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Hair transplant technique “Properly Frame Your Face”

“Facial Frame” is an important variable for making your face “beautiful”. Especially for women, different facial frames give different looks. For example, if you have a facial frame with relatively high or receding hairline on their forehead, it makes you look older than the actual age, which consequently decreases self-confidence and social impression.

The “hair transplant” procedure is not only a solution to the problem of hair loss and baldness, but also an opportunity for “Reframing the Face”. At Namnin Clinic, hair transplant has both scientific and artistic meanings. Dr. Nin therefore, never neglect utilizing the medical science of hair transplantation to address hair loss and thinning hair, as well as applying an artistic perspective to enhance the natural beauty of the patient's face.

One of the important steps that the doctor needs to use her special artistic expertise is “Reframing the Face” through designing and drawing the hairline properly with the use of the Golden Ratio Principle. Reframing the Face will also help to make the patient's facial shape more proportional and attractive. In this step, the patient can share and express his/her needs and co-design the facial frame with the doctor. The doctor will always design a facial frame to most suit the patient's individual style or personality because we understand how important personality and beauty are for women.

Reframing the face to come out exactly as desired is not an easy task. It requires the skills and experience of highly-skilled doctors. To preserve the properties of hair follicles after removal, those hair grafts must be soaked in a preservation solution before being analyzed and trimmed to obtain the grafts that are suitable for implanting in each area the most.

As each person's hair on the scalp has the differences in size, thickness, and density, especially the number of hair strand per hair graft. This is the key to growing hair to create a facial frame without failure. If the selection of appropriate hair grafts is overlooked, the new hairline will definitely look unnatural.

At Namnin Clinic, Dr. Nin pays special attention to selection of hair grafts to create a beautiful, proportionate facial frame. This is a delicate and meticulous process. Commonly, the doctor divides the hair transplant region into 3 zones:

The outermost area of the hairline: this region contains the softest and finest hair strands. Therefore, a single-strand graft must be used. (a single-strand graft or called a single follicle means a graft consisting of one strand per graft). In addition, the hair being used needs to be a fine follicle so that it will blend in with the existing native hair.

Close to the hairline is a larger strand of hair. The doctors therefore choose a single-follicle graft of normal size to be implanted in this region.

The last region is the deep side part. Hair grown in this zone is noticeably denser and thicker strands. The doctors therefore choose hair grafts with 2 - 4 hair strand per graft (called Multiple follicles), which is the majority of hair on the head.

It can be concluded that when the hair grafts are meticulously and carefully selected as mentioned, the newly implanted grafts are distributed in a gradient from front to back with a natural look. Especially when combined with the doctor's hair transplant skills and expertise in determining a precise direction and angle, appropriate depth, as well as the right density, it results in a new hairline looking smooth and so natural that you hardly know it's newly implanted hair. In addition, once we have a new facial frame that helps improve the face shape to have balanced proportions, finally the beauty glows.

“Hair graft” - A good beginning for a good ending

To reach the goal of satisfactory hair transplantation with the beautifully dense hair is not hard but it’s not that easy. Did you know that the key factor of success is just a little element of “Hair graft at safe donor area” which varies in quality and quantity, in each and every single person?

A hair graft is a collection of cells containing between 1 and 4 hair strands, used in hair transplant procedures. Naturally people have varying sizes of grafts. The hair grafts typically used for transplantation come from the lower back of the head (occipital area) or known as a “Safe Donor Area” where the follicle cells are permanent and usually yield satisfactory results when transplanted. In the procedure of hair transplantation, hair grafts must be selected, removed, prepared, and implanted one by one meticulously.

As a matter of fact, hair grafts of each individual vary in quality due to several reasons as follows:

Genetics

Genetic factors play a major role in determining hair texture, thickness of individual hair strands, as well as density. For example, some people may have hair grafts containing only 1-2 strands each, while some have hair grafts containing 3-4 strands each.

Age

As you age, of course, your hair begins to change. Hair can become thinner or weaker that leads to hair falling out more than usual. This is one of the reasons why the doctors always advise that you shouldn't wait until you're old to decide to have a hair transplant. As both the quality and quantity of the hair grafts vary by age, so as the outcome of a hair transplant.

