Follicular Unit Hair Transplant

Early in the morning, when I open the news paper with my first cup of coffee, I am sure to find one cricketer or another trying to sell me something. From soft drinks to real estate, everything that can be sold is being marketed. Latest in this series is the endorsements for hair transplant surgery and medical procedures.  In this era of consumerism, hair mills with deep pockets are enticing people with celebrity endorsements and full page advertisements. During a day's work, some patient in my clinic would surely ask me for the inside scoop on Sehwag's hair transplant. All I can tell them is that he is not my patient. And of course, every one has an opinion on that. What is it about cricketers and hair transplants that has had the whole country buzzing? First of all is the exposure that the hair transplant procedure has got. Plastic surgery procedures  in India are like sex. You may have it as much as you want, just don't talk about it. And God save you if you...

Recently, there has been a flood of hair transplant clinics who are willing to do transplants at  ridiculously low prices. As a consumer, you think this is because of growing competition in the field. And like other commodities prices had to fall one day. You are happy that now the procedure is within your 'budget' and you quickly get a transplant before you lose this golden opportunity. Few months pass by and you see some hair growing. You are overjoyed by this new growth and give yourself a pat on the back for a wise decision. Few more months pass by, and you don't really see the results you expected. You talk to your hair transplant physician ( who you now realise is just a general surgeon or not even that) and he reassures you of great results in few months time. This patient received ' state of the art'  'No stitch No scar' transplant at a leading clinic in New Delhi. Two years later his whole scalp is scarred, hairline is low a...

What is Hair Transplant? Word "Transplant" can be seen as  made of two  words,  Trans fer and Im plant . So, hair transplant is simply transfer of living hair. These hair can be transplanted in any hairless area such as balding scalp or area of stable scar, eyebrow, moustache etc. Currently, this is the only technique that can give natural, permanent, growing hair in bald area. Who Needs It? Hair transplantation is used predominantly to treat the hereditary balding condition known as androgenetic alopecia ( Male pattern baldness). Patients with male pattern hair loss tend to loose hair from the front and top of their head. Since baldness is often ridiculed in society, it can undermine one's confidence and performance, especially if it comes at a young age. Women with diffuse alopecia, selected patients with burn alopecia, eyebrow and facial hair loss patients are other candidates who can benefit from the procedure. What Causes Hair Loss? Althou...