Natural Hair Transplantation
 

There is no doubt that hair adds a lot to how men and women look. Bald men often look older than their age and lack the natural framing of the face that a proper hair line provides. Women may also lose some of their hair due to various reasons ending up with an empty spot in their head that looks quiet unattractive. Men who have lost their hair due to hereditary factors can no longer regain this hair through any form of treatment other than  transplantation. Fortunately natural hair transplantation is now available to correct baldness. It can also be used for women who lost some of their hair due to hereditary factors, an illness or an injury. With a good hair transplantation procedure you can grow your transplanted hair, cut it, color it and style it. It is basically your normal hair. The Micrografting technique is the greatest advancement in hair transplantation till today.
 

What is Natural Hair Transplantation?

Natural Hair Transplantation or "Micrografting" is a surgical procedure that uses your own hair to fill out other areas in your head that lost hair. A donor area usually at the back of the head is used to harvest the hair from and the recipient area usually at the top and front of the head receives this hair. The natural hair transplantation procedure thereby gives men and women better hair distribution by using their own hair to fill the areas that lost hair. The Micrografting procedure uses smaller grafts than other procedures giving the head a more natural look. A good Micrografting procedure can restore for men and women the look they had before hair loss.

Are You a Good Candidate for Micrografting?

You would be a good candidate for Micrografting if you are a man or a woman that has an area in your head with no hair. You need to have some hair in other areas usually at the back or the sides of your head to be used as the donor area. Micrografting can be performed at any age.

Preparing for Your Surgery

Before your surgery, Dr. Metwally will perform a complete evaluation with you. Your goals and expectations will be thoroughly discussed and Dr. Metwally will explain to you your procedure in great detail. You should wear loose fitting clothes and bear in mind that your outfit may get soiled. Do not wear jewelry, contact lenses, or bring valuables to the operating room. Remove all body jewelry from pierced body parts.

Duration of the Surgery

The duration of the surgery varies significantly according to the amount of hairs being transplanted. In general it takes Dr. Metwally approximately an hour for every 500 grafts (a graft contains one hair) and he can transplant up to 2000 grafts per procedure.

Anesthesia Used

The surgery is usually performed under local anesthesia with sedation (you won’t be totally asleep but you will be relaxed and drowsy and won’t feel anything during the procedure). You will be ready to leave 1 hour after the surgery.

During Your Surgery

During your surgery the perfect donor area is chosen, which is in the non-balding areas usually at the back or the sides of the head. Depending on the size of the bald area that needs to be covered, a strip of hair bearing skin is extracted from the donor area usually carrying 400 to 800 hairs. The strip is then divided into 400 to 800 tiny grafts. Each graft has one hair. After that, a number of very tiny incisions equal to the number of prepared hair grafts are made in the bald area of the patient’s scalp. The grafts extracted form the donor area are then transplanted in the bald area at the rate of one graft per incision. No stitches are required for this procedure.

After Your Surgery

After your surgery you won't feel any pain or discomfort for the first 4 to 6 hours as the effect of the local anesthetic will still be there. The recipient area usually causes no pain or discomfort. The donor area may cause some discomfort for 2 days during which you can use the pain killer prescribed for you by Dr. Metwally to alleviate any pain or discomfort. Usually depending on the amount of work done, the forehead and sometimes the eyes may be a bit swollen. The swelling will subside on its own within 3 to 5 days. The stitches are removed 10 days after the procedure. You can return to work as soon as you wish, but you need to refrain from strenuous activities, vigorous exercise, washing your hair or combing it for a week after your surgery.

Seeing Your Result

The result from the Micrografting procedure is achieved through 3 phases. The 1st phase is the phase where the hair overgrows right after the transplantation this phase usually takes 2 weeks. The 2nd phase, which takes 2 to 4 weeks, is the phase where the hair shaft falls off. The 3rd phase which usually begins with the 4th to 6th week is the re-growing phase, where the follicles start re-growing hair yet it is still scattered and not uniformed. The final result is usually achieved 4 to 6 months after surgery when all the implanted follicles grow hair.