The traditional hair transplant process requires shaving the scalp in the donor area as well as shaving the part where the hair will be implanted in the receiving area to ensure the safe transplantation of follicles. But this technique is not considered preferable for many patients, therefore they delay the decision on the procedure of hair transplantation for this reason.
With the development of modern hair transplantation techniques and especially after the advent of specialized cultivation pens that help in carrying out the operation more accurately, it became possible to grow long hair with Choi pens without shaving hair.
This technique is very important in cases of hair transplantation for women, because they prefer that no changes appear on the appearance of the hair during the period of obtaining the results. This procedure is also suitable for men who do not prefer haircuts even on their way to getting permanent hair after hair transplantation.
What is long hair transplantation
Many patients change their minds about hair transplantation when they learn that it is necessary to cut their hair, escaping from showing yourself in front of others with a completely hairless head during hair transplantation is very normal, especially for women. But there are many methods that are applied in plastic surgery to get rid of hair cutting, and the goal was to produce a comfortable feeling during hair transplantation in addition to speeding up the healing process after treatment, to get a more natural look of hair, confidence in work and social life and return to life as soon as possible.
Several years ago it was customary to shave the entire head before the hair transplant procedure, either harvesting the whole hair or one by one in various cultivation techniques. Therefore, many patients decide not to continue hair transplantation surgery while harvesting hair from the donor area due to hair cutting. That is why the idea of long hair transplantation appeared, which is a new technique to get rid of this problem and make the patient very satisfied with the results after the operation as well as the Undetectable appearance.
With the invention of specialized cultivation pens or the most famous type of them, Choi pens, which marked a revolution in modern hair transplantation, the process of long hair transplantation became possible. It will not be as usual in this procedure, because patients will not go through the step of shaving the entire scalp as it was previously done. The process will be done quite simply without shaving while maintaining the current length of the hair, which is extracted individually one by one with precision. The operation may be very delicate and stressful for a surgeon, but its results will be obvious immediately after the operation is completed, which makes the patient completely at ease and not worried about appearing with a completely shaved head.
Who is suitable for long hair transplantation
As soon as you hear about such a technique of hair transplantation, you will definitely choose it as an alternative to any other traditional techniques that require a haircut before the operation. But it does not work according to your desire and aspirations alone without medical and scientific intervention to find out what is most appropriate in your case. If the conditions apply to the nature of your scalp, the condition of hair loss that you are experiencing and the doctor nominates you to get a long hair transplant, the chances of getting the expected results will certainly be greater.
When carefully researching the feasibility of long hair transplantation for both women and men patients, we will find that the operation is not related to a particular gender. And it may be valid for a patient not at all based on his gender, but according to the factors that determine his suitability. The most common reason why the patient chooses this technique of hair transplantation is their unwillingness to appear in front of others with a shaved head while waiting for the results after the operation. It is possible to draw up some outlines of people who are suitable for the procedure of long hair transplantation in Turkey as follows:
- Patients who have abundant hair in the donor area with the presence of bald areas or pronounced Thinning Hair.
- Patients who do not want to appear with a shaved head after hair transplantation due to the nature of their work.
- People who do not want to wait until the time when the results appear while the process and its effects are noticeable to others.
- Those who have lost their hair as a result of heredity factors and the nature of their hair loss are not associated with pathological or temporary factors.
- Those who have empty areas of the scalp due to accidents, burns and wounds that need to be covered directly.
- Women who do not want to shave their hair and increase the density in the interspaces between the hairs located on the head.
- Men and women who have the nature of long hair and can not shave to get the operation for a significant change in appearance.
How is the operation performed
Hair transplantation that does not require shaving is based on several methods and not one method of performing the operation.
But in general, all methods are performed in the same surgical method as in the majority of Traditional Hair transplant surgeries that are performed by the extraction method. At Turkiyaholidays Hair Transplant Center in Turkey, we rely mainly on long hair transplant with Choi pens and Saphire technology to get the best possible results and reduce the size of the traces that are after the surgical procedure.
