FDA (American Food and Drug Administration) banned artificial hair transplantation in 1983. However, some clinics offer this method in Turkey by suggesting that they design the bio fibre hair according to the biological structure of individuals.
This artificial hair transplantation is the process of transplanting the artificial hair fibres without using the patient’s own hair roots. Since this application carries an allergy risk, it is necessary to determine the suitability of the patient and make the required tests beforehand. Then, doctors perform some small trials are presented with the patient a for at least 1 month to understand how the scalp will react to the artificial hair. They use hair made of polyamide fibres.
Implanter places the implanted hair approximately 0.3mm below the scalp. In this respect, DHI is similar to this hair transplantation method. Artificial hair attaches strongly to the scalp.
Bio-fibre hair transplantation offers a relatively more acceptable image right after the procedure. However, it is not easy to maintain this appearance for a long time. Artificial hair will suffer from deterioration from the first year due to dulling. Therefore, it is necessary to renew these hairs in order to maintain the natural appearance.
Complications of Artificial Hair Transplantation
Although artificial hair transplantation procedures have improved from the time of the first application, there is a problem that the scientists cannot solve. The problem is the body’s identification of this hair as a foreign substance.
In a natural hair 4, the person’s body sense that the new hair grafts belong to him. Therefore, new hair does not cause an immune and rejection reaction. Another important point in planting artificial hair is that the sewing canal does not heal and this channel remains open at all times. It creates a suitable environment for bacteria and germs.
Although the body appears to have initially accepted the transplanted fibre hair, it may also be possible to reject it later. In this case, they must be removed. Hair roots that are not accepted by the body can cause permanent damage to the skin. In case of such infections in the skin of a person having fibre hair transplantation, it is not possible to apply natural hair transplantation to the same skin.
Product / Material Used in Artificial Hair Transplant Operation
In artificial hair transplantation, most of the clinics use fibres with lengths ranging from 15 to 45 centimetres. These fibres can cause side effects due to their artificial nature. They remain in the scalp for 7 – 8 years since they are not a natural part of the body. Due to the processes such as washing and combing, you may lose approximately 10 per cent of artificial hair each year.
The patient loses his/her hair slowly in 7 – 8 years. Artificial hair that does not grow and whiten. Clinics offer approximately 13 different colours, even including white.