Technological advancements have created ripples across industries whether it is kids toys or whether it is supersonic jets. Hence, even the surgical and medical industry is also not untouched by the same. New equipments, techniques, generics etc are being developed in the labs across the world and in today’s connected world, the knowledge sharing is so fast that it takes even less than days for anything new in any part of world to travel to rest of the world.
A case in question being cosmetic surgeries, which were once considered as luxury procedures embraced by only high profile people and celebrities are now available to common masses thanks to technology. Aesthetics have become very important these days for personal, professional and social success. Hair, being a vital asset, complete and define our appearance has been with us always and are usually the first of the few things that others notice in us. It creates the first impression as it lies at the eye level.
Increasing incidence of hair loss and increasing requirement of demand for hair transplant techniques has provided the necessary stimuli to seek for innovations and technological enhancements in this area to reduce bottlenecks, treat more complex cases, make procedures simpler yet more effective, make results natural looking etc.
As evident from above, Hair transplant in India has come a long way both in terms of demand and in terms of advancement. This coupled with the fact that India has some of world’s most renowned and talented surgeons is luring patients from all across the globe to turn their head towards India for getting the hair transplant done. These surgeons are maintaining state of the art clinics with advanced equipments, techniques and well trained team following international protocols and standards. Medispa Hair transplant clinic in Delhi and Jaipur is one such name which is the most preferred choice for International patients. Hair transplant cost in India is highly affordable and cost effective despite the advancements and standards which further promote the position of India as the hair transplant hub in the world.
Hair transplant
Hair transplant is a minimally invasive day care surgical procedure used to cover the bald areas on the scalp providing maximum hair density and a hairline which is extremely natural in appearance. The procedure involves transplanting the harvested hair follicles from the donor area (which is chosen on certain specific criteria) to the desired recipient area. The hair transplant procedure is highly fine and meticulous procedure that needs surgical precision of high grade along with an artistic sense to design hairline and thus, should always be performed by an expert surgeon.
Techniques to perform Hair transplant
Broadly there are two major techniques used to perform the procedure, these techniques differ on the basis of the graft harvesting method used in each:
a) FUT hair transplant (Follicular unit transplantation or strip technique): In FUT hair transplant technique, a strip of scalp skin is harvested to dissect it further to isolate individual hair grafts with minimal damage to them. These harvested hair grafts are then transplanted at the recipient site taking care of the aesthetic hairline. Each of the steps is performed under high loop magnification to negate the damage to hair follicles.
2. FUE hair transplant (Follicular unit extraction): In FUE hair transplant technique, the hair follicles are individually extracted from the scalp skin using a surgical device. The extracted hair follicles are then transplanted to the recipient bald site.
Combination technique of FUT, FUE and BHT
To ensure maximum coverage and attain high density results in cases where graft requirement exceeds 4500 or so. Such cases are called as high grade baldness cases. Thus, such hair loss sufferers having high expectation from the procedure but weak donor areas on the scalp are usually treated with these advanced combination techniques where in benefits of all techniques are brought together to ensure maximum coverage even for high grade baldness cases. A recent advancement in the hair transplant industry includes combination technique of FUT, FUE and BHT (Body hair transplant). In this procedure, the first 3000-3500 grafts are harvested using FUT hair transplant technique followed by performing FUE and BHT for extracting the residual number of hair grafts. While performing BHT technique, the hair grafts are extracted body areas but usually from the beard. While choosing donor area from beard it is important to find an area that is not readily visible, such area is available under the chin and is called as “shadow area”.
There were initial apprehension is choosing beard area because visible scarring was a dampener but thanks to newer technology and stalwarts such as Dr. Suneet Soni who has pioneered such combination techniques to aid surgical skills and bring back happiness in the lives of such high grade baldness cases. In India, very few clinics have such well equipped operatory. Dr Suneet Soni’s owned Medispa Hair transplant clinic has successfully implemented this technique into real time cases and have specialized in it. Dr Soni uses a latest technology 0.75 mm punch which negates the chances of scarring and provides best possible hair transplant results with high density.
Thus, it is extremely vital to always consult a new age clinic with an experienced and pro-active surgeon such as Medispa hair transplant clinics which is one of the rare clinics in India who pioneer such latest innovations in India and constantly lead from the front by raising benchmark for success in the hair transplant industry.
