Kolkata is not the city of afternoon siestas and a slack work culture anymore. Similar to the rest of the world, the stressful life has engulfed the population of Kolkata as well, which is the primary reason behind hair loss at young ages. In Kolkata, increased number of patients with hair fall report on daily basis in search of treatment for the same. Majority of them are males belonging to young age groups. This article emphasizes on the increased prevalence of hair loss in Kolkata, its causes, treatment by hair transplant in Kolkata, and why Medispa, Jaipur and Delhi centres are ideal places for those who are considering to undergo hair transplant in Kolkata.
Causes of Hair Loss in Kolkata
Lately, the occurrence of hair loss in population of Kolkata has increased considerably. There are several causes of hair loss as given below:
Adrogenic alopecia: The most common cause of hair loss is androgen hormone. It is a secondary male hormone. The receptors on the hairs on the frontal and crown part of scalp are sensitive to this hormone. It causes thinning of the hair root, decreased growth of the hair, and finally loss of hair along with the root. Once the hair root is lost, no medication or therapy can regenerate the hair root in that area. The hairs in the back of head are insensitive to androgen hormone and thus, do not fall even in the later age in the life. This kind of hair loss is also known as Male pattern baldness and Female pattern baldness.
Fig 1: Effect of androgen hormone on hair follicles and scalp
Secondary factors for hair loss: Other causes of hair loss include increased air and water pollution, excessive stressful life, nutrient deficient diet, regular skipping of meals, smoking and drinking habits excessive use of harmful styling products, and so on. These factors can accelerate the hair loss caused due to androgenic alopecia. Let’s discuss these secondary factors and how they have affected population in Kolkata with respect to hair loss.
- Increased air pollution: As the population in Kolkata has boomed from past few decades, a similar trend has been seen in air pollution. As our hairs are in constant contact with the air for most time of the day, the harmful compounds in the air causes adverse effect on the health of hairs. This continuous exposure of hairs to air pollution over a long period of time causes early loss of hairs.
- Contamination of water bodies: National reports have revealed that out of 144 wards under Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), 100 have significant higher content of arsenic. Arsenic is a heavy metal and can disrupt bodily functions. Increased arsenic content in drinking water and water used for other purposes such as washing hairs causes immense health hazards including disrupting effects on the hairs leading to early hair loss.
- Excessive stressful life: In the modern day to day life, we are regularly exposed to incidents with immense pressure. Everyone starts experiencing stress from as early as school days. This increased stressful life style has accelerated the hair fall.
- Nutrient deficient diet: Junk food and fast foods are quite common among youngsters these days. There are seldom any individuals who include fruits, vegetables, and protein rich foods simultaneously in all the meals daily. As nutrients are highly responsible for maintaining the normal life cycle of a hair follicle, thus, decreased supply of nutrients lead to disturbance in the life cycle and premature falling.
- Adverse habits: Persons with adverse habits like heavy smoking and daily alcohol consumption are at higher risk of hair fall. Heavy smoking and drinking has been linked to disruption of hormonal balance, which has adverse effect on the overall health including early hair loss.
Hair transplant surgery
Although, the incidence of hair fall has increased, the popularity of hair transplant in Kolkata as the main hair loss treatment has grown swiftly. Hair transplant surgery is the only permanent solution for hair loss which provides high results. Hair transplant is a procedure in which hairs from the areas which are insensitive to androgen are transplanted to the area of baldness. The transplanted hairs grow naturally at their new position. This procedure is performed by a plastic and cosmetic surgeon under local anaesthesia. This is a one day procedure and the patient can go home after the procedure.
Fig 2: Procedure of hair transplant
Techniques for Hair transplant in Kolkata:
There are two techniques commonly used for hair transplant in Kolkata, FUT (Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation) and FUE (Follicular unit extraction).
FUT (Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation)
In this procedure, a strip of skin from the donor area along with hair follicles is taken. These hair follicles are separated into individual hair grafts under magnification by the technicians. After separating into individual grafts, these are implanted at required areas by the surgeon. This method is quite advantageous as it allows utilising the donor area efficiently. Also, future hair transplant sessions if required can be performed with this technique as it does not decrease the density of hairs at the donor site. However, a liner scar is left at the donor area after the procedure. With newer available technique, i.e., trichophytic closure, the scar is effectively covered with hairs and is not visible at all.