Self-care and lifestyle habits

Eating a balanced diet, smoking habit, and applying chemicals and heat to your hair, are all the factors that determine your hair health or even hair falling out.

Sunlight, dust, smoke and pollution

These are considered as the causes of damaged, weak, dry, brittle, and split ends hair.

Diseases and illnesses

Certain types of diseases, including a certain essential medication, play a part in causing side effects on the hair as well.

All of these factors make the hair grafts different for each person, such as straight hair, curly hair, thin hair, thick hair, a single-strand graft or a four-strand graft. The doctors need to analyze the condition of these hair grafts in order to develop a proper plan for each hair transplant, and also accurately calculate how much hair graft should be used to fill in the thinning or balding areas.

Why do doctors have to pay so much attention to planning and calculating the number hair grafts? That is because hair grafts located at your safe donor area have a special property of DHT hormone (a cause of hair loss) resistance but they are limited in number.

As a result, hair transplantation is not a procedure that can be done as often as desired. The doctor must therefore analyze and calculate well to use the existing hair grafts effectively. At the same time, a future plan must be considered just in case any patient needs multiple hair transplant procedures.

But don't worry too much! No matter how the quality of your hair grafts is, you can consult a hair specialist or a true doctor to select and design a hair transplant method that meets your needs the most. Although the hair grafts located at the Safe Donor Area are the only ones we need, the doctor may recommend using hair grafts from other areas (without DHT-resistant property) if it is really needed due to the limited number of beneficial hair on Safe Donor Area. This is practical but you need a special care and some supportive medication or treatments.

Undergoing a hair transplant is not the finish line. The patients need to have a good self-care and post-op care so that the newly implanted and grown hair will remain with them as long as it could.

Vaping, the silent killer that harm your hair

"Cigarettes - The silent killer. You may have heard that smoking each pack of cigarettes shortens life by 2 hours 20 minutes. Smoking just one cigarette costs you 7 minutes of life. Why is that? Harmful chemicals in cigarettes increases the risk of developing many serious diseases and health complication and also affects the body functions. Scalp and hair is one of them.

Lately smokers have shifted to using “E-cigarettes” instead of regular cigarettes. E-cigarettes are being marketed as they are safer than conventional cigarettes but it has been unclear if e-cigarette should replace conventional cigarettes or whether e-cigarettes actually help significant numbers of people to quit smoking. Moreover, currently importing, trading, or possessing e-cigarettes is still illegal in Thailand.

Current trends in electronic cigarette use raise a question, “Do e-cigarettes have harmful effects on hair and lead to hair loss and thinning hair like the conventional cigarettes do?” Are e- cigarettes the safe option when you are recommended by the doctor to refrain from smoking for a period of time?

Conventional Cigarette VS E-Cigarette

Conventional cigarettes which are rolls of paper with dried tobacco leaves inside are what we have seen for a very long time. When the cigarette is lit, the most dangerous part of cigarettes "tobacco smoke" which is made up of thousands of chemicals is released. Some are toxic chemicals such as benzene, arsenic and formaldehyde that can cause many types of serious diseases. Some are carcinogens which are known to cause cancer.

The combustion of tobacco results in the formation of smoke containing nicotine, carbon monoxide, and tar which are apparently considered as the leading cause of respiratory diseases and cancer.

In e-cigarettes, tobacco combustion is replaced by e-liquid heating. It relies on an atomizer which is a heating element that vaporizes a liquid solution called e-liquid, which quickly cools into an aerosol of tiny droplets, vapor and air. As a result, the risk caused by burning tar or carbon monoxide can be reduced. However, when the solution vaporizes and is pumped, some harmful and toxic chemicals can also enter the body directly.

For conventional cigarettes, a burning cigarette produces more than 4,000 different chemicals. Among them, there are hundreds of substances that can affect the healthy functioning of organs and organ system. In particular, 42 substances found in cigarette smoke are known to be carcinogens. Not only that, there are also other toxic chemicals contained in every single small cigarette. For example:

Nicotine - The primary reinforcing component of tobacco. We will talk about it in detailed later.

Tar - The resinous, combusted particulate matter that damages your lungs by narrowing the small tubes (bronchioles) that absorb oxygen.

Carbon monoxide - The same gas emitted from car exhaust. It binds to hemoglobin in the blood, reducing the ability of blood to carry oxygen. The most common effects of carbon monoxide exposure are fatigue and due to inadequate oxygen delivery to the brain, as well as increased heart rate.

