Factors Affecting Hair Transplant Results
Hair transplant results take time to be visible. That is, for some people getting a hair transplant, the results may be visible for 3 months.
While for others, it may take 6 months to a year before the results of their hair transplant show.
If you are someone who has recently got your hair transplant done or is planning to get one, this blog is for you.
In this blog, we will discuss the factors that affect hair transplant outcomes.
So, whether you are preparing for your surgery or waiting for the results, you can check and abide by the factors accordingly that impact your hair transplant results.
Factors affecting the outcome of a hair restoration procedure:
1. Hair texture:
The texture or coarseness of your hair will directly determine the result of your hair transplant.
This is more applicable when hair is transplanted from the beard or other parts of the body onto the scalp.
While a surgeon will thoroughly examine before doing your surgery, how it will finally turn out to be will depend on how well the surrounding hairs of your scalp match with hair taken from other body parts.
Moreover, if you have naturally dense hair, the outcome should be desirable. For people having thin hair, more grafts and or incisions may be needed.
This will, in turn, determine the outcome.
2. Hair growth rate:
If your hair normally has a slow growth rate, it will show up after your hair transplant as well.
It does not directly affect your hair transplant results but affects the time for your results to be noticeable.
3. Age:
To determine at what stage a hair transplant is best, it is important to understand this.
If you are experiencing thinning hair since a young age, it is quite likely that you will develop baldness sooner or later.
However, experts recommend getting a hair transplant at not below 25 years of age. This is because, before this age, your hair loss pattern does not stabilise.
This affects your hair transplant results because you may continue to experience hair fall in the surrounding areas of the scalp even after your hair transplant.
So, the stage where your hair loss pattern establishes itself is the best time of getting a hair transplant.
4. Pre and post-operative care:
How well or how poorly you follow the guidelines before and after your hair restoration surgery influences the result of your hair transplant.
Here is a list of dos and don’t for a hair transplant. In addition, your hair transplant surgeon will also give a detailed set of rules to follow.
5. Technique involved:
This is a matter of great consideration before considering a hair transplant. Whether you need a FUT or an FUE should be determined by your surgeon.
Both techniques have specific advantages and disadvantages.
However, which technique will give the best hair transplant results depends upon the profile of the patient getting one.
6. Surgeon’s expertise:
The skill and experience of the surgeon greatly influence your hair transplant results.
How delicately he or she can insert the hair follicles on the bald areas, considering the right angle and direction, will determine how natural your hair will look.
Similarly, they should be able to handle the grafts perfectly so that the transaction (or damage) rate of the hair grafts is minimum.
Thus, the key to getting the desired results out of your transplant surgery is picking the right hair transplant surgeon.
7. Choice of the clinic:
A genuine and affiliated clinic will have access to the latest equipment and modern technology for conducting hair transplantations.
This affects your hair transplant result.
Dr V. S. Rathore:
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Book an appointment with Dr V. S. Rathore for your first consultation.
He is the leading hair transplant surgeon in Kolkata with nearly two decades of experience in the field and 96000 successful hair transplant surgeries to his credit.
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