FUE (Follicular unit extraction)
This is a latest advancement in the hair transplant procedure and has gained immense popularisation from last few years. In this technique, individual grafts are removed from the donor area using FUE pinch or micromotor. These individual grafts are then implanted at the recipient site. This procedure is not scar less because small round scars measuring about 0.8-1 mm are seen at the donor area. Moreover, hair density decreases at the donor region with this procedure. So, over harvesting of hair follicles from donor area can lead to permanent reduced density at the donor area.
Fig 3: FUT and FUE procedure
Why Medispa, Jaipur and Delhi centres should be the final choice for individuals who need hair transplant in Kolkata?
Dr. Suneet Soni, M.S. (General Surgery), M.Ch. (Plastic Surgery), Director of Medispa Hair Transplant Center is a world renowned hair transplant surgeon. He has done more than 4,000 of hair transplants in past 10 years with high success rate. More than 99% of his patients are highly satisfied in their results. Given below are salient features why Dr. Suneet Soni of Medispa is the best choice for hair transplant India and patients should opt for Medispa instead of undergoing hair transplant in Kolkata.
- Highly competent surgeon: Suneet Soni is a world famous hair transplant surgeon who has performed hair transplant on various Bollywood celebrities. He is highly skilled and experienced in performing FUT and FUE techniques. He specialises in Mega/Giga sessions of hair transplants. He is considered as the one of the best hair transplant surgeons in the world and patients from various countries such as USA, UK, Canada, etc. visit Medispa, Jaipur and Delhi, for their treatment needs.
- Active members of ISHRS and ISAPS: The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) and The International Society of Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) are international communities for hair restoration surgeons and plastic surgeons respectively. Dr. Soni is an active member of ISHRS and ISAPS and thus, acknowledged to provide international standard quality treatment.
- Painless and scar less procedure: The most common concern with hair transplant is pain experienced during the procedure and scar at donor site after the procedure. Dr. Suneet Soni performs FUT with trichophytic closure which makes the scar practically invisible. Also, with years of research he has developed technique for hair transplant where the patient does not feel any pain once the local anaesthetic is administered, and this anaesthesia lasts or about 12 hours and there is no need of subsequent injections of anaesthesia.
- Expert in natural hairline designing: The hair line designing is a work of precision and requires artistic approach along with surgical skills. Being a plastic and cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Suneet Soni is proficient in natural hair line designing. He designs the hairline according to the patient’s profession, age, and sex. The hair grafts are transplanted in specific direction and density at different zones of the scalp, so that the transplant looks natural and indistinguishable.
- Internationally certified Hair transplant centre: Medispa centre at Jaipur and Delhi are certified internationally as they follow American guidelines for cleanliness and hygiene at their centres. The operation theatres are well equipped with latest technologies and emergency equipments. The operation theatres are designed according to international guidelines to minimise the risk of infection or any other complications. Video assisted German microscopes are used by technicians for dissection of hair grafts to diminish the damage to hair graft to less than 1%. This ensures that more than 99% of transplanted hair grafts grow naturally at their new positions.
- Skilled and patient medical staff: Hair transplant is a team effort of surgeon, nursing staff, and technicians. Thus, skill and experience of staff is as important as the surgical skill of a surgeon. Medical staff at Medispa is are extremely skilled in providing pre-operative and post- operative medical care. They are patient and happy to help their patients.
- Positive patient reviews: Positive feedback from previous patients is backbone of a hair transplant center. Various online forums when researched provide highly optimistic results for hair transplants done from Dr. Suneet Soni of Medispa Hair transplant Center.
Conclusion:
It is our high recommendation for those who are considering hair transplant in Kolkata to visit Medispa, Jaipur and Delhi center for quality hair transplant from one of the best surgeons in the world, Dr. Suneet Soni. We at Medispa believe in providing quality results. You will be unable to get international standard with naturally designed hairline with hair transplant in Kolkata.