Hydrogen dioxide – This causes cough, phlegm, and chronic bronchitis.

Nitrogen dioxide – A chemical compound that irritates and damages the bronchial mucosa, leading to emphysema.

Ammonia – An exposure to ammonia causes oronasal and bronchial irritation that can lead to bronchitis.

In terms of e-cigarettes, nicotine is the main compound like conventional cigarettes. Other substances of e-cigarettes include:

Propylene glycol - A common ingredient in e-liquids that can cause throat irritation and coughing.

Glycerin, flavorings and colorings - Even though they are chemicals that can be safely used in or for food, it has not yet been confirmed how it will affect body function, such as irritation of skin, eyes, and lungs, especially in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and emphysema.

In addition, many toxic compounds are found in the vapor of e-cigarettes, such as heavy metals, arsenic, formaldehyde, and benzene, etc. They all can increase the risk of diseases such as cancer and heart disease.

Get to know “Nicotine”

As we know that nicotine makes cigarettes become a villain. So, what is “Nicotine”? Nicotine is a highly addictive chemical found in cigarettes. It keeps smokers using tobacco products, even when they want to stop. Inhaled smoke delivers nicotine to the brain within 7 seconds, which makes it very addictive. (That’s the reason why there is still an argument whether the electronic cigarettes will really help you quit smoking?)

Nicotine (a colorless, tar-like substance) is considered to be the most insidious substance in cigarette smoke. Once it enters the body, 95 percent of the nicotine binds to the lungs. The rest may stick to the lips and some will be absorbed into the bloodstream. Nicotine acts as both a stimulant, depressant, and sedative for the central nervous system. It increases the secretion of epinephrine and adrenaline which causes elevated blood pressure, and increased heart rate. In addition, it increases the risk of serious diseases such as heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, mouth cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, respiratory diseases, and diabetes.

“Nicotine” - A hidden danger to the hair.

Nicotine, which is the main substance in both conventional cigarettes and e-cigarettes, will act to cause vasoconstriction (narrowing or constriction of the blood vessels) throughout the body including coronary artery and cerebral artery. This includes the blood vessels that deliver nutrients and oxygen to nourish the hair follicles to help them grow. It then results in lack of nutrients that causes weak hair roots, brittle hair and falling out.

Smoking is therefore one of the main causes of hair loss, thinning hair, and baldness. According to evidence-based research, it has been concluded that smokers have a higher risk of experiencing hair loss and thinning hair than non-smokers.

“Nicotine” is the enemy of newly grown hair.

As you know, nicotine is harmful to the hair. It is therefore not surprising that the doctors always ask their patients to be aware of smoking. That’s because the newly implanted hair is fragile and it has a risk of falling out. Although there is no definitive research on the effects of nicotine on newly grown hair, it is obvious that smoking can cause the decreased survival rate of newly implanted hair grafts, slow hair growth, and weak and thin hair as well.

In addition, as nicotine causes the blood vessels to constrict or narrow, the scalp, with some small wounds left after undergoing hair transplant procedure, will receive inadequate amount of nutrients and oxygen that results in slow wound healing process.

Medical advice from a doctor

Commonly, the doctors recommend stopping smoking (both conventional cigarettes and electronic cigarettes) for about two weeks before undergoing a hair transplant surgery. This is to ensure that the scalp and hair follicles will be fully ready for implantation. In addition, to increase the survival rate of the newly grown hair, you should refrain from smoking for at least another two weeks after the hair transplantation is completed.

Good for you, if you can quit smoking, it will definitely help you restore your healthy hair and maintain the perfection to be with you as long as it could be.

Hair Transplant for individuals over 50

Not just teenagers or young adults but people of all ages want to have an attractive appearance or a trustworthy personality to fully increase their self-confidence. It cannot be denied that "hair" is one of the important factors because it is like our natural body accessory that helps us feel confident in every day of living. But the strong, healthy and beautiful hair cannot be with us forever. Many people therefore experience the problem of thinning hair, hair loss, and baldness as they get older.

If either you or your family member aged 50 and older is getting worried about thinning hair or baldness and wonder if such serious problem can be ended by hair transplantation, the first thing you should do without hesitation is to come in for a consultation with an expert doctor.

