Hair reconstruction
Summary of surgery
TIME
3 - 4h
ANESTHESIA
Local and Sedation
HOSPITALIZATION
Ambulatory or 1 night
RECOVERY
1 week
Hair reconstruction requires a specific assessment of the problem in order to find the most appropriate therapeutic option for each particular case.
Clínica Sanza in Barcelona, is a reference center in the treatment of hair reconstruction.
WHERE DO WE OPERATE?
At Clínica Sanza we rely on the Sagrat Cor Hospital, part of the Quirónsalud group, to perform our surgical procedures.
Its prestige, facilities, medical and healthcare staff, as well as its technology are a guarantee.
BARCELONA: A HEALTH HUB
Do you want to know why it is worth coming to Barcelona for plastic surgery and why so many people come from abroad?
WE ORGANIZE EVERYTHING FOR YOU
Your trip, your flight, your operation, your transfer and your hotel with our support agency. We work with the best travel agencies worldwide.
Book a visit
You can do it in 3 ways:
– Free on-site visit: Call +34 932066540 from Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
– Free on-site visit with IMMEDIATE booking: For booking outside office hours. We charge 60 € on your card to avoid false bookings. It is refunded on the day you come to the consultation.
– ONLINE Visit: Video conference using whatsapp or Zoom. Cost of 60 € non-refundable. When booking indicate in the comments that you want videoconferencing and not on-site.
Book a visit
You can do it in 3 ways:
– Free on-site visit: Call +34 932066540 from Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
– Free on-site visit with IMMEDIATE booking: For booking outside office hours. We charge 60 € on your card to avoid false bookings. It is refunded on the day you come to the consultation.
– ONLINE Visit: Video conference using whatsapp or Zoom. Cost of 60 € non-refundable. When booking indicate in the comments that you want videoconferencing and not on-site.
PATIENT PROFILE
People who present a dysfunction or malformation due to genetic or traumatic causes such as tumors, accidents, scars…
PROCEDURE
Sometimes, the affected area may be very extensive and require the placement of a scalp expander. This consists of placing a prosthesis with a valve under the healthy scalp. After a week, serum is injected through the valve and the prosthesis, and with it the scalp, expands until it has enough extension to, in a second stage, perform the scalp lifting and cover the alopecic area with healthy hair.
DURATION OF THE INTERVENTION
- 2 to 3 hours per procedure (sometimes more than one operation is required).
PROTOCOL
Preoperative
- Evaluation of the area to determine the adequacy of the treatment.
- Follow specific guidelines determined by the doctor
- CBC and tests on cardiac and respiratory status
Anesthesia
- Local and sedation
Hospitalization
- Ambulatory or 24 h admission
Postoperative
- Bandage required from 24 to 48 h
- Medication if required
- Mandatory check-ups after a few days, a few weeks and a few months, according to prescription
Convalescence
- The hair can be washed after 3 days.
- Normal life after 3 days without sweating or doing sports for one month
- Do not wear a hat, cap…, or any object that presses the suture area for 3 days after the operation; after this time it can be used if desired.
RESULTS
- Very rewarding
- Immediate (the next day you can see the affected area filled with hair)
- If two operations are required, you should wait between 3 and 6 months to perform the second operation and see the definitive result.
- Improvement of the patient’s psychological profile and self-esteem.
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
- Medium-high
LEVEL OF RISK
- Medium-high
- Risks inherent to the procedure: visible scarring that needs to be touched up
- Risks of any operation: bleeding, infection, impaired healing
BEFORE/AFTER PHOTOS
Whatever your case may be, do not hesitate to contact us.
Sanza Clinic in Barcelona, quality of service
Frequently asked questions about hair reconstruction surgery
What does hair reconstruction refer to?
In hair reconstruction we group the whole series of surgical procedures aimed at repairing, minimizing and solving the sequelae caused by accidents, burns, tumors, diseases or birth problems that affect the hair area, whether or not involving hair loss.
What procedures are performed in hair reconstruction?
What is required to perform a hair reconstruction?
Is hospitalization required for hair reconstruction?
How can I know if there is a solution for my particular case?
What is the procedure for performing a scalp lift?
Why do some people believe that the scalp lift is in disuse?
Lack of information and the emergence of certain trends give rise to this erroneous opinion. The scalp lift is a technique that has been modified over time and in which we use increasingly refined materials and sutures, so that the results are infinitely better than those achieved a few years ago, and although hair micrografting techniques have also improved and are the first choice for certain types of patients, the hair lift remains, alone or in combination with hair grafts, an excellent alternative for specific patient groups.
The disadvantage is that it must be performed in the operating room and the price is higher than the grafts, but the result is better to get more hair density than can be achieved with micro grafts, either with the technique of FUE or FUS.
