Implementation of Direct Hair Transplantation

Dr Pradeep and Dr Arika have made continuous efforts to improve the results of hair transplant surgery.  Dr. Pradeep Sethi conceived and implemented the idea of “Directhair transplantation (DHT)” and has been using this method for hair transplantation past five years. In this most advanced hair replacement procedures grafts are planted as soon as they are extracted. This advance technique was designed to improve the speed of the follicular unit extraction and minimize the chances of graft desiccation, infection and mechanical trauma.

This new advanced technique works on ‘No Touch’ technique. Our hair roots contain stem cells. These cells can give new hair roots. The grafts are extracted from the donor area usually (Back head, beard, sometimes chest etc) and are planted to the bald area within few minutes. The hair retains the characteristics of the donor area when they are moved to a new location and will continue to grow. The grafts are held at hair level only and are transplanted by special patented instruments, thus there is no handling of root and this make the chances of crushing the root nil. The grafts are safely planted on the bald area within seconds. This allows fast and effective planting of the follicle while keeping the risks of damage to the follicles almost nonexistent. The grafts stay outside the scalp for minimal time and this increases the chances of graft survival to 100 %. The grafts do not shed after surgery. This technique has increased the speed of the hair restoration procedure, the transit time is reduced, the mechanical handling is nil and therefore there is no chance of graft infection.  We use "ultra refined micro grafts" for the natural density. This new DHT technique has given better results than other hair transplantation techniques. The grafts do not shed and the real hair starts appearing after 3-4 months. At times around 5% of hairs keep on growing from the day of the hair transplantation procedure, in some patients, this percentage is even higher. The hairs that grow after surgery are completely natural they can undergo regular cutting and styling.

This new  innovative technique of Direct hair Transplantation has allowed Dr Sethi to increase the number of follicular unit grafts he can transplant daily from approximately 2000 to 3000 per day.