Tips to choose the right surgeon for your hair transplant surgery

Tips to choose the right surgeon for your hair transplant surgery

If in case you have been advised to undergo hair transplantation surgery for baldness, then it is extremely important that you choose a qualified surgeon for the same. In a city like Hyderabad which is growing in medical tourism especially as far as Telengana and Andhra Pradesh is concerned; it is extremely easy to get misled. Wait watch, read the following and then proceed.

The skill, talent, and experience of a physician plays an extremely important role in the results of your surgery. How and who you choose will determine how natural and dense your new hair will appear; remember this one is for life.

Follicular unit hair transplantation is among the latest in techniques used for a successful hair transplant which is performed by a qualified surgeon and an able team, in a hair care clinic/hospital. Unfortunately, there are many clinics that do not dedicate the time and resources required to do perform this procedure successfully.

Remember some facts before you choose your clinic and surgeon. Physicians certified or licensed by the United States any licensed physician can perform hair restoration surgery without any other additional certification or training. Before you proceed, have a good look at the academic qualifications of the surgeon, look up read and also look for references.

Further, evaluate on the following lines-

•   Does the physician have sufficient number of years dedicated to performing hair transplantation?

•  A hair restoration physician will be dedicated to one surgery all day if it is a mega session surgery, you do not want an exhausted physician working on you.

•   Does the clinic you have chosen have a complete team of staff that is experienced enough to successfully perform microscopically prepared Follicular Unit (FU) grafts? Does the physician use state of the art equipment for the same?

•   Does your hair physician use microscopes for dissection of tissue? This is generally split into 1, 2, 3, and 4 hair Follicular Unit (FU) grafts.

•  Will your surgeon work on minimizing the incidence of donor scarring via strip excision or follicular unit extraction (FUE) as well?

• These kinds of microscopically prepared surgeries are team based performances – do you know directly involved your hair transplant surgeon will be in the entire process?

• Your hair care physician must need to be a master and have complete control of entire procedure so as to give you completely natural appearances after the hair transplant surgery.

Over and above all of that, also check if additionally-

• Check and obtain a list of names and phone numbers of patients who could be willing to discuss their personal experiences. This will reassure you.

•  Check for a few sets of before and after pictures of real life patients. Have a good look at them,

•   How well are you counseled on the procedure, are you made to feel comfortable about the whole procedure?

• Does the surgeon talk to you about post operative care also? Are you also warned about the risks of the procedure, if any?

A hair transplantation surgery is not just about restoring hair, it has a strong influence on your life after as well. Ensure that you choose a well qualified surgeon, to give you more than just desired results.