The expert doctor is the only person who can help you analyze the condition of hair problems and various factors related. Then the possible solution will be determined and the practical treatment will be designed to restore dense hair as much as possible. Although a solution to hair problems for people aged 50+ is quite difficult when compared with younger ones, there are many practical solutions that are recommended as well.

1 Hair Transplantation

This is because the problem of thinning hair at this age tends to spread widely. It means that the patient needs a relatively large number of hair grafts to end the problem. Unfortunately, with age the beneficial hair located at the Safe Donor Area becomes very limited in number and weak. This seems to be a little concern.

But don’t worry too much! The doctor can help to assess the useable hair and develop the most effective plan for you. When necessary, the doctor will consider to use hair grafts from areas other than the safe donor area to gain the best outcome.

Most importantly, the doctor helps to design the hair transplant scheme to meet the needs and expectations of the patient, in terms of appearance and personality, under the unavoidable limitations. This is to guarantee that newly grown hair will ultimately help restore the patient's confidence.

2 Premium Hair Booster

Another option often recommended to patients, regardless of age, is receiving deep nourishing treatments selected by Namnin such as Premium Hair Booster. Premium Hair Booster is an innovative treatment that helps to reduce hair loss and stimulate hair growth. Besides it revitalizes weak and thin hair to become denser and stronger from within. Premium Hair Booster is a right option for people experiencing hair loss and thinning hair no matter caused by genetic factor, health conditions, stress, malnutrition, pollution or chemicals.

Premium Hair Booster is developed by Namnin's hair experts. It relies on the ultimate nourishing power from microscopic nano-sized particles, 1,000 times smaller than general cells. Premium Hair Booster is extracted from stem cells. It contains thousands of different biomolecules and various types of proteins.

Not only that, it is boosted up a special formula of vitamins to increase efficiency even more. Premium Hair Booster is a convenient treatment as it requires an injection into the scalp. The nano-sized active ingredients penetrate deep into the hair follicles without damaging scalp tissue; leading to improved cell regeneration and rejuvenated scalp. No scar or pain can be expected.

After receiving the treatment, you can do any activities or live your daily life as usual without any recovery or special care.

Premium Hair Booster delivers the excellent result you can prove from the first time. Therefore, it is an interesting and highly safe option for people of all ages, even those aged over 50.

3 Hair transplant + Premium Hair Booster

For some cases where hair problems are quite severe, the doctor may recommend undergoing a hair transplant as well as receiving treatment in order to nourish both existing hair and newly implanted hair at the same time because the strength of existing hair will have a beneficial effect on the newly grown ones as well.

When chosen by the patient or recommended by the doctor to utilize Premium Booster injection, the doctor and the patient will work together to design a desirable treatment. Alternatively, Premium Booster injection can be performed either before or after undergoing the hair transplant. Both choices deliver the same high satisfactory result.

The decision depends on the actual condition of hair problem as well as the needs of patient. The frank discussion between the doctor and the patient will be done to see the true possibility. As said, the first and most important step of this journey is to consult and talk with the doctor so that your hair problem will be understood and a path the success will be drawn.

...As there’s no such thing as being too old to change yourself, let's take care of yourself and regain your charming confidence.

"Stress", a cause of "hair loss"

Every day, we face and struggle with personal problems such as tiring works, educational issues, family problems, and illness. These result in prolonged stress that can have serious long-term impacts on your mental and physical. “Hair loss” is one of them. Can the stress really trigger a hair loss?

Definitely, one of the major causes of hair loss is stress. As our hair is quite sensitive to emotional and hormonal changes that can be triggered by stress, you will face a hair loss resulting from cortisol which is often called the “Stress Hormone”. Stress-related hair loss is categorized into 3 types:

Telogen Effluvium

Telogen effluvium is a condition where trauma or stress causes hair follicles to enter a resting phase. You will notice a large number of hairs falling out, about 2-3 times more than usual, when brushing.

Alopecia Areata

Alopecia Areata is caused by chronic stress, one of the primary reasons. It is a condition that causes bald patches on the scalp, resulting from an autoimmune condition that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the hair follicles.

