Hair Trans.

Is a hair transplant painful?
Hair transplant surgery is much less painful now, than it was in earlier times when larger sections of scalp were excised. Older methods of scalp reduction, flap transfer have mostly been replaced by ultra refined follicular unit hair transplants. The procedure itself is rendered painless by administration of local anesthetics. The patient can go back home the same day. In the strip FUHT method, pain killers are usually required for 5 to 6 days to reduce the pain due to the stitches in the scalp area. The more advanced stitch-less FUSE technique even does away with the need of any stitches. The donor hair roots are virtually plucked out when under the effect of anaesthesia. Since there are no knife cuts or stitches, there is no resultant pain even after the effect of the anaesthesia wears off.

'ONCE TRANSPLANTED' begins to grow, it will continue to do so for a lifetime. The transplanted hair generally sheds within the first 2-6 weeks after the procedure as the roots enter a resting phase. Between 3-8 months, the transplanted roots start sprouting hair. It usually takes 10-12 months to see the full improvement in terms of density, as the hair continues to mature and thicken. Using hair strengthening products like Keratene, at least 2 to 3 weeks before transplant and from one week after hair transplant can hasten the re-growth of the transplanted hair, while at the same time help reduce further hair loss.