Stages of hair transplantation

Written By The HealthMeth Team - Updated On Thursday, August 26, 2021 4:00 PM

Hair loss

Hair loss is considered part of the natural regeneration phase, and God Almighty created hair with two types of hair that grows at the top of the head and it is often few to fall out, and the second type is the hair that grows behind the ear to the end of the head and is little shedding, so most hair transplantation operations Success depends on taking the hair behind the head and planting it in the places where the hair has fallen.


Stages of hair transplantation

Pre-operative stages

Diagnosis and detection, and at this stage, the doctor supervising the case is reviewed, who will tell you if hair transplantation is possible or not, and accordingly he decides the number and timing of the sessions needed for you, and in general, the individuals with whom the transplant process can succeed are the people who have strong hair And healthy behind the head as the donor areas, and the person who performs the transplant must have general information about the steps of the transplant and have reasonable expectations for them.


Blood analysis at the hospital level

At this stage, a blood sample is taken and examined.

Determine the planting plan

After zeroing the head and shaving it completely, the attending physician draws on the head and identifies the areas where the implantation will take place.

Local anesthesia

After determining the work area, the doctor subjects the area to local anesthetic in dandruff.

Cleaning and monitoring

Twenty-four hours after the end of the transplant, the head is cleaned, and then the patient visits the doctor, after forty-eight hours have passed.


Post-operative stages

  • The hair that was transplanted will fall out after four or five days, along with some black crust accompanying it, and the rest will fall out within about two months.
  • In rare cases, the patient may suffer from the appearance of swelling in the face or around the eyes, but these symptoms quickly disappear, and that is within about five days, as there is no medicine that treats this swelling, but rather it disappears on its own.
  • The patient may feel itching in the first three days of implantation, but this is not a cause for concern, because this is an indication of improvement, but you should avoid scratching the transplanted areas at all.
  • Permanent new hair growth.
  • After approximately six months, the initial results begin to appear with hair growth.
  • The emergence of the last results after one year or a little more from the date of the time of planting for the front area, while the back area needs more time, and the period for the desired results to appear is approximately one and a half years.