RESEARCH CORNER HERO'S BLOG

Hair restoration procedures provide very natural-looking results. After the procedure, you can opt for any hairstyle, color and length of your preference.

If your alopecia is androgenic, you can get it done from the age of 25 until the age of 70 (as long as you are generally healthy). Women can get their hairline lowered from the age of 18, and scalp scars can be treated as early as in childhood.

• Uncontrolled active scalp diseases such as alopecia areata, frontal fibrosing alopecia, lichen planopilaris, etc.
• Patients with diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure are not candidates for the procedure.
• Tendency to keloid healing (very thick and painful scarring).
• Active infection in the donor or recipient area.
• Hypertension, diabetes or an uncontrolled psychiatric illness

• People with a very small donor area.
• People with a very low hair density
• People with very thin and fragile hair.

No. The body only accepts one’s own hair. This surgery is just like any organ-transplant procedure because the immune system could reject stranger's hair.

That depends on the severity of your baldness. The more severe, the greater amount of follicular units necessary to correct the problem. In such cases, it is probably not possible to cover all of the alopecic areas in a single session.

On average, the robotic FUE technique leads to twice as many follicular units in a single session compared to a manual FUE or a FUT.

You will see definitive results (when hairs are already actively growing) 9-12 months after the surgery.

In general, hair in the donor area (the back and sides of the head) falls very little over time. Most men lose 10 to 20% of the hair in that area throughout their whole lives.  Therefore, it is possible that you lose between 10 and 20% of the transplanted hairs throughout the years.

All hair restoration surgeries are performed under local anesthesia and on an outpatient basis. We could also perform the procedure under sedation, with supervision from an anesthesiologist, if the patient is anxious.

Ideally, wait about 6 weeks after your hair transplant surgery to dye it.

Androgenetic Alopecia is a progressive condition caused by hormones, affecting the hair on the top of the head. Medication is important for preserving the patient’s remaining native hair, though it won’t impact transplanted hair. 

If a patient opts out of medical treatment, they should be aware that as their native hair continues to thin, additional hair transplants may be necessary in the future.

In the post-operative period, we will prescribe analgesics, antibiotics, ice and relative rest for the first 24 hours. You may experience itchiness or redness around the skin in the donor and recipient areas for a couple of days after surgery. The strip technique (FUT or FUS) will cause a feeling of tightness in the back of the head, and you will be relatively physically limited for 3 to 7 days. We will remove the stitches after 10 days, and you will be able to resume intense physical activity or swimming after a month. The strip technique can also cause varying degrees of numbness in the scalp, which will last for several months. In contrast, you can, with a manual FUE or a robotic FUE, resume your normal activities 24 to 48 hours after the procedure. This procedure does not require sutures, and you will be able to resume intense physical activity or swimming after 15 days.

Suspend medications such as aspirin, omega 3 supplements, vitamins, minoxidil, herbal garlic preparations, gingo biloba, and any other medications that your doctor did not personally prescribe between 1 and 2 weeks before the procedure. Also avoid consuming analgesics such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, etc. at least 3 days before the procedure.

If you are diabetic, suffer from high blood pressure, or have a major medical problem, you should be well controlled before the procedure. If you suffer from psychiatric problems it is advisable to speak with your family practitioner to authorize the procedure.

If you are a smoker, suspend cigarettes 2 weeks before the procedure.

Smoking is one of the most common addictions, but also one of the most harmful ones.

Smoking decreases the amount of oxygen supplied to the tissues, making healing and the recovery process different for patients who smoke compared to those who don’t ́ smoke. Smoking patients also have a greater risk of complications for a variety of procedures.

Although smoking itself is not a contraindication for surgery, it is ideal to quit it 2 WEEKS before the procedure. Another option is to use a hyperbaric chamber for 3 days after the surgery.

We have assistance for non-resident patients. This includes transportation services, accommodation, tourism, clinical laboratory contacts, etc. We do this to grant you complete peace of mind and satisfaction during your stay in the city.

Contact us for more information.

A procedure with the ARTAS robotic system is a minimally invasive hair transplant solution. It uses digital imaging and robotic precision to extract healthy grafts for transplantation. Unlike previous hair-transplant methods, this procedure does not involve removing a scalp-strip from the back of the head. It does not leave a visible linear scar and does not require stitches to close the wound. This results in a rapid recovery and in the possibility of returning to normal activities very quickly.

