What is a Graft?

Graft; It is the name given to the process of transplanting the tissue of a living thing without blood circulation to another area. Here, a living thing’s own tissue can be carried, as well as tissues that do not have a blood circulation from another living thing. If we think in terms of hair transplantation, the parts we call grafts here are the hair and the nourishing roots to which it is attached. The most important term in hair transplantation is hair follicles called grafts.

How Do Grafts Survive in DHI Plus Gold Method?

Since we have emphasized the term graft, it is worth mentioning its importance for hair transplantation. Hair transplant; Also called hair root transplant. Although we do not recommend planning chest hair for transplantation, we also use it in transplantation from time to time, as chest hair is a little more difficult to match with hair and hair is thinner than beard hair. Hair transplantation is the transfer of one’s own tissue to another section. In order for a person with normal hair thickness to have hair so that the skin is not visible, there should be 40-45 roots in every 1 cm2. In today’s technology, natural looks are obtained with hair transplantation. Various psychological and social life situations that may occur in people with hair loss can be eliminated by hair transplantation.

Grafts in Hair Transplantation with FUE Method

Hair transplantation with the FUE method is the most used hair transplant method in recent years. In this method, grafts are of great importance in price determination. Because the cost of the procedure is determined by the number of grafts to be transplanted.

 

The hair transplant specialist determines how many grafts the patient needs as a result of the analyzes. He will make before the hair transplantation. With this determination, it is automatically revealed how much the hair transplant will cost. The number of grafts to be transplanted varies according to the width of the patient’s baldness and sparseness area and the density of hair.

In hair transplantation with the FUE method, the donor area is usually determined as the back of the ear and nape area. Donor grafts taken at certain intervals and frequencies do not show any sparse or openness in the back of the hair area of the patient. This is one of the biggest advantages of the Fue method. The patient will have a completely natural appearance with hair integrity and appearance after hair transplantation.

Important Considerations About Grafts

The transmitter during hair transplantation is important that the patient himself.Graft taken from another individual can not be transferred to another person. Even if eventually transplanted roots can not adapt to the new channel and loses its vitality.

Grafts are alive at every stage during hair transplantation. They are always alive while they are take  from the donor area, line  up, sort, and during the transplantation process, and they continue their normal hair cycle. In fact, they even start to appear on the skin after a hair transplant a few days. However, the most important issue related to maintaining the viability of the graft plantation. Because any damage to the graft causes the roots to die. In this case, there will be no hair growth. Hair transplantation also fails. Therefore, in hair transplantation, the grafts should approach with the utmost sensitivity during the donor collection and transplantation process. The sequence of transactions must also be carry out meticulously.

Grafts

Hair follicles adapt very firmly to the place where they were transplant  10 days after transplantation. Of course, after this ten-day period, it is necessary to follow the post-operative care rules for about 5 days, ie the first 2 weeks, but it is a bit difficult to damage the hair follicles after 10 days. However, if the planting area of the head is hit somewhere; If the roots are forcibly extracting by hand and on purpose, the hair follicles will be damaged. Meanwhile, there will be bleeding already.

There are also hard scabs that occur after hair transplantation. Our patients often ask my teacher whether these will harm. These are blood clots that dry in the planting area and can form a thick layer. Before the first 2 weeks, to nail or clean them, washing them with excessive pressure or removing them by force may damage the transplanted hair follicles. It may cause grafts to protrude and hair loss.

How is the graft calculate ?

Before the hair transplantation, it is determine  how many grafts the person needs. Grafts have characteristics that differ from person to person. The hair strand of the person, the structure of the scalp, the donor area having a graft containing enough amount of hair to meet the needs are the determining factors in the calculation. Retrieval of the graft. While the number of grafts to be transplant is determine  base on the width of the area that needs transplantation, the density of the hair around the area to be transplant  also plays an effective role in the calculation. Because; In order to achieve a natural result, the density of the transplant   hair follicles should be in harmony with the density of the hair around it.

Another important point to consider when calculating grafts is; it is the productivity of the patient’s nape (donor area). In order for a successful hair transplant to  perform , the donor area must have sufficient amount of graft as well as some graft remaining in the donor area after collection. In this way, both the transplantation area is re-scatter  and the hairy appearance in the nape area is preserve.

The term “maximum grafts” mentioned in articles about hair transplantation does not fully express the maximum number of hair follicles that can be taken from the patient and transplanted. Because the number of roots contain  in the grafts taken varies according to the hair structure of the patient. For example; In a 3000 graft hair transplant; If the grafts taken from the patient contain double hair follicles; 6000 hair follicles are transplant. This number is 9000 if the grafts contain three hair follicles, and if the grafts contain four hair follicles; It can reach 12000 hair follicles.