siliconindia | | September 20188HAIR TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES & MEDICATION ALTERNATIVES TO HAIR TRANSPLANTATIONBy Dr. Amit Gupta, Director & Chief Surgeon, Divine Cosmetic SurgeryHeadquartered in New Delhi, Divine Cosmetic Surgery specializes in offering a wide range of cosmetic treatments that include hair transplant, breast implant, robotic hair transplant, liposuction, face lift, chin surgery, and many others.A n essential thing for you is to remind yourself that hair loss is a continuing phenomena and you will absolutely have to consider some treatment to reduce the ongoing rate of hair loss. Any rate of hair fall today will only increase in the com-ing years, and if your operation is at Grade-4 at an early age, then in 5-8 years, we will reach Grade-6. Any treatment modality has to include management for health call regardless of whether you do hair transplant or not.You can do this by taking Finasteride, which is tes-tosterone blocker and it needs a 100 percent stop fall by blocking the hormone responsible for hair fall. This medi-cine is effective in over 90 percent of patients who use this medicine and the risk rate is very low. It has been shown in trial that most of the effects of psychological, and any side effect are 100 percent reversible on stopping the drug.The second medicine that we recommend is Minoxi-dil. This works by increasing the blood flow of the scalp and makes the hair roots stronger. Starting with two per-cent, one or two times a day, we gradually increase to five percent over a few years.The third medicine that we prescribe is cyclical treat-ment ­ use of vitamins and essential minerals in a cyclical format to provide essential supplements for hair and skin. This has an excellent effect on the vitality of the hair. We can use the vitamins as an alternate to finasteride initially. All medicines will take at least six weeks to start showing its benefits. They have to be used on a daily basis. It is like taking medicines for blood pressure. If you don't take them daily, the problem will not be controlled. Thus, hair loss has to be considered an illness.Hair Fibres: We often recommend hair fibres to cover areas of thinning, especially in women. Use of hair fibres is easy, taking 30 seconds or so. Fibres allow delaying of hair transplant for a few years and give a pretty dense look if ap-plied properly. Post hair transplant, hair fibres are absolute-ly safe for temporary coverage. We have our own brand of hair fibres that are sourced using the best material available worldwide, at very optimal pricing.in my OpinionDr. Amit Gupta
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