Mr. N.V.H (46 years old, living in Ca Mau) always felt self-conscious about his thin hair. According to Mr. H, his hair loss has been going on for many years, he has tried every way to dream of having the hair he wants but to no avail.
“Without hair, I look much older than my real age,” Mr. H shared.
As for Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga (33 years old, HCMC), very strangely, she has had a habit of pulling her own hair without realizing it for a long time, until she realized that her hair had been pulled a lot. To cover up the lost hair, every time she goes out, she has to wear a wig to feel confident.
“Wearing a wig for a long time is very uncomfortable, the hair that has been growing for a long time is now growing even longer, many times I try to control my hair pulling but have not succeeded, I feel very sad every time I look in the mirror,” Ms. Nga shared.
Nowadays, there are many methods such as shampoo or taking functional foods to stimulate hair growth. However, not everyone is suitable for these methods.
Every day, Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital receives many people coming for examination because of their hair loss condition. There are many causes of this condition such as genetic factors, endocrine disorders, prolonged stress, use of chemicals and hair styling that is not good for the scalp...
To completely overcome hair loss, many people are advised by doctors to directly transplant hair onto the bald, hairless area.
MSc. Dr. Nguyen Vu Huan - Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital said about the method of transplanting hair directly onto the bald scalp. Specifically, the doctor will shave the hair on the scalp and mark the hair transplant area. To perform the FUE method (follicular unit extraction), the doctor will take hair follicles from the skin at the back of the head and transplant them directly to the hair loss or bald area.
The doctor uses a specialized machine with a tiny needle tip to carefully select and separate each healthy hair follicle on the scalp. The scalp area after the follicles are separated will no longer grow hair like before. However, the doctors will balance the number of hair follicles removed from each area, still ensuring that it does not lose its aesthetic appeal.
The equipment used for this procedure is a specialized hair follicle separator with a needle tip of only 0.9mm. To be able to separate each hair follicle precisely, with the support of a microscope. After separation, each hair follicle is carefully picked up by the surgeon with tweezers and then filtered through a sieve.
“With the hair follicle cluster extraction method, the doctor does not need to take a long and large piece of skin from the back of the head but can directly take hair follicles from this skin area. This helps limit the risk of scarring later.
After a few weeks, the person who has undergone this hair transplant method will feel the hair growing quickly in the transplanted area, with clear results compared to conventional methods," Dr. Huan added.