The main difference lies in the quality of the extracted grafts. Grafts extracted with the ARTAS robot have the best quality and consequently the highest survival rate of all techniques. Additionally, the ARTAS robotic system eliminates possible human error, which further minimizes the follicular damage rate during extraction. (FUS 25 to 30%; manual FUE or motor-assisted FUE 40-50%; robotic FUE 0.9 – 5%).

Planning the extraction of capillary units is completely subjective. But the robotic ARTAS system tells us, before the procedure, the percentage of hairs that should be extracted. This greatly minimizes the risk of over-extracting or damaging the donor area.

Traditional methods are much riskier for patients who ́s hairs have different angles and directions. But the ARTAS robotic system ́s artificial intelligence algorithms significantly minimize this risk by analysing each follicular unit ́s angle, direction and thickness.

That depends on the severity of your baldness. The more severe, the greater amount of follicular units necessary to correct the problem. In such cases, it is probably not possible to cover all of the alopecic areas in a single session.

On average, the robotic FUE technique leads to twice as many follicular units in a single session compared to a manual FUE or a FUT.

Most of the times, you should. The ARTAS robotic system more accurately visualizes, identifies and extracts groups of hairs (follicular units) when they are trimmed. Some advanced hair-transplant techniques do not require a completely shaved donor area. Yet, this should be previously discussed with the doctor. You will receive instructions on how to cut your hair prior to your robotic ARTAS procedure.

Immediately after surgery, the area where our team worked is going to look slightly red, shiny, and swollen. If you look closely, you will also see thousands of new little hairs standing up where the follicular unit grafts were implanted. You will also have a small bandage around your forehead and the surgeon will likely allow you to carefully wear a hat home. We will provide a prescription for pain medications and some antibiotics and detailed written post-operative instructions. You will then go home to rest, relax, and recovery.

The answer is, yes, you can. In fact, you can leave immediately following the surgery and fly, drive or travel in whatever way suits you.

In the post-operative period, we will prescribe analgesics, antibiotics, ice and relative rest for the first 24 hours. 

You may experience itchiness or redness around the skin in the donor and recipient areas for a couple of days after surgery. 

The strip technique (FUT or FUS) will cause a feeling of tightness in the back of the head, and you will be relatively physically limited for 3 to 7 days. We will remove the stitches after 10 days, and you will be able to resume intense physical activity or swimming after a month. The strip technique can also cause varying degrees of numbness in the scalp, which will last for several months. 

In contrast, you can, with a manual FUE or a robotic FUE, resume your normal activities 24 to 48 hours after the procedure. This procedure does not require sutures, and you will be able to resume intense physical activity or swimming after 15 days.

Suspend medications such as aspirin, omega 3 supplements, vitamins, minoxidil, herbal garlic preparations, gingo biloba, and any other medications that your doctor did not personally prescribe between 1 and 2 weeks before the procedure. Also avoid consuming analgesics such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, etc. at least 3 days before the procedure.

If you are diabetic, suffer from high blood pressure, or have a major medical problem, you should be well controlled before the procedure. If you suffer from psychiatric problems it is advisable to speak with your family practitioner to authorize the procedure.

If you are a smoker, suspend cigarettes 2 weeks before the procedure.

We have assistance for non-resident patients. This includes transportation services, accommodation, tourism, clinical laboratory contacts, etc. We do this to grant you complete peace of mind and satisfaction during your stay in the city.

Contact us for more information.

Suspend medications such as aspirin, omega 3 supplements, vitamins, minoxidil, herbal garlic preparations, gingo biloba, and any other medications that your doctor did not personally prescribe between 1 and 2 weeks before the procedure. Also avoid consuming analgesics such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, etc. at least 3 days before the procedure.

If you are diabetic, suffer from high blood pressure, or have a major medical problem, you should be well controlled before the procedure. If you suffer from psychiatric problems it is advisable to speak with your family practitioner to authorize the procedure.

If you are a smoker, suspend cigarettes 2 weeks before the procedure.

In the post-operative period, we will prescribe analgesics, antibiotics, ice and relative rest for the first 24 hours. 

You may experience itchiness or redness around the skin in the donor and recipient areas for a couple of days after surgery. 

The strip technique (FUT or FUS) will cause a feeling of tightness in the back of the head, and you will be relatively physically limited for 3 to 7 days. We will remove the stitches after 10 days, and you will be able to resume intense physical activity or swimming after a month. The strip technique can also cause varying degrees of numbness in the scalp, which will last for several months. 

In contrast, you can, with a manual FUE or a robotic FUE, resume your normal activities 24 to 48 hours after the procedure. This procedure does not require sutures, and you will be able to resume intense physical activity or swimming after 15 days.