Hair Transplant for Women

What is a Hair Transplant for Women?

Hair implants for women have seen a boom in recent years. Hair transplants are no longer reserved for men. With stress, menopause, brushing, regular dyeing, age, or due to a favorable predisposition, women’s hair is increasingly mistreated and hair loss is becoming more and more frequent. Women often experience hair loss worse than men. For several years, hair transplantation for women has become increasingly common, and prices have become affordable, thanks in particular to the FUE grafting technique.

Who is a good candidate for a hair transplant or hair implant?

Anyone with a full donor area, often the back of the skull, who wants to densify their scalp, lower their frontal hairline, or even thicken their eyebrows can consider a hair transplant. Hair implants can be performed to increase scalp density or improve the outline and regularity of its contour. With regular regrowth, the results are impressive 6 months after a hair transplant.

A hair transplant for women, but for whom?

Hair implants are performed on women who can no longer style their hair because the scalp becomes visible, especially on the forehead or temples. Often poorly experienced by the woman, she will tend to hide or mask these areas, and especially the forehead, which limits hairstyles. Even if they show no signs of hair loss, many women seek to permanently reduce the height of their forehead. Using the same techniques as hair transplantation in men, we obtain excellent results for hair implants in women.

Lowering the frontal hairline in women

With hair loss, the forehead can be several centimeters high. In women, a receding hairline is often poorly accepted aesthetically. The forehead looks more like a masculine forehead. When the situation is accentuated, some women resort to wigs to hide the forehead with bangs. Today, thanks to hair transplantation, it is possible to lower the frontal hairline by more than 2 cm in a single session. Lowering the frontal hairline by hair transplantation accounts for more than 90% of requests for hair implants in women.

What is the price of a hair transplant for women in Tunisia?

More and more women are opting for a hair transplant in Tunisia. The price of a hair transplant in Tunisia is inexpensive compared to prices in Europe. In addition, the intervention and hygiene conditions are comparable to those in European clinics.

Hair implant in Tunisia for women: what you need to know before you start

If the woman has no contraindications to hair micro-surgery, the doctor can estimate the number of grafts to be performed before her departure to Tunisia. Thanks to the teleconsultation and for better programming of her medical stay, the doctor establishes her diagnosis based on the different photos sent by the patient. In almost all cases, the estimate corresponds to the future intervention. After the hair transplant, micro-scabs may appear in the donor area and the recipient area. It is advisable to take a few days off after the procedure. The hair transplant does not hurt thanks to the local anesthesia of the areas to be treated. The patient will feel more fatigue and discomfort than pain.

Improve scalp density in women thanks to a hair transplant

With age, but also several other factors, some women begin to lose their hair. Scalp density becomes low. In some cases, a hair transplant can give good results if the areas to be treated are not large. Thus, the woman can regain some serenity.

Hair transplant for women Tunisia: FUE hair implant techniques

The FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) technique is increasingly used for hair transplantation in women. The FUT technique continues to be used but has been practically abandoned in Tunisia because of the scar that remains visible despite what is said. The donor area is carefully chosen behind the skull and well hidden. For obvious aesthetic reasons, we avoid complete shaving for hair transplants for women.

Thus, the follicular units are extracted one by one from the donor area. After treatment and selection, the grafts are transplanted into the thinning area using micro-incisions. Depending on the desired result and the number of grafts treated, the hair transplant for women can last 4 to 8 hours. Note that this procedure requires local anesthesia.

How does a hair transplant for women in Tunisia take place?

Patients who have come specifically to Tunisia for a hair transplant or to lower their frontal hairline must spend at least 2 nights. A blood test must be done before the procedure, and many choose to do it at home. Then, the hair transplant for the woman is scheduled for the next day. After the long day of transplantation, 4 to 8 hours, the patient returns to the hotel and leaves the next day.

Tunisia Destination Santé organizes your entire hair transplant stay and takes care of all transfers upon arrival at the airport, from the hotel to the clinic, and back to the airport. Accommodation is included in the TDS offer. Tunisia Destination Santé will assist you during your stay and will also take care of your companion, if applicable. Some of our patients who have come for a hair transplant opt for a longer stay, either to do some sightseeing, particularly in Sidi Bou Saïd and Carthage, or to have another procedure, such as dental care. Others choose to have cosmetic surgery, such as rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, etc. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requests.

Post-operative procedures for hair transplantation for women in Tunisia

At the end of the hair transplant, the doctor applies a dressing to the donor area. Scabs will form in the treated areas and will disappear after a few days. A “hair transplant” pack including a neutral pH shampoo and other care products will be given to you after the hair transplant. A manual containing all the instructions to follow will also be given to you. You should avoid scratching the grafts in the first few weeks, as this could cause them to be pulled out. After a cycle of regrowth and shedding in the first 3 months, the hair starts to grow again and the final result is visible 10 to 12 months after the hair transplant.

Result of hair transplant in women in Tunisia

Approximately 6 months after the hair transplant, the final result begins to take shape. Moreover, by respecting the post-operative instructions and 12 months after the transplant, the woman will be able to contemplate the final result of her hair with a natural appearance.

Hair transplant for women and gray hair, is there a solution?

Some women who are starting to have gray hair wonder if they can regain the color of their youth when they were 18. The answer is mixed and depends on the quality of the harvested grafts, which will retain the same characteristics once transplanted.

Can I have a hair transplant and an eyebrow transplant at the same time?

Some women decide to take advantage of their hair transplant procedure to also have an eyebrow transplant. In general, this is not a problem since the grafts for the eyebrows are not in significant quantity.

What are the risks of hair transplantation for women in Tunisia?

Hair transplantation is a well-mastered hair surgery in Tunisia and elsewhere in the world. The FUE technique presents few risks. As with any cosmetic procedure, the final result may not be pleasing in the end due to poor graft harvesting or poor hair transplantation. In addition, hair transplantation can cause a skin infection that will disappear with antibiotic treatment. Micro-scars can also form in the recipient area. This is why it is essential to choose the right transplant center and to follow the post-operative instructions.

Can I combine a hair transplant with another procedure?

Hair transplantation is an outpatient procedure and convalescence is not painful at all. Some patients take advantage of their stay in Tunisia and opt for dental care but also for cosmetic surgery such as liposuction, abdominoplasty or any other surgery of the face, body or breasts. Others opt for a complete check-up. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about this.

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