Trichotillomania

This type of hair loss is not directly influenced by stress itself but the stress triggers destructive behaviors, also referred to as ‘hair-pulling disorder’. An individual with trichotillomania has a compulsive urge to pull or pluck out the hair from the scalp, eyebrows, or scratch the scalp when under stress or anxiety. Definitely, repeated pulling out of hair causes hair loss. For those who face this problem may need to consult a doctor for an anti-anxiety medication.

What’s more, stress has other adverse effects. For example, it can adversely affect sleep quality and duration, cause a depression, a weakened immune system, and trigger excessive oil production resulting in clogged pores. All of these adverse effects eventually lead to hair loss.

Each time you feel stressed, there are many ways to deal with it. You may take time out to relax your body and mind. Exercising, getting enough sleep, eating a complete and balanced diet, and taking essential vitamins, are simple but effective ways out.

Alternatively, to strengthen the hair and scalp, you can select any of these productive options.

Recommended by Namnin:

Elixir Hair Serum by NEAT HAIRNUE

A serum that combines active and natural extracts to promote hair regeneration.

VITA H

A super multivitamin for deep root nourishment

Namnin Perfect Hair Treatment

A spa-like treatment program for relaxation and hair care. Rejuvenate and regenerate the hair from within.

Premium Hair Booster

An innovative therapy to restore density and healthiness to your hair, utilizing an injection of stem cell-derived exosomes empowered by specially formulated vitamins, to encourage natural regrowth and hair follicle activation.

If you have tried to cope with your stress and nourish the hair and scalp by various practical means deliberately but the stressful hair loss has not stopped, we recommend that you consult an expert doctor to analyze the root cause of the problem and design a personalized solution to end it.

The Art and craft of graft calculation for newbies

To simplify what the hair graft is, we have gathered the useful information that doctors would like to tell their patients the most. Especially about the appropriate assessment of hair graft to be utilized in a hair transplantation because it not only influences the successful outcome of hair transplantation, but also affects the budget in your wallet. To make a hair transplantation worthwhile, the hair graft calculation based on various factors is the key.

..Let's take a closer look behind the scenes of the doctor's work so that a clear picture of hair grafting can be seen in all dimensions...

Did you know that to remove the healthy hair from the back of the head to be implanted on the hair loss or thinning hair area, the doctors don't remove a single hair strand, but a “hair graft” one at a time?

Hair Graft can simply be called a clump of hair because a Hair Graft is a group of hair strands that are gathered together in clumps. Each person has the different number of hair strand in a graft i.e., 1 - 4 strands. In general, the graft is a medical term used to refer to healthy tissue which is taken from a part of the body for repair of others. If you’ve heard of techniques like FUT and FUE before, the F letter stands for Follicular Unit, which is another formal term of hair grafts.

But why do we have to remove the hair graft commonly from the back of the head? This is because the hair follicles in that area are resistant to DHT hormone, which can shrink your hair follicles and shorten the hair growth cycle, resulting in hair loss, thinning hair, as well as baldness. The doctor therefore has always chosen this “beneficial hair” to be implanted into the problem area. Fortunately, these DHT-resistant properties are bound with the hair grafts removed from the Safe Donor Area or Safe Zone, regardless of where they are implanted, even after inserted into a new area. This strength makes the transplanted hair not easy to fall off, and it will be the same for the entire life of the owner of the hair ever.

Why is the Hair Graft Assessment Important?

You may feel relieved when you have heard that we all have the wonder hair with falling-resistant ability, like a spare part stored at the back of the head. However, there is an important question to be answered, “How much beneficial hair do you need to end your hair loss and thinning hair?” or “Do you have your own beneficial hair sufficiently for a successful outcome?”

This is the origin of hair graft assessment performed by Namnin’s expert surgeon. At Namnin, as we have realized the different problems and conditions of each patient, the assessment is performed specifically for each case, called as “Tailor-made” manner, to ensure that an individual assessment is best fit to each of our patients.

Get to know the factors in assessing the hair grafts

Beneficial Hair at the Safe Donor Zone

Each person has the different number of beneficial hair at the Safe Donor Area or Safe Zone, located at the back of the head. If you have dense hair on this area, your hair transplantation will be much easier than those with low density hair. If you are the one in that latter group, your doctor will help you develop an appropriate plan for effective use of the existing beneficial hair grafts. Otherwise, the back of your head will become too thin after the hair grafts have been removed.

