The common belief that patients must shave their heads fully to undergo a hair transplant procedure is a myth.
However, hair transplant surgery performed on long hair (also referred to as ‘unshaven’ or ‘no-shave’ FUE) deviates from standard transplantation when you feel the need to address thin areas but don’t wish to change your existing hairstyle.
Clearly, hair transplants do have benefits because they can be performed without shaving both your donor area and the recipients fully, so that existing hair can hide the signs of a hair transplant initially.
Is unshaven procedure truly for you, and does it truly mean no sacrifices?
In “What to Know,” the upcoming segment below, you can get a peek at what will appear if you are thinking about undergoing a Long Hair Transplant in Perth.
Long Hair Transplant – What it actually is?
A hair transplant procedure conducted with the hair in its pre-op length instead of in shortened form would be defined as ‘Long Hair Transplant.
Beforehand procedures are usually shaving so that in a normal hair transplant, an individual can have a good view and achieve the required level of access for separation of follicular unit. With an unshaven transplant the other longer length of hair would still be there and in the correct position over the donor-strip through-out the transplantation.
Follicular units are nonetheless removed by use of a needle and replanted in their new position on any bald patch of the head (this can vary from hairline to mid section of the head to up to crown right over the temples). Other than the transplant itself, the method is no different to the traditional way of planting hair follicle units. Long Hair Transplant includes the original hair as one of its unique processes.
Evolved Hair Restoration is one of the hair transplant clinics, which use unshaven long-hair transplant procedures in addition to their other effective techniques delivered under a doctor-guided methodology.
Why choose no shave FUE transplant?
Usually individuals opt for this method to enjoy discrete surgery where others might clearly show that it’s a hair transplant. An average hair transplant procedure will not give off that distinct look of treatment because, and depending on previous cuts given to the donor and recipient strips before procedure, will likely have its ‘marks. The extra length of hair on the head in a Long Hair transplant procedure is supposed to give the appearance that it is a cover-up for the transplant patches, that perhaps individuals desire depending on job profile where they may feel they cannot openly show that they are having a procedure, (the public character/personality profile where exposure has to be considered greatly, if you have any personal commitments to the event of an impending social ceremony/wedding a few weeks post op and want your hair to look the same), or maybe the fact that one prefers not to fit the image profile that a recent transplant patient generally has with the obvious knowledge of what has occurred and is being undergone.
Bear in mind, not even long hair is a fool!
Redness, swelling, or scabs could and are visible in the initial few weeks.
Should a patient undergo this procedure at all?
Chances of not considering for the patient for the Long hair procedure are fairly reasonable under these circumstances;
Sufficient hair count in the donor strip- There must be enough hair units left to carry out transplantation.
Length appropriate for the patient- Hair has to be long/thick enough for the successful technique and also for the procedure to make up for any transplant results on recipient.
Smaller/ Focal bald areas to be treated- An operation for such a type of hair transplant is best suitable for those individuals requiring lesser grafts.
Reasonable prospects- It has to be realized that there needs to be a period of healing and the original hair that would be there would need to cover the hair transplant procedures that will result, even so for 3–4weeks. Explanation needs to be precise in detail.
Is the technique of Long Hair Transplant significantly harder?
Most definitely it is much harder procedure to be adopted than a traditional transplantation where full shaving makes all individual follicular unit extraction to be seen clearly thus decreasing risks of damaging the hair follicles nearby. It really depends on the hair length and thickness of hair in the area required to work around and therefore damage neighboring follicles to a substantial amount; because of the non-shaving nature of this process?
The Long Hair Transplant procedure – an idea:
The process kicks off with a proper check up to find out the status of your baldness, the nature of the donor strip and the length that the hair in your donor area would have to remain to ensure optimal post-op results. Following which your hairline and recipient sites where new grafts are needed to be planted are sketched on your head! Then, the grafts are meticulously extracted from the donor site and placed in their respective recipient sites in the body while keeping the depth and angle of each planted graft in perfect balance.
Post-op care:
You can keep up with the post-op care with the same procedures followed under normal hair transplant operations and continue your showers just the same albeit need to be careful so as not to bump the surrounding areas of skin into one another! Usual shampoos are resumed from 7 days onwards post-transplant procedure.
Longer-haired FUE vs the traditional hair transplant: who will benefits more from which technique?
The answer would always lie to the individual requirements of a patient. Patients who want more grafts to be done and have absolutely no qualms on shaving head for both their donor area and recipient zone where an actual hair transplant can only be performed effectively. You cannot always clearly tell and it would have to rest upon the circumstances you put it to practice for.
Will a long-hair procedure benefit you as well?
Yes, but even though it is quite appealing to think that you would never need to shave for a transplant procedure, this fact is not your only priority, however! The importance of the donor strip as well as how efficiently the hair transplant is performed is of critical significance! Read down to determine the right hair transplant for you and your personal needs and lifestyle.
Since every patient has to get their treatment tailored to them and taking care to not damage any particular donor strip whilst ensuring good quality hair transplants, it may be ideal for Evolved Hair Restoration, especially in terms of the patient use it has had, and also in taking care with a doctor’s assistance to provide optimal assistance before considering using it for your individual purposes.