How does hair transplant work

How does stem cell hair transplant work? The HST, short for Hair Stem Cell Transplantation, is a hair transplant method that entails the extraction of the hair follicle as well as the stem cells surrounding it. During a stem cell hair transplant, your surgeon only takes a part instead of the entire hair follicle to grow one or more hairs. This is because the stem cells are found in the tissue (graft) used for transplantation, as well as in the tissue that is left behind. This results in new hair growth in both the and the recipient area. HST is an innovative method that uses natural stem cells in combination with a specially developed medium. This ensures graft viability and stimulates stem cell growth. The result is 100% natural hair growth without damaging either the donor area or the recipient area, thanks to the use of a 0.5mm needle only versus 0.7mm to 1.2mm used in other techniques. Takeaway, Unlike traditional hair transplant where the hair follicle doesn’t grow back in the donor area and only grows in the transplanted area, stem cell transplant allows hair to also keep growing in the donor area. How long does it take to recover from a stem cell hair transplant? A stem cell hair transplant - like a normal hair transplan t - is a minimally invasive operation performed under local anesthesia. Therefore, it does not take long to bounce back from the surgery. You should expect mild pain in the 2-3 days following the procedure. No strict recovery time is required but it...

Post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons or share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. • • • • • • • • • • What are the steps of a hair transplant procedure? Hair transplantation involves removing small punch grafts from the hair bearing scalp or a larger piece of this scalp from a donor area and cutting this into smaller pieces to use as grafts. These grafts are then relocating to a bald or thinning area of the scalp. The grafts created in this manner differ in size and shape. Round-shaped punch grafts usually contain about 10-15 hairs. The much smaller mini-graft contains about two to four hairs; and the micro-graft, one to two hairs. Slit grafts, which are inserted into slits created in the scalp, contain about four to 10 hairs each; strip grafts are long and thin and contain 30-40 hairs. Generally, several surgical sess...