hair transplant and its treatment

Hair Transplant – The BasicsBy

Gurgaon : New Delhi : Dehradun : Rishikesh : Bhubaneswar : New York : Melbourne Gurgaon : New Delhi : Dehradun : Rishikesh : Bhubaneswar : New York : Melbourne

• Dr Pradeep Sethi

MD (AIIMS, New Delhi) ISHRS (USA) Hair Transplant Surgeon

• Dr Arika Bansal MBBS, Gold Medalist MD (AIIMS, New Delhi) ABHRS (USA) Hair Transplant Surgeon

Gurgaon : New Delhi : Dehradun : Rishikesh : Bhubaneswar : New York : Melbourne

HAIR .

What makes it so Important?



AnagenGrowth

3-10 Years

CatagenTransition2-3 Weeks

TelogenShedding

3-4 Months

Hair CyclePhases



Causes

• Di Hydro Testestorone (DHT)

• Stress• Nutritional• Systemic Causes• Psychogenic



The Practical Problems with Hair Loss

Never Happens Overnight.

Years before we realize the extent of baldness.

It is Slow and Unpredictable.



The Game of Numbers

Normal Density100/sqcm

Balding Evident50/sqcm

More Skin than Hair30/sqcm

Some Hair in between Skin10-15/sqcm



The Game of NumbersFU Grafts vs Hairs

• Total Hair at Birth – 1 Lakh

• Distribution :• Top – 75,000• Back & Sides – 25000

• Out of these, 10,000 Hair can be transplanted without appearing bald at the back.

• Average Hair per Follicular Unit in Asians – 1.7hair/FU.• Safe Number of FU Grafts that can be transplanted over the

lifetime 6800



Hair Follicles are a limited resource.

Hair Transplantation is an irreversible procedure.

And thus

It is important that you get it right the first time.



What Can be Done

To PreventTo Get Back



To Prevent

FinasteridePlatelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

Therapy

MinoxidilLow Level

Laser Therapy (LLLT)



Finasteride

The Most Important Drug.Mainstay of the Treatment.Inhibits formation of DHT.



Minoxidil

The oldest approved drug for Baldness.Still works.

Works by increasing the blood supply to the scalp.



Multivitamins, Iron & Fatty Acids

Hair follicles are one of the fastest replicating cells.

Optimal nutritional supply must for healthy growth.


Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP)

Delivery of activated growth factors released by plasma directly near the hair roots.

The rapidly emerging therapy for Hair Loss.Very promising results.

High concentration of growth factors accelerates the hair growth and arrests hair fall.



Low Level Laser Therapy (LLT)

Delivery of a narrow spectrum of light of 630-670nm via a cold laser.

The targeted delivery of light rays accelerates the growth and thickens the existing hair.



LLLT


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