Hair Transplant

An eyebrow hair transplant in Istanbul, Turkey, is the final solution when the lack or density, thin hair or empty spots appear in the eyebrows, giving them an unnatural outlook. Sometimes even a total absence of eyebrows may occur, something caused by genetic causes or other conditions.

We all know that natural and harmonic features of a face are the secret of human beauty; that´s why every person looks for a beautiful and attractive face, free of any defects. Eyebrows are considered as one of those aesthetic beauty signs in the human face, especially for women.

That´s the reason why any problem in the eyebrows pushes the person to look for a quick and lasting solution to restore a normal appearance and return to the routine life that may be affected by this kind of problem. If you are looking for a hair transplant in Turkey, at Clinicana we give you the chance of finding a final solution for your eyebrow problems at the lowest price.

Characteristics of eyebrow hair

There are several characteristics of hair eyebrows that we must consider when thinking of an eyebrow hair transplant. The first feature is that the hair comes out of the pores at an angle so sharp that it grows flat on the surface of the skin. This is in contrast to scalp hair, where the angle between the hair and scalp is 45 degrees.

The second one is that the hair of the eyebrows grows as individual strings so that each bulb contains only one hair, contrary to the head hair, where the bulbs may contain from 2 to 4 hairs each.

The third is that the eyebrow hair has a very short growth cycle. This means that the eyebrow hair grows only in about four months before it enters rest and falls. In contrast, scalp hair has a life cycle of 3 to 7 years, so scalp hair can grow much longer.

Causes of eyebrow hair loss that require a transplant operation in Turkey

• The most common cause of eyebrow hair loss in women is over-extraction, which causes over time permanent damage to hair follicle, which causes scarring and a complete loss of hair growth.
• One of the reasons for the loss of hair in the eyebrows is also the drawing of the eyebrows with a pen; some women paint their eyebrows with a pen to give them a greater intensity, but not removing the color may cause the loss of the eyebrow hair.
• Natural aging is also another reason. People aged 50 or 60 starts to get thinner hair, even in the eyebrow area.

While some patients want to have an eyebrow transplant to enhance their facial features, others are seeking eyebrow restoration for bald brow spots caused by burns and hair loss, usually due to medical treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy.

For others, the loss of eyebrow hair may have a genetic cause and their eyebrows are very thin, or there may be empty spots on the eyebrows or even a complete absence of eyebrows. The loss of eyebrow hair may be associated with alopecia and other systemic diseases such as thyroid disorders.

All these disorders and problems result in a partial or total loss of eyebrow hair, which prompts the person to think about a final solution: something that now is possible with an eyebrow transplant in Istanbul, Turkey.

Questions & Answers

Only after checking your personal situation will be possible to offer you an assessment about the process of eyebrow hair transplant; once you have been diagnosed by the competent medical staff at Clinicana, we will advise you about your best choices to find a real solution to your problem.

Anyway, here are some of the more often asked questions regarding the eyebrow hair transplant, and their answers and explanations. But, If you have any other inquiries, please do not hesitate to ask us directly.

What is the number of follicles needed for eyebrow transplantation?

There is not a fixed number, but the number varies depending on the situation and the number needed to cover a scar or vacuum in the eyebrow is different from the number needed to restore the thickness of the eyebrows. In general, eyebrow implants consume 50 to 400 bulbs per eyebrow.

How long does the eyebrow transplant operation take?

It will take about 3-4 hours depending on the patient situation, the number of cultivated bulbs, and the areas to be covered.

What are the steps and the stages for an eyebrow transplant? 

At our Clinicana center in Istanbul, we use an eyebrow hair transplant method that is characterized for the simplicity of the procedure.

