Can a woman have a hair transplant?
25% of women suffer of hair loss in their lifetime, which can have a negative impact that may affect a woman’s life significantly, and it can lead to a psychological problem or even depression in some cases.
The issue of hair loss in women is often related to aging, post-pregnancy, or even thyroid disease, so people do not give the issue any importance at the begininnng, but may be related to the family’s genetic history.
Therefore, we advise any girl or woman suffering from hair loss to investigate the cause of this hair loss that she suffers from first before taking any other action.
After making that diagnosis and knowing the main reason, she can take the appropriate treatment like some types of special creams , minoxidil sprays and vitamins or go for a hair transplant as a last choice for this problem
How is female hair transplant done?
There is an important point that anyone seeking to get hair transplant should know,
it is not possible to have the hair coverage that was before hair loss happened,
but the hair transplantation process may hide weak areas of hair and give more density.
The process of hair transplantation for women is an ideal solution for many women suffer of hair loss
Hair Transplant for women and men have the same procedure and steps and
the same techniques can be used during them, which are either FUE technique, DHI technique , and the sapphire technique
There are some differences between hair transplantation for women and men,
such as the number of hair follicles and the shape of the hair front line
The specialist will determine these details after the consultation
The surgery is done by extracting hair follicles from the donor area by FUE
technique then implanting hair follicles in the scalp receiving area
But there are two ways of implantation
FUE technique, which requires opening the hair channels first, then inserting
the hair follicles into the channels. With this method, the hair must be completely shaved,
and perhaps it is not the preferred technique for women.
DHI technique: done by inserting hair follicles into the scalp through Choi pens.
This technique does not require shaving hair in the receiving area, but only in the donor area to
facilitate the extraction of hair follicles from it.
Does hair transplant have permanent result?
After transplanting hair follicles in the areas affected by hair loss, the recovery of the operation areas needs about three weeks, after that the person begins to notice the transplanted hair loss, it is normal for the transplanted hair to fall out in the first three months after the operation.
The results of the Hair transplant appear in a period of 6 to 12 months. Where the transplanted hair begins to grow again starting from the fourth month after surgery, the hair that grows will continue to grow naturally and the final results will be 12 months after the operation, this result of hair transplant is permanent
Is hair transplant really successful?
Hair transplantation is one of the operations that is characterized by a high success rate, but this rate varies from one patient to another.
The success rate of the operation is usually very high in the frontal area of the head, but rather low in the crown area
Also, the success rate of the operation depends on the number of hairs available in each of the single hair follicle
As some follicles are characterized by the number of three or four hairs others have one single hair
In addition, the type of nutrition of the person undergoing the operation plays an important role in determining the level of success of the operation
How long do hair transplants last?
Hair transplant surgery lasts between 6 to 8 hours regarding to the number of grafts we work on , some operations need to be separated to 2 sessions on Two consecutive days
How much does female hair transplant cost?
Average cost for hair transplant surgery approximately 1500 to 2500 euro includes:
Hotel Accommodation, PRP therapy (Platelet Rich Plasma), Medications, Washing foam, Shampoo & Vitamins, transportations,
Translator during the surgery date
Hair
Transplant
simple surgical procedure done by extracting hair follicles from areas characterized by thick and strong hair and redistributing those follicles in areas suffering from hair loss
Beard transplantation has a permanent result and usually shows a natural result if the surgeon who performed the operation has highly skilled experience
