A popular Hollywood star, Bruce Willis once joked, “Hair loss is God’s way of telling me that I’m human!”
He is handsome; he looks even moregorgeous with that chrome dome, and certainly we can grin at his witty response, because he’s a celebrity. But, how bold can we get, if we have a receding hairline? “Well, not really, I need a hair fall treatment plan”, is the response that you would give, isn’t it?
Hair loss is a nightmare for us,and so it is for celebrities as well, but down the lane they accepted it, embraced it with dignity. But some people won’t, they try and try till they succeed.
Here are some really crazy methods tried by people for preventing hair loss.
Anti-hair fall Products: products claiming to control hair fall/loss pump over $4billion into the economy, annually. Ironically, these products are worthless.
Hair wash in a sacred river: people, especially women tend to wash their hair in a scared river/stream/spring to prevent hair fall and regrow their hair.
People stop washing their scalps: it’s believed that if the hair is not washed regularly, there would be less hair fall. Non regular hair wash only adds to dandruff and dirt on the scalp that eventually spoils the health of your hair.
As the Liar Liar star, Maura Tierney, once said, “Hair loss is no fun!” Yes! It isn’t and it’s high time that people start taking it seriously.Hair loss is a gradual process and more than 60% of the men and 10% women are at a major risk. Hair fall further becomes a threatening challenge, if it is a symptom of a disease. Hence, if you are losing more than 50 strands a day, it’s time to pay a visit to Dr. Harmandeep Sidhu at Athena Hair Now who specializes in hair fall and Hair Transplant Treatment in Chandigarh, India.
Similarity between hair fall and fever
Fever is not a disease; it’s a symptom of a major illness like stomach infection, throat infection, malaria, dengue, acute diarrhea, unhealthy kidney, flu, etc. Similarly hair fall resonates with a deficiency in your body. So, don’t ignore it and walk into a hair specialist’s office, immediately!
Disheartening Medication – creams/gels
If you are among those who are experiencing pre-mature hair loss, then you should know that anti-hair fall gels, creams or medications won’t give you a headful of hair. There are only rare cases where medicines have actually shown results. Why so, as you may wonder. Your hair follicles must have stronger roots, and so far medicines claiming to strengthen the hair roots have shown little or no results. Nonetheless, Rogaine and Propecia are two FDA approved medicines that have shown a positive yet limited effect.
Hair Transplant – a successful and safe baldness treatment
People who have tried gels, creams, and medicines, and are disheartened with the results can think of restoring their crowning glory with non-invasive medical treatment- Hair Transplant.
Interestingly, hair transplant can be done in two ways, which of course are safe and have a lasting effect, too. These two methods are:
- Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)
- Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT)
Both these techniques involve extraction of healthy hair follicles and transplanting them in the bald areas on the scalp. Let us learn about them a bit more.
Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT)
Hair grows out in groups of 1 to 4 hair strands, with hairless skin between these units, which is called follicular units. Follicular units also contain oil glands, a small muscle, nerves, and fine vellus hair. With stereomicroscopes the surgeon carefully removes the follicular units from the permanent zone, which is the back of your head, and transplants it to the balding areas on your scalp.
Since, Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) involves small strips of tissues and hair follicles to be transplanted from the donor follicles, the surgeon can safely transplant thousands of grafts in a single session that capitalizes on the cosmetic effect of the medical procedure. So, if it is a case of advanced hair loss, this invasive surgical procedure may be the only way out, as the surgeon gets to work on the entire scalp. However, it leaves scars behind that may slowly fade away.
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) procedure involves extracting follicular unit grafts that contains smaller number of hair follicles from the genetically stronger areas of your scalp and transplanting it to your balding area.
This less invasive procedure involves a small round punch made by the surgeon with his medical equipment on the patient’s scalp to extract or transplant the hair grafts. Since, it does not involve stripping of tissues; it has a potentially faster healing time. So, if you are in the initial stages of hair loss, FUE is the method to rely on. Additionally, thisprocedure harvests extra hair follicles that help to maintain your hair density while restoring the damage. Dr. Harmandeep Sidhu at Athena Hair Now provides the latest and secure FUE Hair Transplant in Chandigarh.
Advantages of FUE
Unlike FUT, in FUE there won’t be any stitch marks or pain post the procedure. With faster healing, the FUE procedure is a more comfortable option, too. Scars is yet another problem with the FUT method, however, in the FUE method hair strands are plucked individually and then harvested or planted in the balding scalp areas. This process does not cause any greater lesions and hence do not leave scars behind.
Although the FUE procedure is non-invasive yet time-consuming and involves greater efforts by the surgeon, this hair transplant method is more expensive than its counterpart. Nonetheless, patients opt for this effective and safer hair grafting procedure.
With such immense benefits, no wonder Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is the latest and most talked about hair transplant treatment today.
For a FREE consultation with Dr. Harmandeep Sidhu for Hair Transplant, contact Athena Hair Now Hair Transplant at +91-98882-78831