What You Should Know About Hair Replacement Surgery In Toronto

May 15, 2017 by in Patient Resources

What You Should Know About Hair Replacement Surgery In Toronto

Hair Replacement Surgery
When your hair starts to fall out, you might feel embarrassed. It’s understandable—hair is not only a large part of your appearance, but it also plays an important role in society and culture. Your appearance says a lot about you, and some men who are losing their hair are completely comfortable with it. For other men, however, hair loss may cause them to feel less attractive, resulting in lower self-esteem.

You don’t have to be embarrassed though. At least 70% of men (and around 50% of women!) will lose their hair to some degree. Most of them will feel like there are no solutions and they have no other choice than to accept their fate and live with it.

Fortunately, the answer is no! You don’t have to live without hair if you don’t want to. Hair replacement surgery can restore the hair on your head. Clinics like the Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic are using state-of-the-art methods that provide natural-looking, permanent results.

Doctors usually use one of two methods to perform hair replacement surgery in Toronto: follicular unit extraction (FUE) or follicular unit transplant (FUT) (also called follicular unit strip surgery (FUSS)). During the FUE procedure, the doctor will extract hair follicles from an area where hair is still growing, like the back and sides of your head. These follicles will be implanted into the affected areas of your scalp. The process will usually heal with small dots, which your new hair will make unnoticeable. During the FUT procedure, on the other hand, you’ll actually have a strip of skin removed. This strip will be divided into as many as 2,000 small grafts, each portion containing about one hair. The grafts will be applied to the affected area of your scalp.

Despite the difference in approaches between these two operations, the grafting procedure itself is pretty similar. In both methods, the surgeon numbs the area where the hair will be grafted and then plants the grafts. The procedure is quite time-consuming, taking anywhere from 4 to 8 hours to complete, but the end results are definitely worth it.

People who undergo the hair replacement surgery in Toronto generally need a few days to recover. At the very least, their scalp will be extremely tender. Most surgeons do prescribe some form of antibiotic or an anti-inflammatory drug to aid the body’s natural healing and prevent infection. A bandage around the patient’s scalp is also recommended. Even though patients will have to take pain medications for several days, most people do not have to wait very long before resuming their normal lives. In fact, many people report being able to go to work after only 2 days of recovery.

After the hair replacement surgery, many patients are concerned when they see their transplanted hair fall out. This is a natural part of the process, though—new hair will start to grow between 6 to 9 months after the surgery. Some surgeons may occasionally prescribe minoxidil, better known as Rogaine, to aid with the hair growth. Dr. Torgerson will discuss all aftercare instructions because for some patients, minoxidil may dry out the newly transplanted area.

Hair replacement surgery does carry some small risks. The affected area might be prone to scarring, and there is a chance that the grafts might give the new hair growth an unusual look. In other rarer cases, some of the original hair next to the grafts might begin to fall out. This is known as shock loss, and most of the time it isn’t permanent. Finally, some people might get an infection of their new hair follicles, which can be treated by more antibiotics and applying compresses to the infected area.

Hair replacement surgery can help a lot of people restore their self-confidence. As is usually the case with cosmetic surgery procedures though, you should consult a certified surgeon who has experience and artistic skill. That will enable you to acquire a full head of hair safely and completely natural-looking. Dr. Torgerson will help you decide if hair replacement surgery is the right procedure for you and your desired goals. Contact the Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic today at 647-351-0061. Don’t let hair loss affect your confidence, because there are solutions.

Brian Kessler

Brian is the manager of the Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic. He is experienced in managing different businesses and people. After the loss of their house in the fires of Fort McMurray, Brian and his family relocated to Toronto. Brian has not only moved to a new city, but also into a new position where he enjoys being able to help others who struggle with hair loss. He is also a patient of the THTC and a hair transplant recipient of 2,200 grafts.

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Brian Kessler
Brian is the manager of the Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic. He is experienced in managing different businesses and people. After the loss of their house in the fires of Fort McMurray, Brian and his family relocated to Toronto. Brian has not only moved to a new city, but also into a new position where he enjoys being able to help others who struggle with hair loss. He is also a patient of the THTC and a hair transplant recipient of 2,200 grafts.
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