In addition to the different number of the beneficial hair, the quality is another equally important factor. The physician needs to analyze the strength, thickness, as well as the number of hair strands in each graft, approximately 1-4 hair strands. For those with thin hair, each graft has only 1-2 strands. That means more hair grafts are needed, compared with the ones whose graft consists of 1-4 strands.

Area of hair loss and thinning hair

After surveying the readiness of beneficial hair, now comes the step of analyzing the severity of the hair problem in the recipient area. The severity of problem is literally different. Some people are experiencing the very first sign of hair loss or thinning hair, while some are suffering from balding area, clearly visible, on the scalp. At once, the recipient area will also be considered whether it is on the front hairline or in the crown, and how severe it is. All the different patterns and severities require the different number of hair grafts and implantation density.

Hair Density

Have you ever wondered how many hair grafts do you have in 1 square centimeter of your scalp? The answer is variable, depending on the density of natural hair of each person. On average, humans have about 80 -100 hair grafts/square centimeter.

In general, each time of hair transplantation requires 60-80% of total area, considered sufficient. However, it depends on the nature of the hair problem as well. For example, if the patient is experiencing the balding, he or she may need fully harvesting of grafts. In contrast, if the patient just wants the denser look of his/her hair, only 50 percent or less is enough.

Supportively, the physician will help you forecast the long-term treatment plan. Especially for the patients whose beneficial hair is limited, or another hair transplantation may be needed in the future. It is necessary to keep this beneficial hair in reserve just in case.

Hair Transplantation Techniques

With the innovation of hair transplantation techniques, the surgeon can select the best technique to fit the different hair density of each patient. Going back to the conventional FUE technique, the hair grafts could be harvested only about 30-40 hair grafts per square centimeter because it used a needle to pierce the skin and then used forceps to place the grafts in the recipient area. This caused the scalp tense that led to the grafts pushed out easily if too many grafts were implanted.

At Namnin, with our own-invented NEAT technique, developed and leveled up from the (DHI or Direct Hair Implantation) FUE technique, a tiny implanter, only 0.60 mm in sizes, imported from abroad is used instead of the conventional needle. With this handy device, we can penetrate the skin and implant the hair grafts into the scalp simultaneously. NEAT technique enables the hair graft insertion with the density up to 55-60 hair grafts/square centimeter.

Hair graft calculation formula

How to make hair transplant worthwhile

The most concern when taking about hair transplantation is the cost of hair transplantation inevitably. How much to invest? Will it be worth paying? The following formula is what the doctors actually use in cost calculation.

Cost = price per hair graft (depending on technique applied) x the number of hair grafts required

This formula looks simple but various factors, as said before, need to be considered when performing an assessment. This seems to be a complicated challenge for the physician because each patient has hair problems or limitations differently. Therefore, consulting with an expert physician in person will help you and your physician perform assessment and analysis accurately, generating the effective path to the successful hair transplantation that meets the patients’ needs and expectations.

Why inserting new hair grafts needs an expert physician?

The surgeon not only assesses, analyzes, and calculates the appropriate hair graft allocation but also supervises and performs the procedure herself to ensure that the beneficial hair has been used in the most effective manner.

The procedure starts with removing the hair grafts from the back of the head (occipital scalp). Namnin has invented a stepped-removal technique that helps hide small wounds perfectly. The next step is to maintain the quality of hair grafts to be used later. The hair graft removed must be soaked in the holding solution to preserve the moisture and temperature appropriately. This is to keep the metabolic rate low that helps extend the lifespan of cells even when they are outside the body. During this process, it’s a race against time to get the hair grafts transplanted, the soonest.

Simultaneously, the surgeon carefully dissects the hair grafts, and then sorts them out according to the numbers of hairs they contain. In addition, the hair grafts are sorted by size and thickness to suit the recipient area. For example, the forehead hairline needs a single-strand graft which is small and thin, for a natural look.

Once the hair graft has been trimmed, the surgeon will use a tiny implanter to implant the hair grafts meticulously, taking into account the proper direction, orientation, exit angle, density, and depth. This is a procedure that relies on the accumulated experiences and expertise of a true doctor.

The short course of “Knowing Hair Graft” has come to an end. With the useful information given in this section, now you could talk with a doctor and also choose the right treatment that meets your needs more easily.

