What is the price of a hair transplant at Clínica Arencibia?

Clínica Arencibia is a medical centre specialised in the treatment of baldness and high quality hair transplants. Our medical professionals analyse each case on a completely individual basis, to determine the needs of each patient, issue a diagnosis and recommend treatment alternatives, with their corresponding budget. Each hair transplant operation is planned according to these needs and has different characteristics depending on the stage of baldness, the area to be covered, availability of hair in the donor area... It is a medical-surgical procedure tailored to each individual.

What happens if I don't have enough hair in the donor area?

For some patients, there is not enough hair on the back of the head (donor area) to cover the full extent of the baldness. We must bear in mind that we cannot leave the donor area unpopulated because we would be creating a new problem. In these cases, transplantation may not be the best option, or may not meet the patient's expectations. Therefore, it is important that each individual case is evaluated by a doctor specialised in hair transplantation. Only a transplant specialist can honestly advise the patient on the best possible treatments, their advantages and disadvantages, not only today, but for the future.

Is the transplant procedure painful?

No, hair transplantation is a painless procedure for the patient. The only time you may feel any discomfort is during the administration of the local anaesthesia.

How do I know which hair treatment is right for me?

When it comes to finding a solution to your hair problem, the important thing is to have a good diagnosis that allows you to choose the best treatment to achieve the results you are looking for. At Clínica Arencibia, the diagnosis begins with a patient interview and a trichoscopy to identify the problem, its state of evolution and the most effective treatments. In some complex cases, a scalp analysis or biopsy may also be useful. From here, the specialist makes your diagnosis, discusses treatment options with you and issues a report compiling all this information.

What hair transplant techniques are available?

There have only been two techniques for hair transplantation for more than fifty years: FUE and FUSS. Both procedures offer the same aesthetic results in the area where the hair is implanted. This is because the way the Follicular Units are implanted is exactly the same in both techniques. The difference between FUE and FUSS lies in the way the hair follicles are extracted from the donor area. In the FUE technique (the technique chosen in most cases), we extract the follicles individually, one by one. With FUSS, on the other hand, a strip of skin is cut with hairs to be selected later by specialised technicians. At Clínica Arencibia we specialise in the FUE technique because of its superior advantages for the patient: it leaves no linear scar, facilitates a faster recovery and allows follicular units to be extracted from any area of the body.

Why is hair transplantation effective in treating androgenetic alopecia?

Common alopecia (androgenic or androgenetic alopecia) cannot be cured in the sense that the lost follicles cannot be regenerated. However, the back and lateral areas of the head are genetically programmed to grow for life: these hair follicles are not affected by testosterone or alopecia. It is hair that does not fall out. These areas where the hair does not fall out, which we call the 'donor area', allow us to select hair follicles that we can graft to the recipient area (where the hair has fallen out). Once grafted, they continue to grow normally and replace the lost hair.

Are there medicines to treat androgenetic alopecia?

First-line drug treatments for androgenetic alopecia (common alopecia) include 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (Finasteride and Dutasteride) and Minoxidil. These are treatments that are administered systemically/ orally. In the case of dutasteride, it can be administered as microinjections into the scalp. This is known as hair mesotherapy. This technique has been identified by several scientific studies as an effective therapy to slow down the evolution of androgenetic alopecia ( see references ). This hair mesotherapy technique attempts to obtain similar results to those achieved with the aforementioned oral 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, but minimising their adverse effects. In addition, Dutasteride injections increase the patient's follow-up of the treatment because of their convenience: injections can be monthly, bimonthly, quarterly or even every four months, instead of having to use the drugs daily.

Who is suitable for a hair transplant?

Many patients with alopecia problems are suitable for hair transplantation. However, it is essential that a diagnosis of alopecia is made by a specialist doctor in order to indicate the corresponding treatment. In most cases it is androgenetic alopecia (hence also known as common alopecia). We have several treatments with scientific evidence to treat it, including hair transplants.

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Medical centre specialising in hair transplants. Health authorisation number RPS 13/21

Calle Sierra de Aralar 21, bajo,
20014 Donostia – San Sebastián
Spain.

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