Is Hair Restoration Surgery Safe?

Hair Transplant is the best method to regain your lost hair. All other methods either produce unnatural results or are ineffective or temporary. The awareness about hair transplant is really on an increase and so is its popularity.

Many people want to regain their hair, but are concerned about its side effects. They often ask, is hair restoration surgery safe? Let us answer this question and examine the side effects associated with this surgery.

Hair transplant surgery is usually considered a very safe procedure when performed by a qualified and experienced surgeon. Still, individuals respond differently regarding physical reactions and healing. You can never say for sure what the outcome of hair transplant or any other surgery will be. Following is a list of possible side effects of hair transplant surgery.

Not getting the desired results

This side effect does not harm your health, but these were the good results, for which you chose hair transplant surgery in the first place. It is important that you get the results, which you were expecting and promised. There are many factors which can contribute to it. In some cases, many transplanted grafts fail to grow. In other cases, they grow in a different direction. Fortunately, you can minimize this risk by choosing a qualified and experienced surgeon.

Excessive bleeding

Hair transplant is a minimally invasive procedure, and bleeding during the procedure is very low. However, there is always a risk of more than normal bleeding. The risk of bleeding can be reduced even further by evaluating medical history and administering different blood tests prior to the surgery.

Scars

Every surgery produces some kind of scar and hair transplant is no exception. The strip removal method produces a linear scar at the back of the head while FUE (follicular unit extraction) produces pinhole scars at the donor site. Fortunately, the scars produced by hair transplant surgery can be concealed easily by surrounding hair.

Infection

The risk of infection has been reduced to a great extent with the use of sterile equipment and the effective antibiotics. However, the risk cannot be ruled out completely. You can reduce the risk significantly by choosing an authentic clinic and surgeon and examining their hygiene conditions. You can reduce this risk further by taking care of your hygiene and following your surgeon’s instruction carefully after the surgery.

Hundreds of thousands of hair transplant surgery procedures are performed throughout the world every year with rare cases of serious side effects. The key is in your hand – choosing the right person for the job. If you do this task effectively, you will have great hair – for sure.