1. A design of the eyebrow is conducted taking into account both the desire of the patient and the assessment of medical staff at Clinicana, which will seek the best choice so that it be aesthetically pleasing to the face and looks natural.
2. Using the FUE technique, the follicles are then taken from the donor area, which is on the back or on the side of the head. It is preferable to take the grafts from the area behind the ear, where the hair thinness is similar to the characteristics of the eyebrow hair.
3. Once single bulbs that are similar to those of the eyebrows are chosen, then we open the channels in the area of the eyebrow, which will be implanted paying attention so that they have a sharp angle like the natural growth of eyebrow hair.
4. The ready follicles then will be transplanted into the receiving areas. Transplanting begins from the closest to the nasal area, and then up to the upper part of the eyebrow. Upon completion, we will check that the eyebrow transplantation operation has achieved the required coverage and density.

What are the side effects of eyebrow transplantation?

The process of an eyebrow transplantation is a simple operation, so the side effects are very simple and limited to some of the small crusts surrounding the hair planted and some swelling and redness that appears in the 5 days following the operation; in fact the redness will be reduced and turned into pink color after 3 days, and also the swelling.

What happens with the transplanted hair in the period after the eyebrow implant?

The transplanted hair will fall after 3 or 4 weeks, but don´t worry: this is a normal part of the hair cycle, and then it will grow again in the fourth month after planting. During the next 6 months, the density of the eyebrows will gradually increase.

When can I return to work and normal life after an eyebrow hair transplant in Turkey?

The required recovery period after the eyebrow transplantation usually ranges from 5 to 7 days. After 5 days, you can practice your normal life without showing any symptoms or problems that hinder your work.

What is the ideal way to take care of the eyebrows after the healing is reduced and the final results emerge?

When hair growth is complete, transplanted hair can never be plucked because this method slows the growth process over time and can give negative results. The most important thing is to cut the hair follicle, which grows evenly along with the rest of the eyebrow hair. Since grafts come from the scalp, they usually need to be trimmed every two weeks.

The term Perkutan hair transplant refers to the use of the Perkutan method –also called the percutaneous method- in order to perform a hair surgery. Together with the microfibromatology method, it´s one of the two main techniques used for hair implants in Turkey when using the modern FUE technique to open the channels in the reception area.

During the Perkutan method, the channels that will include hair follicles are opened in the receiving area using a microneedle made of titanium to allow good implantation of the extracted bulbs, and at the same time control the depth and direction of the follicles to make the final result be the best and most natural possible.

How a hair surgery using the Perkuthan method is performed?

All the operation takes place under local anesthesia and is completely painless.  It lasts between five to seven hours, depending on each case.  The procedure is performed in one session during which our medical team can take up to 4,000 to 5,000 grafts from the donor area.

The extraction of the hair bulbs always uses the same process. The follicles are extracted from the donor area using a micro punch of size ranging from 0.6 mm to 0.8 mm in diameter, one by one.  These follicles of hair are then carefully sorted to be deposited into the bald area(s) using a special process.

To open the channels, the medical team can decide to use the percutaneous technique; in this case, a thin sharp head is used during this step.  This allows the opening of channels -which are very close to each one to the other- while at the same time respecting the natural shape of the hair, unlike the steel blade process used during the classic FUE method.

When transplanting the hair grafts one by one onto the area(s) of ​​baldness, we always respect the natural shape of the hair.  The follicles containing one hair are placed or implanted in the frontal area, while those follicles containing more than one hair are implanted onto the upper zones in order to obtain more density.

What are the benefits of using this technique?

When we perform the operation, we take into consideration the elasticity and thickness of the skin, the thickness of the hair bulb (thin, thick, or normal), and the degree of baldness associated with the patient; we then open the channels without damaging your existing hair. 

These are the main benefits of using the Perkutan method: 

• Obtaining a high density of about 70 hair bulbs per cm2 (the normal density is about 90 to 120 bulbs per cm2).
• Faster healing time.
• Higher density of hair but also more natural results.
• A lower formation of scabs on the implanted area. 
• In cases of increasing the hair density, hair already present is in no way damaged thanks to the use of very fine needles when opening the channels.

The sapphire technique is the latest innovation in the FUE method for hair transplant. It uses sapphire blades during the opening of the channels for the extracted bulbs, and as the name suggests itself, these blades are totally made of sapphire. Therefore, they are much more durable and do not lose sharpness with time: this is one of the advantages they have compared with the traditional steel blades.

