Dr. Buddhi Prakash Sharma MBBS, M.Ch. Plastic Surgery Eyebrow Transplant , Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeon Correction of Previous Bad
Hair Transplant

Correction of Previous Bad Hair Transplant

Failure to perform hair transplant surgery may be due to a technological failure of the surgical team or to a sloppy surgical procedure. There are many hair transplantation clinics, but sadly, very little-knowledge hair transplantation has failed to deliver poor outcomes, low self-esteem, disappointment with the patient, and depression.

Fixing failed hair transplants is a challenge due to a reduction in the donor region, poor hairline designs, and prior scarring. Another aspect that challenges the doctor to re-transplant is the sense of hopelessness in the client.

Correction of Previous Bad Hair Transplant

What are the Failed Hair Transplant Rescue Options?

There are a variety of ways to fix a failed hair transplant:

  • FUT Scarring on the back of the scalp may be covered with the help of a revision of the scalp or micro coloration of the scalp 
  • Body hair can be used to rescue patients with an exhausted donor area.

The poor frontal hairline can be completely reconstructed by removing the wrong grafts with the aid of the FUE technique and relocation.

Reasons of a failed hair transplant

The following are the multiple causes of hair transplantation that have failed:

Drying Graft

Hair graft will dry up if it is exposed to air for even more than 10-20 seconds. Tiny grafts are at a much higher risk of damage or rotting.

Once the grafts are not placed in the bath of a physiological solution immediately after the graft is removed.

  • When trimming the grafting
  • Moving the graft from one location to another
  • During the graft placement
  • Storing a Graft for a long time

The alternatives intended for the survival of the grafts must be well preserved, and their compositions must be correct. If the graft is left out of another body longer, the potential for damage is higher.

Handling Graft

It requires a long time to transfer the grafts from the physiological bath solution to the receiving area. Thus, if the grafts are removed and stacked up on the floor, then the grafts end up being exposed to the air.

Placing the graft

The grafts must be handled delicately. It takes a steady hand while you position the grafts.

The Depth of the Graph

Essentially putting the graft too deep destroys the graft and may cause folliculitis after surgery. Grafting too deep or too shallow can cause infection of the hair follicles.

Outdated Hair Restoration processes

Traditional hair transplant treatment is out of date. This was achieved with a mini-grafting procedure in which 10-12 hairs were cut from the patient’s back of the scalp with one process called strip harvesting. A thin strip of skin is cut off from the back of a scalp with several hair follicles embedded in it. Hair follicles were dissected from the skin by splitting the skin into small bits and each portion contained 10-12hair follicles, quite unrelated to the naturally produced follicular units.

The excised hair is called a hair grafting, which is then implanted with a needle into the bald region of the scalp. As this is the basic concept of the entire process, the hair must naturally grow to cover the bald spots. However, despite serving the function of covering baldness, the effect was a thick patch or plug of hair, as if glued with gum paste, which was obvious and abnormal.

Scalp Reduction

Scalp Reduction It is however subject to many complications, such as stretching the back of the hair that holds the skin; unwanted scarring; the unnatural appearance of the scalp; infection; hemorrhage. These techniques are barely in use for a few days now.

Less Experienced Treatment

Hair transplantation can be fantastic if done correctly. Lack of operator skills leading to catastrophic results accounts for about 10% of hair transplant surgeries worldwide, most of which are conducted in India itself. Patients need to be vigilant and researched before they get a hair transplant. Going bargain hunting has catastrophic results. Emotionally and that in the long run, financially, the rush to a hair transplant without even doing thorough research centered solely on cost.

What are the situations where hair transplantation needs to be repaired?

Defective hairlines

  • Inappropriate Hairline Design: the hairline, formed in a straight line, makes it look artificial after a hair transplant.
  • The high positioning of the hairline: the forehead looks too broad if the hairline is too high. It can go on balding, too.
  • Lower Lying Hairline insertion: Patients who underwent hair transplantation in the early ’30s may feel that their hairline looks unnatural and low after a few years. Consequently, their hairline can be fixed by removing the follicular units and reconstructing the hairline.

Compromised Density

In several of the failed cases of hair transplantation, the hair may appear much less thick and the scalp may still be noticeable. Implanting the grafts in between will help to correct the scanty look of the scalp. This technique requires a great deal of care and expertise.

The broad scar on the FUT

Follicular unit transplantation procedures result in a longitudinal scar on the back of the scalp. Unless the incision is closed under stress, it can appear as a large scar. Hair transplantation can be achieved with this scar to make it less noticeable.

The Stretch Scar

Weak stitches or inappropriate surgical tools can cause the scar to spread.

The Bushy Temple

Temples typically have fine, light-colored hair. Increased density on the temples after hair transplantation due to thick hair implantation gives a bushy appearance. This can be redesigned to give the temples a natural look.

What are the procedures used for the Failed Hair Transplant Repair?

Extraction of the follicular unit

The extraction process of the follicular unit simply takes the individual follicular grafts from the donor site and implanting them in the bald region. In this process, slits made on the bald area usually heal as practically untraceable scalp dots.

Direct hair transplantation

Direct hair transplantation is a new procedure for hair transplantation. In this procedure, hair follicles are removed one by one from the donor area and then directly inserted in the recipient area in a single step. Healthy and natural-looking hairs are achieved through this technique.

Combined Repair

Depending on the overall condition of the hair transplant, techniques to help can also be conducted in conjunction with camouflage and graft excision to produce the best possible outcome. Not all grafts are eliminated in this, only those that can not be camouflaged. A combined repair requires a professional hair transplant surgeon that can strike the right balance between graft excision and camouflage.

Fixing Scar

Scarring is a frequent complication with old hair repair procedures for strip harvesting and scalp removal, and with the newer breakthrough of Follicular Unit Extraction, these scars may be repaired or camouflaged beyond recognition. While the scalp reduction procedure frequently depletes the consistency of the donor’s hair and makes the scalp very tight, rendering corrective surgery exceedingly difficult; the strip harvesting technique leaves an expanded longitudinal scar from behind the ears, one end of the scalp to the other. The scars may be healed using either the scalp micro pigmentation technique or the FUE technique.

Scalp Micro-pigmentation (SMP)

Scalp Micro-pigmentation (SMP) is a lifelong cosmetic tattoo that mimics the extremely short hair of a deeply shaved scalp. It produces the illusion of a near shave or a short buzz cut around the entire scalp. The method decreases the contrast between the color of the scalp and the hair. SMP may be used for several scalp conditions including general pattern baldness, scar tissue alopecia, and atopic dermatitis. It is often used to enhance the artificial appearance associated with obsolete hair transplantation treatments and those who have left expanded donor scars.

What are the Reasons to Choose Cosmo-Hair Transplant for Correction of Previous Bad Hair Transplant?

Correction of Previous Bad Hair Transplant is very hard. Only a Hair Transplant specialist with expertise can do it. Plastic & Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Buddhi Prakash Sharma at Cosmo-Hair Transplant is known for his Hair Transplant in jaipur, he can correct the previous Bad Hair Transplant with his commitment to delivering wonderful results. He provides a satisfying result and natural-looking hair.

Conclusion

Hair transplantation has improved significantly since the first cases occurred. We’ve now moved past the Wild West days of old hair plugs, and there’s fresh hope for people who have been ravaged by poor hair transplants. Most significantly, with proper studies on finding the best hair transplant surgeon and best hospitals, there is now a much greater chance of doing things right the first time around.