NEAT - The power of "science" and "art"

Namnin Exclusive Advanced Hair Transplant Technique (NEAT) is an advanced hair transplant technique, developed by an experienced hair specialist who derived the skills and knowledge domestically and internationally until she truly and deeply understood that "hair transplantation" is both a "science" and an "art".

Accordingly, the hair transplant for each patient must have a perfect combination of reliable medical knowledge and the creatively artistic perspective so that it will bring the patient a powerful solution in solving hair problems like hair loss, thinning hair or baldness, meanwhile restoring the beautiful and healthy hair and recalling the confidence.

Here are the key elements of NEAT, a refined technique from Namnin, which will complete the ideal image of your new hair as perfectly as possible

Planning for “Personalized” hair transplant

The first step of treatment is a meeting and chatting between a patient and a doctor. The problems and needs of the patients will be understood before checking the condition of the hair problem and planning the possible treatment options to achieve the excellent results together.

In addition, the number of hair grafts in the Safe Donor area (the lower back of the head) is evaluated if it is sufficient and ready for the successful hair transplantation. Your doctor will accurately calculate the total hair grafts needed, meanwhile explain the steps of the hair transplantation procedure in detail so that the patients understand can the treatment process clearly and know how to prepare themselves properly.

Then, you and your doctor will together design a new hairline or facial frame as you desired, based on the Golden Ratio principle which helps you improve your appearance and personality as well as your confidence.

Importantly, the doctor's planning for each hair transplantation procedure will be created and design in the manner of “personalized” or case by case. At Namnin, we have realized that each patient has different hair problem, limitation, and goal, and there is no one-fits-all solution. Therefore, doctors cannot use the same routines for all cases. Each time of treatment must start with understanding the actual problem and finding the root cause so that the most right approach can be chosen for each of our different patients.

"Strand-by-Strand" Hair transplant by a true doctor

At Namnin, the doctor will perform every single medical procedure herself as we are aware that it requires the superior knowledge, expertise and delicacy.

The phrase "strand by strand" is not an exaggeration at all. As the heart of hair transplantation is placed on removing the hair grafts from the back of the head precisely, considering the size, thickness, angle, orientation, and the number of hair strand per graft and placing in another area.

Then, the hair grafts will be gradually transplanted into the problem area. This step relies on the advanced skills of the doctor because the grafting must be performed one by one, taking into account many factors, for instance; the appropriate depth, direction and orientation of the hair ensuring that the newly transplanted hair will blend in with your original hair, and the appropriate density. So you could be sure that thousands of hair grafts will be transplanted perfectly by the hands of our expert doctor.

“Customer-Centric Approach”, when the "patients" come first

Another reason that makes Namnin’s reliability and assurance echo is that we have applied the Customer Centric Principle to our treatment services.

Here, at Namnin, our doctor will get to know the patient from the very beginning. During the consultation, the doctor not only diagnoses the symptoms of illness and the hair problems clearly seen, but also goes farther into other key factors like the behaviors, thoughts, beliefs, experiences or situations being experienced by the patient. This is to understand the root cause of the problem as well as to the patient’s needs.

These all are combined as the heart of the entire treatment “personalized” for each of our patients.

Choose the best “equipment” and “techniques”

One of the key assistants of the doctor is an imported hair transplant instrument, called an Implanter with only 0.6 millimeters in size. This allows the doctor to implant the hair graft safely one by one. This tiny instrument also helps in increasing the procedure accuracy in terms of the distance between each hair graft, depth, as well as the direction and angle of the hair.

The special tiny size of the implanter’s pen reduces the side effects such as pain and swelling, bleeding, and leaves only small wounds, so the patient does not need either a long rest or taking a leave from work. After the hair transplant surgery is done, you can get up and continue your daily life at once.

Simultaneously, other supportive techniques have been utilized for the patient’s comfort, for instance, the stepped-manner insertion technique for hiding the wounds. As we truly understand that most of the patients commonly feel worried about the wounds left by hair graft removal, our doctor has utilized this stepped removal and insertion to help hide the small wounds occurred. So you can rest easy and do any hairstyle you love.

