Hair Transplant

For graft implantation in pre-made slits, our technicians use double forceps and follow the FIRST-OUT-FIRST-IN methodology. A technician continually sprays a saline solution to keep the grafts hydrated. The use of double forceps or dilator ensures that there is no mechanical trauma to the grafts.

Surgical Hair Restoration is both an art and science. The intention is to use minimum grafts to create a natural look, keeping in mind that the patient should be able to age gracefully. 

Before the surgery, our surgeon discusses all aspects of the procedure with the patient and does the necessary planning to create the hairline design in line with the AK Clinics’ methodology. The plan is always realistic and closest to the patient’s need or expectation.

Our technique ensures a very comfortable experience during the entire process. On the day of surgery, the donor area is trimmed properly for graft harvesting. At AK Clinics, local anesthesia is virtually pain free. First, a numbing cream or gel is applied to minimize the pain while administering the anesthesia. We use nerve blocks, along with anesthesia, through the thinnest needles to ensure complete comfort. Further, the use of a vibrator further reduces the sensation of pain.

This is a very critical procedure and decides the final direction and density of the hair growth. Our surgeons perform the slit-making as the 1st step. This gives 2 benefits – one, it minimizes the out of body time of the grafts and second, since the planning is fresh in the mind, the extraction is done accordingly. We use customized CTS (cut to size) blades that ensure proper depth reducing the trauma to underlying vessels.

After the slit making, hair follicles are extracted using ‘FLAT Punch’, which has been designed by our doctors. With the use of Flat Punch, there is minimal graft wastage. Grafts are extracted from the safe donor area only and the follicles are kept 100% hydrated. This ensures that there is minimal wastage in the donor area and you can undergo further sessions, should there be a need for the same. 

After the extraction, the patient is asked to count the grafts as a method of confirmation. For ease of counting, the arrangement is done in a row-column form. Thereafter, the patient signs the consent that he/she has counted the grafts and is in accordance with what was informed or agreed upon. After this, the further implantation process is initiated. At AK Clinics, only 100% viable grafts are counted. The partially transected grafts may be implanted but not counted.

For graft implantation in pre-made slits, our technicians use double forceps and follow the FIRST-OUT-FIRST-IN methodology. A technician continually sprays a saline solution to keep the grafts hydrated. The use of double forceps or dilator ensures that there is no mechanical trauma to the grafts.