Surgical Vs Non-surgical Hair Replacement Treatments

Our hair has a growth cycle in which you lose 50 to 100 strands of hair in a day. But, if hair fall increases and you start seeing bald patches, it’s time to get it treated.

Today, there are surgical as well as non-surgical treatments performed to resolve all your hair fall problems. Let’s find out more about such treatments.

Hair Transplant is a commonly used surgical treatment. It is ideal for people suffering from male pattern baldness or female pattern baldness. The hair transplant treatment process extracts hair from the back of your head and inserts it into the patchy areas of the scalp. This is a treatment that uses two types of methods; FUT and FUE.

• Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) method extracts a piece of your scalp, splits them into smaller pieces, and finally, inserts them into the scalp.
• Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) treatment method shaves the hair on the back of your head, removes individual follicles, and inserts them into your scalp.

The FUT and FUE methods used during the hair transplant procedure can have side effects such as infections, bleeding, inflammation, and pain, itching, and swelling on the scalp.

In addition to conventional surgical treatments, you can also treat your hair fall problems using conventional non-surgical invasive treatments such as:

Oral medications:

Finasteride is prescribed to help stop the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) (A hormone that affects hair follicles). This medication works for Male Pattern Baldness and it should not be had by women or children. Finasteride is prescribed with doctor’s directions after all your blood tests are clear. If you notice signs like breast lumps, breast pain or tenderness, and any other breast changes after having the medicine then consult with your doctor immediately. There are few allergic side effects of this medication as well, difficulty in breathing, hives, and swelling in your lips, tongue, face, or throat.

Minoxidil solution or foam is also used to help with hair growth for male pattern baldness. The Minoxidil with 2 percent Minoxidil solution is also used for women with thinning hair. This medication does not work for sudden and unexplained hair loss problems. It is important to use the medication as prescribed and as directed by your doctor. Minoxidil takes time for hair regrowth, and some people have to use it regularly for 4 months to see visible changes.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is also a three-step non-surgical invasive treatment for hair loss. In the Platelet Rich Plasma treatment process, the patient’s blood is drawn, processed, and injected into the scalp. The plasma stimulates hair follicles for hair regrowth. This treatment is ideal for people in their early stages of hair loss (stage 3 vertex cannot be treated non-surgically). This PRP treatment performed can have side effects such as scalp tightness, bleeding, soreness in the injected areas, and headaches.

You can also opt for natural, non-invasive and non-surgical treatments for hair fall as well, such as:

Dr Batra’s^® New Hair:

This is a bio-engineered and non-invasive hair treatment that stimulates the follicles to grow new hair and thicken the existing ones. It is a non-surgical treatment that uses the goodness of plant plasma for fast hair regrowth. The clinical study conducted on 1000 patients, showed an 83 percent reduction in hair fall, an increase in volume and improvement in the thickness of strands.

Dr Batra’s^® groHAIR treatment is also a non-surgical and non-invasive treatment that works to strengthen your hair follicles. This treatment is based on a French Noble Prize-winning technology that helps specially formulated serum penetrate your scalp and stimulate new hair growth.