Dangers of Hair Transplants

As with any surgery, hair transplants have some inherent dangers or risks when going through the procedure. Some are exclusive from one another, while others go hand in hand. No matter the issue, you should be aware of everything that may accompany this remedy of hair loss, and feel completely comfortable discussing any concerns with your doctor.

Identification

• One of the main dangers of a hair transplant surgery is a numbness of either the donor area or the recipient site. Typically, you should only experience a lack of sensation to each of these areas for anywhere from two to three months. If this almost anesthetized feeling lasts longer than three month from the date of your replacement surgery, you should contact your doctor for a check up.

Effects

• Another danger that may accompany a hair replacement surgery is a skin infection. Though always considered a potential danger, you shouldn't treat it lightly, since most skin infections related to a hair transplant can be treated quite easily. Sometimes, you may also experience a certain amount of bleeding to the areas involved with the procedure. While always a possible risk, you shouldn't just wait and hope for the bleeding to cease. Again, if you encounter an issue with either a skin infection or a bleeding in the donor area or the recipient site, you should feel comfortable contacting your doctor for treatment.

Potential

• There is also some potential danger that the donor area of your scalp may experience some scarring. This isn't a prevalent problem, but has occurred in some patients that have undergone this procedure. Though a potential risk, there isn't a great deal you can do for the scarred area after the trouble has presented itself. Generally, these scars will appear slightly raised and pink in color, yet shouldn't be detected when your hair around the donor area reaches a certain length.

Warning

• Something that seems to be rarely talked about, yet still a danger when it comes to hair replacement surgery is the potential risk that the transplanted hair will not grow or actually survive. Despite the fact that this issue will not affect your overall health, it is a potential danger some people will encounter. If you're unwilling to take the chance that a transplant will not "take," so to speak, you may need to consider a different avenue for your hair loss therapy. Hopefully, your doctor will talk about this potential problem, and have some alternative and remedy in place for you in cases such as this.

Considerations

• When you decide to go through a hair replacement surgery, you should also be aware of what may appear to be a danger and what may be a normal result. Most people will notice a scabbing within a day or so of their procedure that will eventually fall of about a week or so later. This is completely normal, and really shouldn't be picked at, a natural reaction to any sort of scab we find on our bodies. After around three months, you should then start seeing new growth to the recipient site, the first and most evident indication that the hair transplant has worked.