- Hairline design
The hair transplant surgeon in Turkey at Turkiyaholidays center designs the hairline in consultation with the patient and special attention is paid to the creation of a natural female hairline in the case of long hair transplantation for women. Taking into account the rules of facial proportions and the existing anatomy of the patient, the doctor marks and designs the receiving area. The hairline does not follow any linear model, but it gives the feeling that it is asymmetrical, transverse and consistent with the overall appearance of the hair.
- Hair extraction
The boundaries of the donor area to be used, the amount of hair available in this area, and the appropriate extraction method must first be determined. The extraction technique is considered the basic standard for this operation, but this technique has many developments such as Choi pens that help extract follicles in a safe way as well. Long hair transplantation is an almost painless procedure where the patient is given local anesthesia, which is a combination of drugs to help the patient not feel any pain and also to calm down and relax during the long procedure. We do not shave the hair at this stage, we use a special machine for taking long grafts of hair without shaving, which are specialized planting pens.
This is the most demanding stage of the procedure because the correct removal of porous units will determine the result. A hollow hair transplant machine with an extremely thin diameter less than 1 mm in diameter is used to extract hair follicles. This means that they are not too invasive and they will not leave any scars. The only thing that can be detected is white dots, but since the hair will cover it, they will be unnoticeable.
Due to the method of harvesting the porous unit or the so-called picking, the procedure lasts for many hours. If there is a need for a larger number of cuttings that can be harvested in one day, the procedure can be divided into several sessions, but at the Turkiyaholidays center we do not do this and prefer the process to take place in one large planting session.
- Creating incubator channels
Local anesthesia is injected into the area where the hair will be transplanted. Small holes are created in order to transplant the newly extracted hair along its entire length. Specific criteria are followed regarding their distribution, volume and direction while maintaining the length of the hair that makes the process more accurate. In order to simulate natural hair growth and ensure maximum density, the receiving sites should be as small as possible and located close to each other. High-efficiency incision instruments are used in the ambassador technique that supports micro-incisions with a growth direction quite similar to natural growth, a technique that significantly reduces the healing time.
- Implantation of hair in the receiving area
The follicles extracted from the donor area, including long hair, are placed at the appropriate angle and direction by means of Choi pens, where we take into account the growth conditions in the receiving area. The transplant units are in the form of individual units in the front line of the hair and are in the form of double or triple in the areas following the hairline. Two-hair follicular units are placed exactly behind the single follicular units, and units of 3 and 4, units are placed in the central area of the scalp as well as the crown.
The placement of follicular units is carried out by specialized implants, which perfectly match the size and shape of each Follicular Unit in order to protect it from trauma. At the end of the procedure, we examine the donor and the bald area. We will then provide you with all the necessary postoperative instructions before returning. The next day, your hair will be washed for the first time in the clinic to make sure that there are no problems or side effects after the procedure.
What does long hair transplantation include
In common hair transplant procedures, the patient needs to shave their entire head. In some cases, this is not at all convenient because many people are worried about their appearance and therefore hate the idea of shaving their heads for the procedure. This undiscovered technique was developed for patients who want to be completely conservative towards shaving. Long hair transplantation or detectable hair transplant in which there is no need for the patient to shave any part of his head before the procedure is an operation similar to the traditional procedure while leaving the hair follicles loaded with full-grown hair.
It is an outstanding innovation in the field of hair restoration and it makes the procedure completely hidden, which makes it especially suitable for people who want to keep their procedure undetected. This technique is performed by surgeons at the Turkiyaholidays International Center and is a highly advanced technique where skilled doctors need to extract healthy grafts with minimal cutting and implant new grafts so that pre-existing hair is not affected or damaged by implantation into the scalp.
