THERE ARE MANY OF MY PATIENTS WHO WANT TO GET A HAIR TRANSPLANT DONE BUT THEY ARE WORRIED THAT THEY WOULDN’T HAVE ENOUGH HAIR FOR A PROCEDURE SO COULD WE USE SOMEONE ELSE’S HAIR INSTEAD?
I HAVE TO SAY THAT HAIR TRANSPLANTATION USES THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS HAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION BECAUSE OUR BODY HAS IMMUNITY TO ADULTERATED THINGS SO, WHEN WE PUT THESE THINGS INTO THE BODY, THERE WILL BE RESISTANCE.
THEREFORE, TAKING ORGANS FROM OTHER PEOPLE IS NECESSARY FOR A PATIENT TO TAKE IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT MEDICATION WHICH HAS SO MANY SIDE EFFECTS SO THAT THE BODY DOES NOT RESIST THE TRANSPLANTED ORGAN. HOWEVER HAVING A KIDNEY, LIVER, OR HEART TRANSPLANT IS ABOUT SURVIVAL. THUS IT IS WORTHWHILE TO TAKE IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT MEDICATION FOR THAT.
HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IS THE SAME CONCEPT THAT IF WE USE OTHER PEOPLE’S HAIR CELLS TO IMPLANT THEN THE BODY WILL RESIST AND THE HAIR ROOTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IF A PATIENT IS NOT TAKING IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT MEDICATION. BUT THE PURPOSE OF HAVING HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IS TO ENHANCE PERSONALITY AND BUILD MORE CONFIDENCE SO THERE IS NO NEED TO RISK ANY SIDE EFFECTS OF TAKING IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS.
The important thing is that the doctor has to be experienced enough to help a patient plan and harvest the right amount of hair grafts for a patient’s procedure so the hair will be used most efficiently and worth the waste
