Hair restoration treatment and surgeries have received a boost in recent years, following new innovations and technologies developed to offer maximum results. This much has been reemphasised by experts who now recommend modern hair restoration surgeries for anyone seeking a solution to hair loss, thinning, and well-defined baldness. The trouble identified by hair loss patients for many years is the temporary nature of existing solutions, a problem modern therapies are designed to solve.

According to Dr Adarsh Tripathi, founder of Sarayu Clinics, board certified Facial Plastic, Maxillofacial & Hair Transplant Surgeon, hair loss is one of the most difficult conditions that any individual would need to deal with, and efforts to improve the condition didn't produce the right results.

"There are modern hair restoration surgeries that offer permanent natural-looking results. These procedures often involve grafting scalp or skin with hair from one part of the head to another part that is thinning or suffers from trauma, but it is important to get the right surgery from the right practitioners. Whether it's hair transplant or hair loss treatment to replace lost hair in specific areas, understanding the type of treatment that's best for your condition and the nature of results will help you make the right choice," said Dr Tripathi.

Hair restoration surgeries, such as hair transplant, have continued to evolve in the last few decades. Several therapies and solutions have continued to emerge in recent years depending on the nature of the condition. "There are a host of treatment options that ensure lasting solutions. These include Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT), Bio FUE, Microscopic FUE, among several others. A trusted expert will look for the solution that best suits your condition and apply it professionally," Tripathi added.

Home remedies, like gadgets, pills and potions, which are often turned to by many people suffering from hair loss or thinning are largely considered inadequate, creating a need for innovative surgeries. The FUT is a permanent hair transplantation procedure which offers significant relief. "What the surgeon does is to remove the donor site’s follicular units, then use microscopic dissection to separate the units into an exact number of follicular units which are ready for transplantation," he commented.

Hair from follicles from the sides and back of a healthy area of a scalp is removed and used to cover another area. One method known as strip harvesting can be used to remove thousands of follicles from a graft and cover a large area with them. This is slightly different from the FUE, which is considered the gold standard when it comes to permanent hair restoration. FUE is done under local anaesthetic with grafts harvested individually from the donor area usually at the back of the head.What you get is a natural-looking, fuller hair that stays with you for life.

Dr Adarsh Tripathi is an affiliated member of the Dermatologic & Aesthetic Surgery International League (DASIL) and SACDAM. He has performed more than 500 successful hair transplant procedures, treating Grades 4 to 7 baldness using 4th Generation scarless FUT procedures. He added that visiting the right hair transplant clinic is the first step to achieving permanent results, noting that the right methods often result in permanent, natural-looking and restored hair.