What is a painless hair transplant?

Hair transplantation is the most cost-effective solution to the problem of hair loss. During hair transplantation, micro and follicular units are used to ensure permanent, natural new hair growth. Hair transplantation is considered the most effective option for hair restoration. During hair transplantation, your doctor removes healthy hair follicles from the donor area of the scalp and implants them into the bald area affected by the DHT hormone. Each hair follicle removed from the donor area is carefully transplanted into the scalp in the recipient area, allowing the patient's new hair to continue growing as usual, following the natural hair growth pattern.

Hair transplant procedures are performed using advanced restoration techniques. The newly transplanted hairs are artfully placed to complement the patient's natural hairline growth and facial features, providing the most natural results. This approach produces completely natural and undetectable results. Generally, the FUE method is the most commonly used hair transplant method.

Each follicular unit (FU) is physiologically and anatomically unique, so selecting healthy follicular units is very important during hair transplantation. The main goal of FUE hair transplantation is to keep the hair follicles intact during the harvesting process from the donor areas. With the advancement of the FUE method, the transection rate has been significantly reduced.

Surgical hair transplantation is one of the simple, outpatient treatment options. Patients can return home the same day after the procedure and return to work within a few days. Various methods can be used in hair transplantation. Regardless of the method used, however, it is essential to numb the scalp area for the hair transplantation. General anesthesia is used for this purpose. However, there are often patients who have a needle phobia or who abandon hair transplantation solely because of the needles. There has also been a recent development in the use of needles for local anesthesia.

Considered a painless hair transplant, this method uses needles for the hair transplant but not for local anesthesia. Instead, a silicone-tipped anesthesia device is used, and the patient's scalp is numbed using a spray technique. The anesthetic substance, which comes into contact with the skin, quickly penetrates the skin, numbing the area and ensuring the patient's readiness for the procedure.

Painless hair transplantation is used in specialized clinics worldwide, ensuring patient comfort throughout the entire procedure. In aesthetics, hair transplantation is performed under local anesthesia under the supervision of a dermatologist, plastic surgeon, and anesthesiologist, and takes between five and seven hours, depending on the number of grafts to be transplanted. The patient selection and the work of the hair transplant team in applying this innovative technique demonstrate the success of the postoperative results.

After the painless hair transplant procedure, patients should avoid strenuous physical activity for a while, take at least two days off work, and rest on the day of the procedure. Hair in the recipient area will begin to grow within three months, and hair transplant results will be visible within one year. The newly transplanted hair will fall out within the first few months. Although this usually surprises patients, they should know that healthy new hair will soon grow.

The choice of hair transplant technique, the success of the healthcare team and the comfort of the hair transplant performed in just one day are the main factors to obtain a suitable and risk-free hair transplant.