The Crown, the middle of the head, is the most common area affected by hair loss. Usually, hair loss from the crown occurs in males, and it is typically caused by age. But the baldness or thinning hairs of the crown enrooted various more reasons. Hair fall from the crown is embarrassing for many. Hence, some of them start seeking an effective hair loss treatment. To address hair fall or baldness, various home remedies, hair-strengthening oils, shampoos, and treatments are present. However, some people are unable to get the desired results from these methods. For such people, hair transplant is an effective solution to opt for.
In order to know about the hair transplant for crown, a precise discussion has been held with various medical experts in Hair Transplant Treatment in Delhi. Based on insights taken from skilled and experienced professionals like Dr. Nivedita Dadu, this article is going to share a guide on crown hair transplant. But before diving directly into the crown hair transplant procedure, let's learn about the cause of hair loss from the middle of the head.
Causes of Crown Hair Loss
Hair fall, thinning hairs and baldness from the middle of the hair are common among males. It enroots various causes. The most common reasons for crown hair loss are as follows-
- Age
Age is the most common factor that contributes to the baldness of the crown. With growing age, blood flow to the scalp decreases. Additionally, hormonal changes and maturing of hairs lead to crown hair loss after 50.
- Use of Cosmetics
There are various types of hair cosmetics- shampoo, conditioner, and hair treatments at salons or parlours are present. The crown is the foremost part of the head to apply hair cosmetics and treatments. As a result, side effects or harmful chemicals contained in the product damage the hair follicle from the crown first.
- Health Issues
In addition, various health issues like high fever, stress, anxiety, poor hair care, cancer, etc, may cause the loss of hair.
- Side-effects of Medication
Along with certain health issues, there are some medical treatments, especially light-based (chemotherapy), that lead to the baldness of the scalp.
Treatment for Crown Hair loss- Hair Transplant
Crown hair transplant is a clinically performed invasive hair restoration treatment. This treatment is specifically done by a hair transplant surgeon or skin doctor specialising in hair transplants. Experts address the balding area of the crown and cover it using hair strips or hair follicles, depending upon the hair transplant technique that has been adopted.
Crown Hair Transplant Techniques
In general, two types of crown hair transplant technologies are in trend. These are as follows:
- FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant)
It is the traditional surgical method of crown hair restoration. In this method, a strip of hair typically taken from the back of the scalp is used to implant on the balding crown. To do so, the candidate has to undergo a procedure of anaesthesia, incisions, strip extraction and implant to the recipient crown. Depending upon the candidate's overall health and various other factors, local or general anaesthesia can be used to make the patient comfortable during the procedure.
- FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction)
It is an advanced and minimally invasive hair transplant technique. In this method, only the required number of hair grafts are extracted from the donor area. After that, with the help of an implanter tool, the doctor implants these grafts in the prepared scalp of the crown. In order to prepare the balding scalp of the crown, a sterilised medical tool is used to puncture the bald scalp. This entire procedure is performed on the numbed crown, and to do so, local anaesthesia is administered.
