As hair transplants become more popular and more common in Dubai, many people are asking why the procedure is becoming so popular with residents of the United Arab Emirates city. Hair transplant surgery offers several benefits to both male and female residents of Dubai, including ease of travel and mobility, cost effectiveness and even lifestyle changes that can lead to better hair health. Read on to learn more about why more and more Dubai residents are opting for hair transplants as a method of solving their hair loss problems.

What are hair transplants?

Hair transplants, or scalp reduction as they’re sometimes called, are a medical procedure that moves hair follicles from one area of your head to another. It is also used to correct baldness. During a surgery session, hundreds of tiny incisions are made into bald areas on your head and hair follicles taken from another part of your head (or even from an entirely different person) are moved into these gaps. Hair transplants can cost anywhere between US$4,000 – $15,000. According to statistics by market research firm Euro monitor International: The global hair transplant market was estimated at $2 billion in 2013 with an expected growth rate of 10% CAGR until 2018.

How does it work?

If you’re worried that a hair transplant isn’t right for you, consider how it actually works. Think of it like a head transplant. You give your donor area—the back of your head where your hair grows—to someone else (the bald person). Then, using surgical techniques and medical technology borrowed from reconstructive surgery, doctors use microscopic dissection to place those follicles in their recipient area: your bare or thinning top. You now have full or fuller coverage there. When is it done? Dubai hair transplant is generally done under general anesthesia on an outpatient basis. The procedure takes between 2-5 hours with minimal downtime. How long does it last?

Types of hair transplants

No two hair transplant procedures are exactly alike, and therefore no one-size-fits-all solution exists. Most of our patients come to us already knowing they want a hair transplant, but they aren’t sure which kind is best for them. We’re happy to take you through a step-by-step process that helps you understand your options—and makes it easier to decide what’s right for you. At Alborj Hair Clinic, we typically perform Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) or Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE). In either procedure, surgeons use high magnification loupes to dissect tiny pieces of donor hair from areas where it won’t be noticed.