What is a hair transplant surgery?

Hair transplant surgery is a minor invasive or superficial (skin level, epidermal) surgical technique performed to restore hair on the balding portion of the patient. During the procedure, the surgeons shift the hair follicles from the ‘donor site’ and transfer them to the ‘recipient site’ or the bald region. The scientific reason behind no hair shedding in the back region of head is the absence of receptors in the roots of hairs present over there. Hair loss generally takes place in the scalp region where there is plenty of Androgen (Male hormone) or DHT (Dihydrotesterone) receptors present in hair roots. As the amount of Androgen increases in the body due to hormonal changes, the receptors present in the roots detect the hormone and as a negative response the hair starts shedding later resulting in excessive hair loss. Hair transplant or Hair Restoration surgery must be performed in a well-equipped “top hair transplant clinic” under the supervision of best hair transplant surgeon having substantial experience and expertise.

Hair loss issue in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the hair loss issue, predominantly in young males has increased significantly from past two decades. The most common type of hair loss issue experienced by Bangladeshi population is Androgenetic Alopecia which is a genetic hair loss caused due to genetic predisposition of the individual. To get a best hair transplant in Bangladesh, you need to follow these guidelines to select a natural hair transplant in Bangladesh.

Which are the criteria for choosing a best surgeon for hair transplant in Bangladesh?

1. Choosing the best hair transplant surgeon who could provide the best consultation, perform the best surgery in best facilities for best restoration: The Surgeon performing the hair transplant must be having at least 10 years of experience and must have performed at least 4000+ hair restoration surgeries. The surgical experienced surgeon have more probability of providing natural looking transplant in Bangladesh.

2. Techniques Used for hair restoration:

There are two types of modern surgery available today for hair transplant in Bangladesh:

Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT): FUT or strip technique is the most common technically advanced method used for hair restoration. In this method,

• The donor strip is removed from the back and side of the head.
• This method is ideal for large grafts (usually >3500 grafts) and very importantly in the majority of cases, the implantation is completed in one session only.
• In this method, the aids used are the stereomicroscopes having a magnification of 20X to video-assisted microscopes having the magnification of 200X while slivering the grafts and separating the hair roots.
• High coordination and precision in work are extremely important to separate the grafts for obtaining maximum yield. This reduces the transection rate and is highly favorable for giving high density in hair transplant.
• The time taken in completion of the procedure is usually one day, the strip excision takes one or two hours, while the other steps like slivering, separation of grafts, slit preparation, grafts implantation usually takes 6-8 hours depending on the number of grafts.

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE): FUE or Follicular unit extraction is the technique in which we use micro drill device for extracting the hair grafts from the scalp.

• There are certain limitations with this technique that we cannot extract more than 2500 grafts in a single session. The reason being in this technique the high number of grafts extraction will result in the reduction of density in donor region and a high number of extractions will reduce the donor region which will ultimately adversely affect the donor region for future sessions of hair restoration surgeries.
• This technique requires shaving of the head for the donor region. Each graft is harvested singly from the safe zone. This method depends on the number of grafts. Only a fixed number of grafts can physically be done in one session.
• This technique requires about 10-12 hours for extraction of 2500 or more grafts. Also, the transection rate is high the reason behind calling it a blind technique where no microscope aids are used.

3. Cost of Hair transplant in Bangladesh:

The cost of a hair transplant in Bangladesh must be considered when one is searching for hair transplantation for natural restoration of hair line. A reasonable cost for a high- quality hair transplant is what one must look for. The cost of hair transplant in Bangladesh is slightly above average, but some of the clinics having the best of equipment’s, and facilities give the clients the best end-results. In terms of value for money, this is one of the best propositions you can find.