What is exactly this technique about?

As you probably know, the FUE method is considered one of the latest, most modern, and most widely used hair transplant techniques to ensure a natural result in cases of baldness and alopecia problems. Within this context, the use of sapphire blades is not a new technique, but rather an innovation that improves the FUE method using blades made of this precious stone.

During the FUE hair transplant, the bulbs are extracted from the donor area one by one using a micro punch of between 0.6 and 0.8 mm in diameter. After the extraction of the follicular units, the grafts are implanted in the previously created micro-channels through incisions made with a sharpened blade.

These incisions play a big role because the angle, orientation and density of the newly implanted follicles have to be the same as the rest of your hair in order to give it a natural look and perform a successful intervention.

During the step of opening these micro-channels, usually steel blades are used to open the U-shaped channels. The U-shaped opening creates wider channels that cause more bleeding and less density; however, using the sapphire blades the channels that are opened are V-shaped: as a result, the sapphire allows the opening of channels closer to each other, and therefore we can obtain a higher density but also better healing after the surgery.

What are the advantages of using this method in a hair transplant?

The use of the sapphire technique is the most popular nowadays in hair transplants because of many reasons, including fewer crust formations and better healing, and because it produces no visible scars and the result is much better, obtaining a higher density in the implanted area. Here are some of the main reasons that explain the popularity of this method.

Better density

During the opening of the micro-channels, sapphire blades allow obtaining a larger area for hair transplantation by creating smaller incisions and V-shaped, which are more precise, resulting in a higher hair density and a much more natural result.

Less risk of trauma

The main benefit of this technique is that during the process of opening the micro-channels the risk of trauma, scalp tissue damage and other possible complications is reduced due to the sapphire blade qualities.

Faster cicatrization of tissues

The use of sapphire allows faster healing of the scalp. Sapphire blades create much smaller openings compared to steel blades during the hair implantation process. With these small incisions, tissue healing time will be faster and patients will be able to resume their normal life earlier.

Less risk of complications after the surgery

Sapphire Blades have a smooth surface with antibacterial properties and incredible precision, thus offering greater durability. Therefore the risk of complications or failure in the tissues is highly reduced.

Better quality in the implanted grafts

This advanced method allows the opening of microchannels with the same length as the hair follicles. As a result, there is no chance that the grafts will be moved or that their orientation will be changed after the hair transplant procedure.

Does Clinicana use the sapphire technique?

We at Clinicana are proud of being the best and most modern clinic for hair transplants in Istanbul, Turkey, and we always use the latest and the most modern techniques, including the sapphire technique. If you have any questions about this method or you wish to have a free consultation to assess your hair loss problems, please contact us and we will do our best to help you and offer you a solution, free of charge and with no obligation.

Is it possible for a woman to get hair implants?

Men and women of all races can benefit from a hair transplant. Two things are required to be considered for a hair transplant: Enough healthy hair on your scalp to transplant to the area that requires hair. The ability to grow hair on thinning scalp areas.

Female hair transplant in Turkey is the best option if a woman is having loss or weakening problems with her hair. Contrary to the common belief, hair loss and also baldness is not just a problem related to men, but also many women complain about it. And as men, there is always an underlying medical reason behind it.

Hair loss caused by stress, pregnancy, medication, or some diseases heals on its own, so in a short time once the triggering reason disappears the patient can recover her hair again. Gradual hair loss is also usually associated with aging, or even due to genetic patterns in her family.

However hair loss in a woman should never be considered as something "normal", but something due to a medical cause that should be pursued until a diagnosis is established, especially when the hair loss becomes excessive and affects the woman’s quality of life. So, a hair transplant for women can be an appropriate solution when the hair loss generates an undesirable change, affecting especially at the patient's psychology.

It´s a hereditary pattern of hair loss with a typical pattern of diffuse thinning over the central scalp. It is the most common type of hair loss and occurs in about 20% of women.

Alopecia areata

It´s a recurrent disease of unknown cause, that results in a patchy loss of hair from the scalp and/or the eyebrows.

