For those who have thin hair problems, less hair and want to grow hair by transplanting hair follicle cells. What kind of hair transplant methods are currently available? Sanook Health has an answer from Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong, American Board Hair Transplant Surgeon. Absolute Hair Clinic to leave each other.
There are two methods of xo168hair transplantation by transplanting hair follicle cells.
Transplant cells by cutting strip FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant)
FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction or Follicular Unit Excision) cell transplantation
Transplant cells by cutting strip FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant)
Transplanting hair follicle cells by cutting the scalp into long pieces From the end area, then sew the edges of the wound together. The scalp is carefully and meticulously divided using a 10x magnification microscope, separated into follicular unit grafts (grafts), each containing 1-4 hairs, small grafts. These will be planted into the desired area without damaging the original healthy hair roots. Hair transplants take into account the angle and angle of the existing hair. As a result, the result came out looking natural and unseen, unlike in the old days where large clumps of hair were planted, making it clearly visible in clumps. like a clump of rice stalks look unnatural
FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction or Follicular Unit Excision) cell transplantation
Hair transplant without stitches FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction or Follicular Unit Excision) hair transplant is a method of hair transplantation by moving hair cells without cutting the scalp into long pieces. There are no sutures like conventional hair transplants (strip FUT). This method uses a small 0.8-0.95 mm drill bit to penetrate around the hair follicle, down to the root of the hair below. By using electric tools (Motorized Hand Engine) to drill by hand (Manual), then each bundle of hair Will be pulled out of the scalp, leaving a small wound, so it is called a hair transplant without stitches.
Advantages of hair follicle transplantation
Number of grafts used And the number of times to have surgery depends on how much the area where the hair is thinning. And it depends on the quality and quantity of hair left in the occipital area as well. May be done 1-3 times. The current surgery is good, safe, not scary and doesn't hurt as you think.
After surgery, you can go home. By stretching cloth around the forehead and neck to prevent swelling of the eyes. Most of the pain will be at the occipital wound in the first 1-2 days, it will not hurt much, take painkillers and it will disappear. (less pain than wisdom tooth surgery) Side effects are relatively few. 24 hours after the surgery, the wound will start to dry flakes. Start washing the hair. Cut the silk on the 5-7th day after surgery (cutting wound type). Within 7-10 days, the scabs will be fall away But the stem cells at the hair follicle are already attached to the surrounding tissue. Then the hair that has been transplanted will fall out first in 3-4 weeks after the surgery. Then a new set of hair will grow 3-4 months after the surgery. The average hair length is 1-1.5 cm per month, so it will take 8-10 months for hair to be long enough to comb through after surgery.
