of natural hair, it is important to closely identify these characteristics, design a personal plan that sufficiently reflects them, and check whether the procedure is being carried out accordingly.

Also, for hair transplant surgery, the key issue is the graft survival rate after the procedure using the chosen method, and because a graft survival period of about one year is usually needed, this is why choosing a relevant institution requires careful consideration. In addition, you should determine whether the doctor performing the procedure has extensive clinical experience with a variety of cases over many years, whether they possess specialized know-how, and whether they remain on-site and perform the procedure from start to finish. You should also understand and follow the precautions provided by the medical institution before and after the procedure, and check whether careful follow-up care is provided for a high graft survival rate, such as regular visits for scaling and checking the implanted hair through 1:1 personalized dedicated care for each patient.

If, after hair transplant surgery, the graft survival period has passed but you are still not satisfied with the result because of insufficient density or an unnatural appearance, it is also important to consider whether a responsibility guarantee system is in place that can ensure accountable retouching.