The methodology behind long hair transplantation is not much different from micro-excision hair transplantation where the follicles are still extracted one by one from the donor area and implanted in the area prone to baldness or thinning hair. The main difference is in the way the extraction and implantation takes place, due to the presence of hair both at the donor site and at the transplant site.
The scar has always been a sticking point with patients when it comes to hair transplant surgery, as is the fear of others who notice that they have received the treatment and its effects appear on them afterwards. The combination of proper technique and microsurgery is a real leap forward in the healing time, and the hair transplant operation is undetectable. There is a general redness after the treatment for a few days and usually the redness can be masked by the presence of pre-existing hair. Long hair transplantation is a selective procedure. One of the main limitations of the procedure is the number of grafts that can be extracted, since the procedure takes much longer than standard planting.
Advantages of long hair transplantation
The purpose of the haircut during the transplantation process is that the donor area is easier to process and healthy hair can be collected faster. In this way, while the process becomes faster, the shorter roots become finer and more suitable for planting. This method makes it possible to perform a series of operations faster and helps to make the process shorter in terms of time. Of course, the fact that a person does not want to shave before the operation has led to the possibility of applying the procedure without shaving. In order to correctly meet expectations and carry out a more comfortable operation without negatively affecting the results of the operation, a shaving-free system has been developed and implemented, which helps the patient get all the basic benefits of the operation with some other great features such as:
- Return to daily activities and social life happens faster.
- The donor area recovers faster and is not noticeable.
- Men who do not want to shave and especially women may prefer this method instead of traditional methods.
- We recommend the use of long hair transplantation for people with scars or traces from a previous chip transplant, to hide scars or side effects that have disfigured the scalp.
- One of the benefits you get from using this method is that the donor areas will grow back without waiting for the healing time that makes you worry about their appearance, and these areas will be covered with natural hair even before they grow back.
- There will be no scar on your scalp when you choose this method. This is in contrast to the slide method of hair transplantation which leaves a scar running through the back of your head.
- It will not be detected that a person has undergone surgery when using this method. There are no signs of any surgical procedures and you can thus enjoy natural hair without many people asking you about the operation.
The cost of long hair transplantation
The hair transplant process and the duration of the application are the factors that naturally determine the final price. Hair transplantation with shaving methods is performed more quickly in traditional techniques such as excision or slice and other procedures in which shaving is done in advance. This allows the surgeon and his team to work efficiently without fear for the hair stalk. As shaved hair is collected quickly, the introduction of grafts into the holes effectively becomes faster. As for the technique of long hair transplantation, which is now available for an effective and accurate operation, this means that the operation is performed without affecting your normal life and without the pressure of shaving.
Since it is a long and delicate process, the fees required also vary according to standard transactions. The greater the number and duration of treatment, the correspondingly higher the prices for long hair transplantation. In many cases, the duration of long hair transplantation will be much longer than ordinary hair transplantation, because the doctor is dealing here with hair follicles that are carriers of a full hair shaft without shaving. This requires special care and a longer period during extraction and cultivation as well.
The cost of long hair transplantation in major countries such as the United States, England, France and famous European countries is very high and starts from 9000 dollars for the transplantation of only 2000 hair follicles and may reach more than 16000 dollars for this number of follicles. While this process is almost not available in many other countries such as the Arabian Gulf and some African and Asian countries. In Turkey, long hair transplantation is at its best in its techniques and results, as it is one of the leading countries in the innovation of this modern technology. The cost of long hair transplantation in Turkey is about 2000 dollars and up to 3000 dollars in extreme cases.
| Number of follicles | Less expensive | The highest cost |
| 1000 follicles | 800 dollars | 1000 dollars |
| 2000 bulbs | 1100 dollars | 1300 dollars |
| 3000 follicles | 1300 dollars | 1600 dollars |
| 4000 follicles | 1600 dollars | 1800 dollars |
| 5000 follicles | 1900 dollars | 2200 dollars |