He hair graft It has become one of the most requested treatments by men in aesthetic clinics. One of the most frequent doubts of patients is whether there is a more suitable age than another to undergo the procedure. transplant. The reality, according to experts, is that age is not the most important factor in making the treatment a success, but some problems associated with age can be decisive in whether the patient is an optimal candidate or not.
Is there an age limit to have a hair transplant?
As the doctor explains Daniel Ortegatricholoco from the Trichology and Hair Transplant unit of the Pedro Jaén Group, «age is not a contraindication in itself to do surgery hair transplant. In fact, the average age at which transplants are performed is getting higher every day. This is because medical treatments are increasingly effective in controlling the initial and intermediate phases of androgenic alopecia. However, Yes, there are patients who, due to advanced age, are simply not suitable candidates. either for so many hours of surgery or because they have such advanced alopecia that a transplant is not viable. But it is something that must be assessed individually in each patient.
Although the transplant can be performed at any age, the doctor Maria del Carmen Sotofrom Hospital Capilar, adds that from the age of 65 it is necessary to assess the patient’s health. «It is important to see the concomitant pathologies that the patient has, along with the medication that is prescribed, so that there are no interferences with the evolution of the hair transplant, and prioritize, above all, the patient’s health. The expert warns that patients with cardiac pathologies who have been prescribed anticoagulant medication that is impossible to withdraw, patients with pathologies oncological who are undergoing treatment and patients with psychiatric pathologies.
How hair aging affects hair transplants
Just like skin, hair also ages, and not only because it loses its color and becomes grayish. He hair aging It affects the quality of the hair, which, over the years, thins, loses density and volume and becomes more fragile. All of this can determine whether the patient is an ideal candidate for surgery or not, as Dr. María del Carmen Soto comments. «As age advances, transplanted follicles are much weaker and, therefore, their survival is lower. Furthermore, the older they are, the more likely they are to be prescribed some chronic medication that, in some cases, can affect the graft. Per se, The results are not the same in an older person than in a young person.mainly because the response to the medication is lower and, therefore, the follicles are usually weaker. Even so, the results are good and meet the patients’ expectations, being an aesthetic and natural result.
For his part, Dr. Daniel Ortega adds that with age “scarring may be worse Or we may have to use dyes prior to surgery for better visibility when extracting and implanting the hair. But in a well-selected case, we did not find significant differences in results with the FUE (hair-by-hair extraction) technique. Age is something that could have more influence with the previous technique popularly known as the strip technique or FUSS. There the surgical aggression was greater, but it is a minority technique today.
The doctor from the Pedro Jaén Group clarifies that there is no optimal age to perform a graft. «There is an optimal candidate and there are more important factors such as the type of alopecia to be transplanted, the quality of the donor area, the extent of the recipient area or whether the alopecia is stabilized with adequate medical treatment.
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