Many people considering a hair transplant naturally worry about getting good results.
We’ve all seen hair transplants that don’t look natural or didn’t work – or heard stories of bad hair transplants performed overseas.
Get the Results You Want and Avoid Unwanted Surprises
This concern makes a lot of people hesitant about getting a hair transplant – it’s one reason many put it off for way too long.
The good news is that nowadays, good results are quite achievable for most people suffering from hair loss.
Here’s what you need to know about the factors that can make – or break – a successful hair restoration and get you the results you want.
Patient Suitability for Hair Transplant
Most people facing age-related male pattern baldness, as well as many women with hair loss, are good candidates for a hair transplant.
If you are:
- In good health, or have health conditions well-controlled
- Not suffering from an autoimmune disorder that attacks hair follicles
- Fortunate enough to have good donor sites on the head, beard or body
Chances are, you can achieve great results from a hair transplant.
Young people facing early-onset hair loss, people with traction alopecia from braids or trauma, men who are almost completely bald – all of these patients can truly benefit from hair restoration surgery, and do!
Transplant Type and Technique
Of course, just being suitable for the surgery is not enough to ensure hair transplant success – you want to make sure you’re getting the best type of hair transplant for the best results.
These days, the gold standard technique for hair restoration surgery is widely considered to be FUE – also known as follicular unit extraction.
This precision hair restoration method boasts excellent results, with high graft viability, little to no visible scarring, and minimal discomfort and downtime.
Choose from a few advanced types to suit your particular preferences and needs:
- Traditional FUE: A tried-and-true procedure that can restore lost hair volume and thickness with incredibly natural-looking results.
- Shave-less FUE: This type of FUE doesn’t require you to shave the donor site, so your hairstyle – and privacy – can stay largely intact
- Long Hair FUE: This FUE surgery leaves the hair grafts at a longer length, for the ultimate in concealment and discretion
- DHI: An advanced type of FUE that provides unmatched precision, for the most natural-looking results and an excellent graft success rate
Post-Operative Care
Of course, properly caring for your transplanted grafts post-surgery is crucial to your success.
Luckily, with advanced techniques like FUE, post-op care is fairly simple, and you can get back to your life pretty quickly afterward, too.
You’ll need to wash your hair gently – and regularly – for the first several days, and your doctor will tell you to avoid heavy exertion or exercise until after day 10.
But with just a few special care tips, your recovery should be fairly easy and quick.
Most patients are able to go back to their regular routine without even missing work, and with the most discreet types of FUE, no one will even notice you’ve had something done.
You can read more about what to expect after your hair transplant surgery here.
Surgeon Choice
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that the most important factor for hair transplant success is choosing an experienced and qualified surgeon.
Why?
First of all, only a qualified surgeon can properly assess your health factors, determine the cause of your hair loss, grade your hair loss, and recommend the right procedure –and tailored aftercare – for your needs.
In other words, those three success factors we mentioned above? Well, those are best assessed by an expert hair loss surgeon.
And of course, the surgeon’s skill, along with the skill of the surgical support team, is the most crucial factor for a successful hair transplant surgery.
The harvesting of the grafts, their preparation and care, and their placement in the restoration area – these truly can make or break the success of your hair transplant.
In addition, a skilled surgeon will know how to avoid overharvesting the donor area, both to preserve its natural look and keep it open as an option for future transplants down the line.
Finally, determining how many grafts you need and where and how to place them is the key factor in how natural your results will look.
There is simply no substitute – certainly not a robot or a surgical tech – for a skilled, board certified hair restoration surgeon when it comes to achieving results.
Ready to Set Yourself Up for Hair Transplant Success?
Board certified hair transplant surgeon Dr. Daniel A. Danyo is a leader in his field, with over a decade of experience in cutting-edge hair restoration techniques.
He and his veteran surgical team have performed many hundreds of successful hair transplant surgeries, and they can help you achieve the natural-looking, transformative results you desire.
Call us today at 678-845-7521 or book your consultation online. We offer both in-person and virtual consultation visits with Dr. Danyo and Dr. Goldstein.
Don’t wait to find out just how good you can look and how much more confident you’ll feel.
FAQ on the Key Factors of a Hair Transplant
Am I a good candidate for FUE?
The only way to know for sure is to see an expert hair loss surgeon for an assessment.
However, if you’re in good enough health for outpatient surgery and your hair loss isn’t caused by an autoimmune disorder, chances are, you’re a good candidate for FUE.
Can I expect natural results from hair restoration surgery?
You can – provided you choose a skilled surgeon with a proven track record to perform your surgery.
Modern FUE hair restoration techniques can produce incredibly natural results for patients of all types.
The stories you’ve heard about people with unnatural-looking results or hair transplants that didn’t really work – those are usually people who had an older type of transplant, or who didn’t properly vet their provider first.
If you choose a reputable surgeon-led practice for your procedure, you can expect to have great-looking results.
