Of course, there are absolute restrictions, but there are not so many: for example, surgery is not recommended for patients who have bleeding disorders, and also for those who do not tolerate anesthesia or its individual components.
Relative contraindications for hair transplantation are considered to be high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases and heart surgery, cancer (in this case, a permit for hair transplant from the treating doctor is required) and diabetes mellitus (there is a risk of postoperative infections and difficulties with the engraftment of the hair).
The HFE technique allows hair to be transplanted to people suffering from diabetes mellitus. But such patients are recommended to be under the supervision of a therapist, and, in addition, there are some restrictions on the number of transplanted follicles.
Hair transplantation is not recommended for patients with skin diseases - if these diseases are in acute stage, as well as for patients suffering from some mental disorders: trichollomania (man is prone to uncontrollably pulling his hair out), obsessive-compulsive disorder (obsessive thoughts and related behaviour) and dysmorphophobia (hostile attitude towards one's body and everything connected with it).
Although there are no absolute contraindications to hair transplantation, there are a number of relative contraindications, except for the same as in all cases of non-vital operations: bleeding disorders and intolerance to anesthesia are common absolute contraindications to hair transplantation.
Age: follicle transplantation is not recommended for people younger than 15 years. Hair loss in adolescence is likely to lead to extensive baldness, and at this age, it is impossible to accurately determine the area of the lesion, which may in the future lead to the fact that in the donor area the hairline may become insufficient for subsequent necessary transplants.
Mental diseases: hair transplantation is not performed with a number of mental disorders:
- Trichotillomania - a disease in which a patient suffers from an uncontrolled desire to wrest hair from himself;
- The obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by repetitive, obsessive thoughts and behavior associated with them;
- Dysmorphophobia is a mental disorder that involves a distorted view of one's body.
If in the first case it is obvious that hair transplantation in the stage of exacerbation of this disease is impossible, the two subsequent diseases are contraindications to transplantation due to the predicted state of patient dissatisfaction with the results of the procedure at any outcome of the operation.
Diabetes mellitus: patients with diabetes mellitus are at greater risk of postoperative infections, so there are a number of clinics that claim that hair transplantation is contraindicated for this group of people. The HFE technique allows hair transplantation in diabetes mellitus, but with a restriction on the number of transplanted follicular associations.
Hair transplantation is not possible if the patient suffers from skin diseases at the stage of exacerbation. There is a possibility of holding in the period of remission or with complete cure.
People with high blood pressure, diseases of the cardiovascular system, especially with cardiac implants, with oncological diseases, should get a consultation with the doctor before deciding on hair transplantation.
With the use of an operating or partially operating procedure for hair transplantation, the following complications are possible, which are virtually excluded when using the HFE technique:
- Postoperative numbness associated with damage to nerve endings in the donor area or in the area of transplantation, which in the vast majority of cases is temporary.
- Scarring, inevitably arises during hair transplantation by the surgical method, according to which not separate follicles are taken from the healthy occiput, but whole skin areas (band, bundles). The number of scars and appearance depends on the skill of the staff and the individual properties of the patient's skin.
- Rejection: there is always a risk that the operation will end with the rejection of the implant. Predict the reaction of the body is impossible, but such a reaction does not bring physical harm to itself.
Hair transplantation is a very accurate procedure, requiring a qualified approach; as with any surgical intervention, it is associated with risk in the event that it is performed by under-qualified personnel in inadequate conditions. You can avoid this by choosing certified medical clinics.