Recommendations for "Post-Hair Transplant Care"

...Hair transplant surgery is finished. It doesn’t mean everything is done though! Did you know that the success of hair transplantation relies not only on medical professionals but also the hair owners themselves? Undeniably, the patients play an important role in this journey, so they need to take a good care of their own hair so that the delightful and healthy hair can be seen at the end of the journey.

But don't worry! Our doctor has prepared both the instructions of the best practices and the hair treatment products like a gentle shampoo, anti-itch product, and many others, which has been selected as a helper reducing the chance of hair falling out.

Besides, we’d like to offer our patients the various options of productive treatments which help stimulate the hair growth, for instance, the Growth Factor injection into the scalp for hair roots nourishment; LLLT or Low-Level Laser Therapy which is an innovative red light therapy specially designed for nourishing the hair and scalp.

Follow up closely for "A full-one-year period"

Last but not least, the doctor’s care and attention will be given to you all the way to the finish line, lasting up to one full year. Importantly no matter how modern or innovative the utilized technologies are, the natural hair growth cycle is still the most important factor. Namnin’s doctor will continuously monitor the results of the treatment at every single stage and be ready give you the advice and answer your questions at any time.

Especially during the first few months after undergoing the hair transplantation surgery, in which the patients may experience the Shock Loss (excessive hair falling out) worriedly, at Namnin, the export doctor will explain you this matter in detail so that you will be prepared for this common change.

These all are the power of the NEAT technique innovatively designed by the medical professionals to deliver the uniquely productive treatment experience to all our patients, allowing them to transform themselves into a new person easily, just starting with your own "hair".

NEAT, the Perfect Fit

Namnin's NEAT Hair Transplant Technique is developed from one of the most advanced FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) technique, which uses small punctures to remove hair grafts from back of the head one by one and then transplant follicles into areas where your hair is thinning or bald. The advantage of this technique is that only tiny incisions will be left in the area where the hair grafts have been taken out. The FUE method is internationally recognized because it delivers the excellent result with naturally beautiful look and comfortable procedure.

Another technique adopted by Namnin is DHI (Direct Hair Implantation), which uses a pen-like instrument called “Implanter Pen” with a hollow needle. The grafts will be put into the hollow needle one by one. Then the surgeon uses this pen to open micro holes and shoots the grafts into the scalp. Unlike the traditional method, it involved opening holes in the scalp and using forceps to pin the hair grafts into scalp one by one. This took a lot of time and caused hair follicles to be damaged.

DHI technique is a precise, accurate and time-saving method. Currently, it is considered as superior to other known alternatives because the depth of hair inserted into the scalp can be controlled properly, and also the direction and angle of the newly grown hair is perfectly aligned.

With the knowledge and experience of our medical professionals, Namnin has selected the strengths of FUE and DHI techniques, and has gradually developed and created our own unique technique named “NEAT” or Namnin Exclusive Advanced Hair Transplant Technique which is a perfect combination of "Science" and "Art".

Starting from designing a new hairline to suit your facial proportion, this is to redefine your facial frame for a younger look. Then the doctor uses a tiny punch device with 0.6 mm in diameter to remove the follicles one by one, in a stepped manner. No invasive surgery or shaving is required and no wound to be concerned.

The next step is to implant the hair follicles into the designated area. This important step will be performed by our expert doctor, applying DHI method. With the 0.6 mm implanter pen, each hair will be inserted deliberately, taking into account the appropriate distance, direction and angle. Our patients can be assured that their newly grown hair will be blend in with the original one.

“NEAT” hair transplant technique has been invented and developed to perfectly meet all concerns and expectations of patients. What you are about to be given is not only the best result which is worth waiting, but also the most comfort and convenient standardized procedure with the expertise of doctors and the latest innovative equipment.

After undergoing the hair transplantation, the patients will be able to resume their normal daily activities without significant recovery or worry about the wounds to be seen or covered. Get the denser and healthier natural hair and be ready to welcome your brighter life.

As "the heart of Namnin's hair transplantation" is to continue developing and improving every single step of the hair transplant process endlessly, every question asked, every problem encountered, and every need requested are always kept in mind and the patient-centered approached has been applied consistently. Personalized treatment is what our patient can expect. Throughout 1-year period after getting hair transplantation, the close and beneficial monitoring and following up will be provided so that the new hair, the new life, and the recalled confidence will be perfectly appeared right in your reflection.