“Dr. Karalexis and his team have revolutionized the hair transplant with FUE procedure.” — Alex (UK)
The leading hair transplant surgeon in Athens, Dr. Apostolos Karalexis of Derma Hair Clinic, specializes in both surgical and medical treatments for hair loss. After his fellowship at Tulane University in New Orleans (USA), Dr....
Karalexis gained over 20 years of experience as the Director of Dermatology at the Naval Hospital of Athens, Greece. Derma Hair Clinic is a modern clinic of cosmetic dermatology and plastic surgery in the center of Athens, 1.5 km away from the Acropolis monument and only 150 meters away from the Metro Station "Megaron Mousikis".
Patients can save thousands of Euros on hair transplant in Athens — and get back the original density of your hair in 1 day! Dr. Karalexis personally works with his patients every step of the way, from meeting with them the day of the procedure.
Dr. Karalexis is the founder and lead surgeon of the top hair transplant clinic in Greece and is well respected within the medical community for his technical skill and surgical artistry. He is a national and international lecturer for hair transplantation. Dr Karalexis has alsp presented lectures on advanced hair transplant techniques at Hellenic Dermatology Society meetings.
Clusters of Hair Follicles: Hairs on the scalp grow naturally from one, two, three or more tight clusters hair follicles, called follicular units. Microdissection follicular unit micrografts preserve these clusters in graft form. Only the excess tissue around the follicular unit is trimmed away, and the follicular units are left largely intact. Follicular unit micrografts typically measure 1/2mm to 1 mm across, which is much smaller than a grain of rice. Follicular unit micrografting is now the current state-of-the-art surgical hair restoration technique used by Derma Hair Clinic.
New Style Follicular Unit Micrografting: By the mid 90’s, follicular unit micrografting became the favored technique. With follicular unit micrografting, the surgeon places the grafts based on how they naturally occur, rather than making them fit a pre-designed plan. It is a subtle distinction, but follicular unit micrografting produces a more natural result with the hands of a skilled and artistic surgeon.
Advances in Training: Dr. Karalexis has a highly trained and skilled surgical preparation team, who are able to determine which hair follicles should be used for single hair grafts, and which ones are better suited to follicular unit micrografts of two or more hairs.
Number of Grafts: The number of grafts placed in a hair transplant micrografting session can range from a few hundred to a few thousand. Some surgeons boast of performing “massive mega-sessions” of 3,000 and even 4,000 single-hair grafts in a single session.
Strips of Donor Tissue: The tissue for the grafts is removed from a donor site on the back of the same person’s head. Each patient is their own “donor” for hair transplants. The donor material is removed in the form of a long strip of tissue. Grafts are individually prepared from the strip by a team of medical assistants during the micrografting procedure. As grafts become ready, the surgeon places them into individually prepared recipient sites at the top and front of the scalp in a way that best assures their survival and mimics the natural growth pattern of hair follicles.
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE): The hair is harvested using a small 1mm circular punch. No need for strip and stitches.But the FUE method is a much more time consuming process than strip harvesting. Dr. Karalexis prefers doing the Power FUE method using a special instrument and has abandoned the strip or FUT method.
Hair transplantation is a surgical procedure used to move skin containing hair follicles from one part of the body (donor site) to the bald or balding parts (recipient site). Hair transplants are primarily used to treat hair loss in men and women, as well as restoring eyelashes, eyebrows, and other facial hair.
Male pattern baldness and hair loss in women among the most common health conditions today, affecting 40% of men by the age of 35 and, in some cases, as early as the age of 20 and 30 in women.
Average Procedure length: Hair transplant surgery can take anywhere from 2 to 9 hours depending on the grafts that are harvested and implanted. Hair transplant surgery does not require any overnight hospitalization.
There are several factors causing hair loss which may include alopecia, genetic inheritance and other health problems. Traveling for hair transplant abroad, a vast majority of patients enjoy lifetime results of hair transplant surgery.
Because the hair used in the donor area is not sensitive to the balding process, it will be permanent. The hair continues to retain genetic characteristics after the relocation.
The increasing cost of hair transplantation surgery in many western countries had men and women scratch their heads in search for affordable and effective options to help regrow their hair.
During the last few years; traveling for hair transplant surgery has been growing more in popularity and acceptable among both men and women, with a slight uptick in men traveling for hair restoration abroad.
Each person that wants to undergo hair transplant surgery typically concludes a different case. All hair transplants are not the same and the density of the donor area is what determines the grafts available for a hair transplant.
The average number of hair follicles determines the number of hair available. The color and contrast of your skin will be the determining factor on the impression of density. An important aspect is the average diameter of your hair, as well as the hair texture: curly or straight.
There are two different options that can be used for a successful hair transplant. The two methods are Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) and Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT).
The two procedures are similar with the major difference affecting the way the follicles are extracted.
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE):
The follicular units are extracted directly from the scalp
Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT):
A strip of the scalp is removed and the follicles are extracted.
The hair transplant option that most suitable for individual patients suffering from hair loss will be determined by hair-loss tests that are analyzed by the cosmetic surgeon.
The cost of hair transplants abroad have become a much better value; not only the technology used and quality have improved but graft prices have gone way down.