Hair Loss Restoration, Replacement And Its Related Cost

Hair restoration and hair replacement are two of the many forms of treatment available that will answer for those who are despairing from the fact that they will never grow the luscious hair that he or she once grew. Baldness is a universal problem that affects people from all around the world. It is mainly caused by genetics but there can be various other reasons that cause baldness in people.

As there are many forms of treatment, there are different conditions that decide if you are eligible for a particular kind of hair loss treatment. For hair restorations and replacements, which require a patient to undergo surgical procedures, the surgeon will initially conduct a consultation where the patient’s expectations and preferences will be discussed. The surgeon will then examine the patient’s scalp and advise what the best possible approach will be and also give an idea of what to expect for the outcome.

The patient should refrain from consuming any alcohol or medicines for several days prior to the operation. Consumption of these might cause intra-operative bleeding, which will subsequently result in poor quality of the grafts, which will further deteriorate the result. To prevent wounds, graft infections or any other form of complications, pre-operative antibiotics are usually administered.

The expenditure on surgeries for hair restoration and replacement has declined a lot in recent years, which is music to those who are victims of baldness. Prices normally fall in between $3.00 to $7.00 per graft, with an average of $4 to $5 per graft. The price per graft usually gets decreased if the number of surgical sessions gets increased. According to the particular needs of a patient, a surgical session can involve anything between 1500 to 4000 grafts and the resulting cost would probably amount to $6000 to $15000. Some centers for hair restoration and replacement offer big sessions of up to 6000 grafts in one session.

These operations are performed under a mild sedation, which is optional, and injected local anesthesia. A session would normally last for four hours. The scalp is properly shampooed and will subsequently be treated with chemicals that are anti bacterial before the surgery.

The first ten days after the surgery will witness a loss of hair, which is also known as ‘shock loss’ of hairs. This is because the transplanted hairs will experience trauma as a result of the relocation. New hair will begin growing from the moved follicles in two to three months after which the normal process of hair growth will take over.