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Hair Transplant

Moving hair to a bald area, especially on the head, is called a hair transplant. Slit grafts and micrografts are the two types of transplant procedures. A hair transplant can be done for male pattern baldness in men, women with thinning hair, or loss of hair due to a scalp injury or burn.

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Please advise on the best way to increase my facial hair growth.

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 20-year-old male. I have very thin and few facial hairs. Earlier, I was somewhat overweight, but I have lost weight. I think my testosterone level is low. I am feeling very disturbed among my friends due to the lack of facial hair. Please help me. After reading on the internet, I f...  Read Full »


Dr. Muhammad Majid Hanif

Answer: Hi, I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries. I understand your concern Do not worry, and please be informed that there are many causes for these symptoms. Therefore, treatments are also varied accordingly. There is not a single treatment option that fits all. It could be due ...  Read Full »

I have recently had mustache transplant under local anesthesia after which I feel my lips are swollen. Why?

Query: Hello doctor,I had recently had my mustache transplant and I was given local anesthesia on my lips to make it numb. After anesthesia, my lips were swollen really big but I was informed about this and this went away in four to five days. Yesterday I went to wash the area and now when I look in the mi...  Read Full »


Dr. Dhepe Snehal Madhav

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Recovery will take a few more days to heal. If the area is swollen, apply one percent Hydrocortisone (Cetyl alcohol and Methylparaben) cream at night for a few days (10 days). In case of pain take- 1. Tablet Emanzen D (Diclofenac sodium and Serratiopeptidase) twice dai...  Read Full »

Can Ibuprofen lower the platelet count?

Query: Hello doctor, I had a hair transplant with 1500 grafts. That means about 3500 1 mm holes were made in my neck area (beard) and scalp and formed crusts and healed. Following my transplant (30 hours later), I had a normal white blood count but platelets were very low (60000), after one week my platele...  Read Full »


Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hereby, I am giving you opinion regarding your case. Platelet has seven to 10 days lifespan but it is produced from megakaryocytes continuously. Surgery or wound healing like in hair transplantation will not reduce platelet count. If following surgery infection occu...  Read Full »

I wet my beard 5 days post-hair transplant. Is it concerning?

Query: Hi doctor, I recently did my mustache transplant, and it has been five days. While taking a bath, water accidentally came into the transplanted area. I was given another spray from the clinic and was told to apply it to the mustache area every ten minutes, which I am still doing. But now I am worrie...  Read Full »


Dr. Vikram Kumar Raja

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. There is no harm in normal water getting into that area. But however, avoid vigorous movements such as scrubbing in the area for another ten days. There should not be any problem with the hair growth because of this issue, provided your graft...  Read Full »

Switches of my husband’s hair transplant bleeds. Is it serious?

Query: Hello doctor, My husband had undergone hair transplantation three years ago, but his stitches are not completely closed because of his tight skin. He has pain in the area where the stitches were done. Yesterday he hit the wall and had a blood clot on the forehead. He had bleeding from the site where...  Read Full »


Dr. Muhammad Majid Hanif

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have thoroughly gone through your case and can understand your genuine health concerns. The Probable causes: Yes, there may be wound infection in this way. The skin should have been closed by primary suturing after the hair transplant, but if there is deficient ski...  Read Full »

I have been experiencing hair loss and hair thinning after undergoing a hair transplant. What treatments or medications should be used?

Query: Hello doctor, I have been experiencing hair loss and thinning of hair since the age of 23. Some people have suggested undergoing a hair transplant to address this issue. After undergoing a hair transplant, I would like to know what treatments or medications I should use to promote thick hair growth...  Read Full »


Dr. Suvash Sahu

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. Hair fall can be explained as follows: It is normal to experience 75-100 hair falls every day, and this should not be a cause for concern. Hair loss is only considered significant if the number of hair falls exceeds this range. Procedur...  Read Full »

Please suggest the best treatment for baldness.

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 36 year old single male. I have severe hair fall and I feel that I am going bald. You can see in the attached pictures. Around two years back, hair fall started and the volume reduced to half of my original hair. Now, I feel almost all hair has gone. I am taking antidepressant m...  Read Full »


Dr. Gaurang Gupta

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Unfortunately, the medicine that you have taken for the male pattern baldness does not work much in this condition. After certain limit, oil and tablets are useless. As you are young, hair transplant is the only way to get your hair back. You are a good choice f...  Read Full »

Is hair transplant beneficial for baldness?

Query: Hello doctor,I would like to go for hair transplantation. So, kindly advice me about which is the best option.  Read Full »


Dr. Vikram Kumar Raja

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your photos (attachment removed to protect patient identity), I can see that you have grade 7 baldness with limited donor hair. But, you have also got small, thinned-out hair in the hair loss area. So my suggestion is as follows. Hair transplant can give you a goo...  Read Full »

How successful is hair transplant for androgenetic alopecia?

Query: Hello doctor, I recently had a meeting with a hair transplant clinic and they told me I needed 3000-3500 follicular units (8000 follicles). Attached is a photo of my hair loss, is this overkill? I am afraid of running out of the donor area.  Read Full »


Dr. Dhepe Snehal Madhav

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness). It is a genetic, sex hormone imbalance disorder. There is a shortening of hair growth cycle and delay in new hair growth (increase in dihydrotestosterone-DHT). Causes in our case can be hormonal imbalance, insufficie...  Read Full »

Will falling of scab from transplanted hair indicate hair transplant failure?

Query: Hello doctor, I underwent a hair transplant before three months. I might not be sure but I may have roughly massaged my head or while wearing t-shirts a scab fells off, will this result in failed hair transplant?  Read Full »


Dr. Subhash Kashyap

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hair transplant failure or success is evident within four weeks. The follicles which have been implanted into our skin of the scalp would die initially within two weeks or they lead to the growth of the good hair. After that you massage it or do anything it will not h...  Read Full »

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