Hair transplant is one of the most demanded techniques today, since it is the only method by which it is possible to recover hair that has fallen out due to alopecia. Normally, the causes that lead to alopecia are usually of a hormonal nature and, in this sense, we can ask ourselves if the hair transplant in transsexual people is effective or if, on the contrary, it is not so promising.

En Hospital Capilar We will be happy to answer all your questions about hair implants, as well as beard, eyebrows and hair medical treatments. Experts in hair grafting in Madrid, Murcia and Pontevedra, we tell you everything you need to know about hair transplantation in transsexual people.

Is a capillary implant viable in transsexuals?

The hair transplant in the transgender group is equally effective, and does not vary at all, and this is what our medical equipment. It is even a highly requested surgery since it will be possible to obtain a gender-specific hairline, feminizing or masculinizing according to each case. In other words, on many occasions the capillary implant is not motivated by a alopecia, but to modify the capillary distribution according to its gender.

Therefore, the process of a hair transplant in transsexual people starts with a capillary diagnosis personalized where the medical team determines the feasibility of surgery. One of the issues to take into account is that the hormonal process to which the patient is subjected is stabilized, in order to guarantee good aesthetic results.

He too beard graft and eyebrow transplant They are interventions that contribute to the improvement of aesthetics. On many occasions, the beard density that was expected after the change is not obtained, and beard implantation with the FUE technique is the best solution in these cases.

How is the capillary implant in the trans community?

The process of hair grafting in transsexual people does not differ at all, it is practiced in the same way as usual. The patient, on the day of his intervention, goes through different phases reaching an average duration of 8 hours of surgery. 

Previous capillary analysis

The first of all is a hair analysis where the medical team, in addition to determining the viability of the hair implant, studies the health status of the scalp and the follicular units to be implanted based on the donor area and the area to be treated. In addition, if the patient is suitable, all the indications of the preoperative to avoid complications in surgery

Design of the recipient and donor area

On the day of the intervention, Hospital Capilar Our medical team proceeds to design the recipient and donor area. For this, the limits are marked following the tastes and preferences of the patient, but also the physiognomy and other medical issues.

Application of local anesthesia

Once the design is done and the patient's hair is shaved, he enters the operating room where he is monitored to keep it under control at all times. At this time, the medical team administers the local anesthesia. This is usually the annoying phase of the capillary implant and, therefore, in Hospital Capilar We make available to our patients a pre-anesthesia service with which it is possible to reduce the pain of the injection of the anesthesia itself considerably.

Extraction of the follicles

With the entire sleeping area, the necessary follicular units are extracted. This is done with a special instrument that allows the follicles to be extracted one by one without excessively damaging the area. Subsequently, they are placed in Petri dishes to preserve them better.

incision phase

The surgeon doctor makes the channels in the receiving area where the new hair will grow. In Hospital Capilar We make the incisions with sapphire scalpel, since much more natural results are achieved, it allows better handling, promotes healing and reduces bleeding.

Implantation of follicular units

The last phase of a capillary graft is the implantation of those follicular units previously extracted from the area that is not affected by alopecia. Once finished, the patient returns to his home with total normality, always having to respect the medical indications for a good treatment. hair implant postoperative. The next day she goes to the clinic again so that we perform the 24-hour cure.