Androgenetic hair loss is the most common cause of hair loss, it is seen in both men and women but is more dramatic in men. There are other reasons for hair loss like thyroid disease, anemia, protein deficiency, chemotherapy, and low vitamin levels may cause hair loss. Alopecia areata is a form of hair loss produced by the autoimmune destruction of hair follicles in localized areas of skin.
The treatment of the hair loss very much depends on the etiology, if there is a known problem or disease, treating the disease will solve the problem. In cases of thinning hair probably starting with Platelets rich plasma (PRP) with or without adult stem cells in the treatment of choice. But if there is a total hair loss especially for long periods of time, the hair transplant is the only option we have right now.
There are too many researchers are going in the field of stem cells, the idea is to create or isolate hair stem cells from the hair bulb.
There are a couple of techniques for hair transplant; The old strip model, and the new follicular unit extraction (FUE). Both techniques end up with inserting the group of hair follicles in the bald area. Recently the computer has been involved in this industry which it does not add too many advantages over the experienced surgeon.
Cost of treatment is expensive. The PRP session cost between $500 to $1000, where the cost of adult stem cells treatment cost from $3000 to $5000. The biggest cost is for hair transplant which could cost $5 to $10 per hair graft, at the end the patient might pay from $10K to 35K.
People start looking for more affordable price, so the medical tourism industry has been flourished over the past few years. One of the most attractive places to go to for hair transplantation is Turkey because of the good relationships with the western world, the expertise in this field, and the valuable historical site to see.
There are thousands of hair transplant centers in Turkey, so the person has to be extremely careful in his choice. There are a couple of considerations before making a decision where to go. The most important criteria are who is doing the procedure, and how long has been doing it, second is the facility where the procedure will be performed.
I have visited Istanbul multiple times and met with many hair transplant surgeons over the last few years, I have found couple of centers and facilities I could recommend to my patients.
Plasmamedica is my choice number one, their doctor ( Dr. Behruz) has been doing hair transplant for more than ten years, most important thing about him is his ability to perform all the procedures by himself in update hospital (LIV Hospital). For more information about this center, you could visit their website: Www.plasmanedica.com.
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