Beautiful hair is an important part of the image of a person. Thick hair is considered a sign of health and success, and hair loss is strongly reflected in self-esteem. The solution of the problem - hair transplantation - was found in the first half of the 20th century, but since then people have not ceased to doubt the need for a procedure. Is it safe? Is the effect really going to be what the clinic promises? How long will hair take root, and, finally, how much will the transplant cost? We will tell you what is known about this procedure, what it is useful for and why it should not be feared.
According to statistics, the most frequent cause of hair loss is androgenic (or androgenetic) alopecia. Scientists can not yet fully explain the mechanism of its development, but it is already clear that the main effect on hair loss is the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase - it is "to blame" that testosterone changes the passive form to active and becomes dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT works on some receptors in hair follicles, thereby inhibiting their activity - making the cycle of hair growth shorter, and the hair itself - thinner. The process of "falling asleep" and then falling out of the hair follicles can take from several months to several years - after all, the hair on the vertex (where the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase is most active) simply ceases to grow.
When a patient first comes to the clinic with a problem, the questions he asks the doctors usually are: Is the result accurate?, Is it safe?
There is also a question that absolutely everyone asks: How painful is the procedure?
The procedure is almost painless. Specialists perform hair transplantation manually. The procedure is performed using local anaesthesia and lasts from 2 to 8 hours - during which the patient does not feel unpleasant sensations, usually, there is not even an easy tingling. According to the statistics of our clinic, more than 98% of the transplanted hair takes root. Hair looks natural - including at the donor site, at the back of the head: during the transplantation of the hair, and accordingly, there are no scars after the procedure.
