Why isn't my hair growing in the middle?

40000 graft is a myth or may be wrongly heard. At max around 2500-3500 grafts can be implanted in one session and maximum 4000-4500 grafts may be implanted in two sessions. I have no idea about Chennai but surgery might take upto 6-8 hrs. and this varies from clinic to clinic.

While FUT procedure involves taking a thin strip of skin from the back of the head, the FUE procedure is more minimally invasive as it involves small punches made with 0.7 to 0.8 mm punches in the donor area.

In Hair transplant, one has to remember a few things-

1. Hair transplant is an ART. A natural result is very important. We take care of that by ensuring absolutely natural angles and directions of the transplanted grafts.

2. Equally important is density (how many grafts are transplanted per square centimetre). In 25 years of my experience, I have found that no one is satisfied by a low density hair transplant.

A great hair transplant, therefore, is one where the patient puts forward his choice of hairline design, on the one hand, and the doctor gives a natural look as well as the best possible density using all the available grafts from the patient's scalp, beard and body donor areas.

For the remaining areas, where the patient is noticing early hairfall or diffuse thinning, it's important to improve the epigenome of the patient.

Epigenome can be best described as the inner environment of the body, especially, around our genes. Epigenome is affected by a wide variety of things including diet, exercise, stress, illness, pollution etc. A stressed/flawed epigenome is why we find :

1. People losing hair 10 years before their previous generations.

2. Hairfall is preceded by an adverse event like an illness or change of diet, water or location.

Till recent times, doctors did not use to pay attention to these factors, taking them to be incidental in a disease largely governed by our genes.

However, correcting these epigenetic anomalies goes a long way in reducing or even reversing hairfall.

Epigenetic measures are more personalised according to patient history and involves feeding the hair follicle roots/stem cells by a microneedling based, home-use approach.

More details are available on request.

(Please note that we don't advocate medicines with questionable effects and serious side effects like finasteride.)

When covering your head, opt for a hat that allows proper airflow. It shouldn't press against the newly transplanted area. A loose-fitting, clean cap made of soft material is often recommended. Get your head covering approved by your surgeon, and follow their guidelines for the post-transplant period to support optimal healing and results.

For Grade 2 baldness , FUE hair transplant is preferable, provided donor area capacity is good

After the procedure, transplanted hair usually begins to thicken and mature within 6-12 months. However, individual results can vary. Follow up with your hair transplant surgeon for individual guidance and track the success of your transplant.

Hair loss is something that can happen due to several factors. However, the main reasons for this occurrence are the intensity of the hair, the distribution of hairs, the underlying disorders, and genetics. A few symptoms of hair fall include either a bigger size comb or more hair on your clothes that are normally covered in hair and thinning of hair. Assess your diet and get enough rest. Be gentle on your hair using soft hair care products and don't do tight hairstyles. If the problem progresses then ask a dermatologist for help.

At 27 years of age in females, the decision to go in for hair transplantation has to be taken after a proper checkup and trichscopic examination ( microscopic evaluation of scalp along with the hair shafts ). But as an overview you can understand that hair transplant is not done in females for hair fall or generalized thinning but when the thinning has gone to the extent of visible skin showing through the thinning of the hair. Before it reaches this stage of visible loos there are other more conservative methods of treatment and therapies which can be of help and should be tried first. In case the loss is to the extent that at places skin is visible more esp at the place of parting or the front or the middle portion of the head then it is an indication to go for hair transplantation in females.

For 21 yr old males receding of the hairline is the beginning of Androgenic Alopecia or male pattern baldness. It needs to be evaluated at this stage if the progression can be significantly delayed by means of local applications and therapies and if it had already receded to an extent that the person is not comfortable by just stopping further loss but wants a correction or in other words want to get his original hairline back then hair transplant is a straight forward and easy option and a long term solution.