The field of hair care is growing day by day and is becoming an important aspect of both beauty and medicine. All over the world, products, tools, techniques and even procedures are being developed to serve the hair and its health. This should not surprise us, because the hair plays an important role in the appearance and self-confidence of a person.
Due to the hair loss and baldness faced by many people around the world, people are looking for actual solutions to solve this problem forever! Hair transplantation is the ultimate solution to the problem of hair loss because it promises and delivers permanent and amazing results.
Those who opt for hair transplantation must undergo some tests to determine the hair type, hair loss pattern, best donor area, number of grafts to be harvested and other details that are helpful for better hair transplantation.
We strive to inform our patients about all the details of hair transplantation, including the tests required to perform the procedure. Therefore, in this blog, we explain the hair analysis test, what it is for, how it works, and the techniques and steps involved. Read on to learn more about this test that will help you better understand your hair.
To find out what is wrong with our hair, we need to undergo a hair analysis test, a method that checks the mineral content in the hair.
In addition to essential minerals, toxic minerals such as mercury, arsenic or cadmium are also detected. If you are wondering why the level of toxic minerals cannot be detected in the blood test, it is because of the low concentration and high variability of these minerals. However, since the toxic minerals are more concentrated in the hair, a hair analysis is performed to determine the cause of the problem and find a solution,
Back to the essential minerals such as magnesium, chromium, zinc, copper and selenium, all of which are equally important for the proper functioning of the body. The level of these minerals in the hair correlates with the level in the rest of the body,
The hair analysis test is not only important for hair, but you can learn a lot about the overall health of your body through this test, such as the level of thyroid function by measuring the proper ratio of calcium and potassium levels, the level of adrenal stress by measuring the ratio of sodium to
magnesium, and it can also tell you about your energy level by determining how slow or fast your oxidizer is.
The donor area is the area from which the grafts are taken and placed in the recipient area, therefore the overall success of the procedure depends on the donor area and its density. The suitability of the donor area depends on the general health of the patient. If the patient is actually paying attention to the factors that can be controlled by a human, then the donor area is more likely to be healthy and ready for grafts to be taken from it.
Blood testing is very important before the hair transplant procedure begins because any chronic disease or infection will cause instability in the donor area.
The recipient area is where all the magic happens! It's the area where if the FUE method is used, incisions are opened in the scalp, or if the DHI method is followed then the implantation happens directly. The best results that can come out of the hair transplant procedure is a natural look, which can be achieved by knowing the anatomy of the hair. Therefore, the doctor pays a lot of attention while implantation as each graft must be implanted at the right angle and direction.
When determining the hairline in the recipient area, the doctor takes into account that the goal isn't only to eliminate baldness, but also to adapt to the new architectural changes in the face. There are different shapes of the hairline: the “M” shaped hairline, the “V” shaped hairline, the “U" shaped hairline and a straight hairline. The decision about the shape of the hairline depends entirely on the shape of the face and the line of the forehead muscles. The main points of implantation are:
The physician decides on the number of grafts needed and ensures that the number of grafts implanted does not exceed the limit so that there are enough blood vessels to supply the graft to ensure its survival. If too many grafts are implanted, it will be of no use because there will not be enough blood vessels to supply the grafts and the grafts will eventually die.
The grafts with a single hair are usually implanted in the frontal zone and must be implanted in smaller slits. However, the grafts with 3-5 hairs are implanted in the center of the scalp and the implantation should be done randomly and not in columns and rows to achieve a natural look.
When implanting, the degree of implantation should be 45 degrees or less. If the grafts are implanted at a high angle, the hair will stick out and be difficult to comb. The direction of the newly implanted hair may be the same as the original hair direction.
Hair analysis is the first step on the way to healthy hair, because through this test you will learn about your hair health and what you should do to improve it. Hair analysis evaluates hair density, checks hair structure and determines the health of follicles.
Hair density is the number of strands of hair that grow out of each square centimeter of the scalp, and by doing a hair analysis you can tell what your hair density is. There are three levels of hair density: high, medium and low. High hair density means you have a good number of strands per square centimeter, low hair density means fewer strands per square centimeter, and the medium level means it’s something in between.
Knowing your hair density will help you know which products to use and which to avoid altogether. Hair with high density can handle heavy texture products, but low density hair needs to be washed and styled with light texture products, as heavy products can destroy low density hair and increase hair loss.
Hair structure describes the thickness or width of a single hair and not at all how many hairs a person has. There are 4 types of hair texture, namely straight, wavy, curly and frizzy,
Knowing exactly your hair type will help you take better care of your hair. Using the wrong product can cause damage and raise the problem of hair loss to another level.
Remember that hair density indicates how many strands you have per centimeter squared, while hair texture defines how thick or thin the hair strand is.
A hair follicle consists of two parts, namely the papilla and the bulb. The papilla is responsible for blood supply, while the bulb contains cells responsible for hair growth. A healthy hair follicle can produce strong hair with a healthy texture.
It is important to determine the health of the hair follicle to know if the follicle is alive or dead. A dead follicle is not able to grow hair, but if the follicle is alive, it can grow hair even if it is weak, but the follicle cells can get a chance to renew and grow stronger hair with time.
Of course, there are factors that affect the health of the hair over time, and therefore the overall result of the hair analysis. Factors that affect hair analysis include age and progression of hair loss, ethnicity and hair characteristics, and potential future hair loss.
As we age, many things in our bodies change, whether it’s our skin condition or our hair and its rate of loss. The older we get, the more likely we are to experience hair loss, patchiness and baldness. For example, when you are 30 years old, the probability of hair loss or baldness is 25%, but when you are 50 years old, the probability increases to 50%.
Hair characteristics may differ according to ethnicity, and there are three classifications depend on the origin and background of the person. These classifications are Asian hair, Afro hair and Caucasian hair.
Asian hair grows from a round follicle, Afro hair grows from an oval follicle, and Caucasian hair (which is also called European hair) varies from person to person.
There are many factors that affect the degree of hair loss, it can be the daily routine, stress, diet and of course it can be genetic. However, in order to determine if you will face hair loss in the future, you must try to control your daily habits to ensure that your hair is not affected by thıs factor.
If you have everything under control, the genetic factor could come into play and change the game. For example, if your parents and grandfathers struggled with baldness, it is right to expect the same to happen to you. This is because one of the main factors behind hair loss is the genes we have inherited from our families.
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