Telogen effluvium

It´s a condition that causes the shedding of hair over the entire scalp. It may be chronic but also be a temporary phenomenon due to a stressful event, high fever, severe dietary deficiency, or chronic blood loss from heavy menstruation.

Loose anagen syndrome

It´s a condition that causes hair to shed before its normal growth cycle is completed. In these cases, the hair can be pulled out easily, simply by normal combing or brushing.

Traction alopecia

A tight braiding and cornrowing may, over time, cause permanent damage to the hair and the scalp and as result produce hair loss. 

Chemicals

Some chemicals used in hair styling can, over time, cause permanent damage to the hair and the scalp and result in hair loss.

Trichotillomania (compulsive hair plucking)

It happens when a person feels compelled to pluck hair in regular or bizarre patterns, resulting in over time in traction alopecia and permanent hair loss.

Scarring alopecia

It´s a hair loss due to scarring in the scalp area. Scarring alopecia typically involves the top of the scalp and occurs predominantly in women. This condition is common in Afro-Caribbean women and is believed to be associated with persistent tight braiding or "cornrowing" of the hair. Some form of scarring alopecia may also occur in postmenopausal women: in this case, it´s associated with inflammation of hair follicles and subsequent scarring.

Hypothyroidism

A thyroid deficiency can be associated with thinning, patchy hair loss.

Pregnancy

Hormonal changes and the stress of pregnancy may cause temporary hair loss.

Why undergo a women´s hair transplant in Turkey? 

As we mentioned before, stress, pregnancy, some medical treatments, or certain diseases may cause some transitional hair loss or even baldness, but as soon as the reason that triggers the weakening or loss of hair disappears, the woman completely recovers her hair.

On other occasions, female alopecia can be considered a normal phenomenon of little concern, especially if the loss occurs gradually as a result of the aging process or due to family genetics. In these cases, no professional intervention could be necessary.

In fact, there are many other causes that can lead to hair loss and weakening among the female population: hormonal disorders, organic changes due to pregnancy, chronic diseases, nerves, thyroid problems, and so on.

An expert assessment is always necessary in all of these cases in order to make a decision and finally choose the best treatment option for the patient: and if the solution comes from a hair implant, the best choice always will be a female hair transplant in Turkey, taking into account the high quality of the medical services in the country and the low cost of a hair transplant in Turkey for women.

Female hair implants in Turkey: the best choice for hair loss in women

A hair transplant is almost always the best surgical treatment choice for a woman. The procedure has a high rate of success with women suffering hair loss, and a great majority of women get very satisfying results.

However, we must take into account that not all women are good candidates for hair transplantation. Some women are more suited to surgical hair loss treatment than others.

In any case, we shall of course advise you if we believe you are not suited for a hair transplant for women in Turkey, according to your circumstances. In SuccessHollywood we will always give you a picture as realistic as possible of your best options to combat your hair loss and the results you can expect from your treatment,

How is the hair transplant for women in Turkey performed?

When performing a hair transplant in Turkey for women we use a technique called micro FUE hair transplantation. It consists of taking hair follicles individually from the donor site and transplanting them to the required areas with the help of a punch. Since women have thinner hair strands than men, the punch´s diameter varies between 0,6 to 0,75 mm.

If the number of grafts to be transplanted is less than 2000 and the transplantation is performed mainly in the forehead line, complete hair shaving is not required: in this case, only the donor site is shaved in the shape of a small split between both ears on the upper side of the nape. However, if the number of grafts exceeds 2000 and the transplant area is on the top side, complete shaving might be required.

If you choose to undergo a hair transplant in Turkey for women, you will only need to stay in Istanbul for 3 days; it´s also important to mention that you will be able to go back to work only 2 days after the surgery and that you will be able to resume your life as normal once the treatment is over, with no scars or side effects.

If you have loss and thinning problems with your hair, and you want to undergo a female hair transplant in Turkey, just trust Starclinix. With only three days of stay in the beautiful city of Istanbul, we can help you to solve your case and, in only a few months, you will be enjoying the hair you always have been longing for.