Types of Surgery
Types of Hair Loss Surgery
There are three main types of cosmetic surgery procedures, which can be used to treat hair loss: hair transplant and scalp reduction surgery and scalp flap surgery. Of these hair transplant is the most effective and minimally invasive way of addressing baldness or thinning hair.
Hair Transplant
Hair transplantation is the best permanent solution to hair loss and is far less invasive than it used to be as techniques have developed significantly from the days of ‘strip surgery’ and using large ‘plugs’ and grafts. The most advanced technique is the follicular unit hair transplant procedure, which uses multiple numbers of small grafts that contain between one and four hairs. This enables the hair transplant surgeon to place a large number of follicular units into a given area and devote more attention to the angle and orientation of the transplanted grafts. This means that the transplanted hair will lie better on the scalp and provide better coverage to bald areas. This can be a timely process and repeat procedures are usually needed. However this does yield the best results.
Scalp Reduction Surgery
Scalp reduction surgery involves removing the parts of the scalp where the hair has been lost and ‘stretching’ the parts of the scalp where there is still hair over the head. The scalp is then moved to a higher position on the head. Your surgeon may also recommend you undergo a hair graft so that not as much of the balding scalp needs to be removed. This procedure is ideal of those who have thick hair on the back and sides of their head but have gone bald on top.
Scalp Flap Surgery
Scalp flap surgery aims to recreate the hairline, so it is ideal for people who are only bald at the front of their heads. It is not necessarily a solution for those who have severe hair loss. The technique involves removing parts of the scalp where hair is growing and effectively reattaching it to areas where hair has been lost. It can create an instantly thicker hairline but is a fairly invasive and drastic surgery.
Choosing a Hair Loss Clinic or Surgeon in the U.K
It is important to pick a reputable, experienced cosmetic surgeon for a hair loss procedure. We have a number of Hair loss clinics throughout the U.K.
