Will your hair be straight or wavy, or curly? You can count on the texture of your hair making a difference to your hair transplant. As with anything else about your procedure, the result of a hair transplant by hair type is predicated on your surgeon knowing the texture of your hair as well as your expectations.
How Hair Texture Plays a Role in Transplant Planning?
Each hair follicle has its own shape, too. Straight hair grows from a round follicle, whereas curly or wavy hair grows from an oval or curved follicle. As it turns out, this is significant, because you’re a little more likely to injure a slightly curved follicle during the removal.
An experienced surgeon considers this in the beginning – the angle, depth and way of plucking to suit your hair type.
Curly Hair: Challenges and Advantages
There are additional factors that need to be considered when doing a curly hair transplant.
The challenges:
i)Curved follicles are set at a steeper angle under the skin which requires more technical work to extract
ii) A marginally greater risk of follicle transection (cutting of the follicle) if the doctor was inexperienced with curly hair
iii) Implanting the curly grafts before they develop a common tip to direct their growth.
The advantages:
i) Naturally produces the appearance of less volume and density with the use of curls.
ii)Even with just a modest amount of grafts a more robust, thicker looking result can be achieved
iii)The natural curl pattern obscures the scalp between the hair strands on the non-growing phase.
For those with curly hair, the result can look stunning – sometimes more natural, and more aesthetically pleasing, than a straight-haired patient with the same number of grafts.
Straight Hair: Clean Lines, Different Demands
Follicles for straight hair are easier to remove and implant. The growth pattern is simple, and the doctor is able to expertly implant every graft.
But these benefits do not come with the same visual camouflaging offered by curly locks. You are likely to see more of your scalp between your hairs than when you have a more tightly curled head of hair, so density becomes more important. Patients with straight, fine hair typically require a greater amount of grafts.
This is one of the things you should ask your doctor during your consultation- in particular if you are weighing the cost of hair transplant in Gurgaon.
Does Hair Thickness Matter Too?
Yes. There is a clear distinction between the quality of the hair (whether it is flat or wiry) and the quality of the hair (whether it is thick or thin) and the two are different factors that influence the outcome of the transplant.
The thicker and coarser the hair, the more coverage that can be achieved with each individual graft. Fine hair will need more grafts to be implanted to give the same appearance of density. A detailed examination of the hair before the procedure considers:
i) Follicle shape and curl degree
ii) Hair shaft diameter (thickness)
iii) Scalp laxity and donor area density
iv) Natural growth pattern and direction
That’s the beauty of the hair type specific approach to hair transplants.
What About Mixed or Wavy Hair?
Wavy hair is between these two levels. It has a slight curl from the follicle and will need to be treated with some slight modification, but not as much as tightly curly hair. Implanting can usually be done easily enough with natural blending as well.
Wavy hair can be beautiful to have. The one thing about the hair strand that can be really good is its ability to plump up in weight, which can give the hairline a more natural and less surgical appearance.
Can Anyone Get a Hair Transplant Regardless of Hair Type?
Generally, yes. The type of hair in most instances is very seldom the reason why we would not perform a transplant. It is more the quality and density of the donor hair, general health of the scalp and the surgeon’s experience in your type of hair.
Our Answer: Every patient at QHT Clinic, one of the best hair transplants in Gurgaon, gets a detailed preoperative evaluation of follicle structure, donor area density and growth patterns and custom plans for treatment.
Planning Your Transplant: A Word on Cost
Which is asked most by those who are serious – “What is the Hair Transplant Cost in Gurgaon”. The genuine answer is it is the number of grafts and the number of grafts is the function of Hair Type. People with straight and fine hair require more grafts than those with curled hair.
What Is The Pricing? With QHT Clinic, you will be given a full price-breakup at no cost during your initial consultation. There are no hidden or extra costs, therefore, if you are considering a hair transplant in Gurgaon, QHT Clinic makes that process much easier!
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is Wavy Hair Better for Hair Transplant Than Straight Hair?
Not really – just different. With wavy hair you need fewer grafts than with straight hair to achieve the same finished results because the natural wave of the hair makes for a better overall coverage of the scalp and a more voluminous look.
2. Is there more risk for curly haired people during hair transplant surgery?
It’s a more challenging procedure, but not riskier when done at an experienced clinic. For a textured head of hair, we have to calculate the angle of each follicle before we can perform the extraction (removing the follicle from the scalp). The transplant success rate can be just as high when performed at the best clinic.
3. Will the size of the transplanted hair be different?
No. The hair follicles that are transplanted have the same ancestry in the new location. If your natural, donor hair is curly then your transplanted hair will be curly and if the roots are straight then the transplanted hair will be straight.
4. Will I need fewer grafts if my hair is thicker?
The thicker the hair, the more coverage one graft can give. Fine hair will require the use of more grafts in order to achieve a comparable result. At your consultation your surgeon can assess the diameter of the hair shaft and calculate the amount of grafts that will be necessary.
5. How much hair transplant in Gurgaon costs for curly hair?
The hair transplant cost is calculated by the number of grafts a person needs and this does not depend on whether the person is having curly hair or straight hair. The number of grafts needed in people with curly hair is generally less and therefore their hair transplant cost could be slightly less. The cost at QHT Clinic can be discussed at free consultation.
Medical Review by
Dr. Sandeep
Senior Hair Transplant Specialist
- 25 Years Total Clinical Experience
- QHT Hair Transplant Procedures
- Advanced Hair Restoration
- Hairline Design & Reconstruction
