Hair Transplant after the Age of 50: Will it Safe

by Ankur S. Technical Writer

Yes, absolutely it is safe to receive hair transplant surgery after the age of 50. There is no issue to receive the hair transplant surgery, even after the age of 50 or 60 as it is completely a safe and infection-free cosmetic procedure based on the natural way of removing the hair follicles from the donor site to the recipient balding part of the scalp. Thus, saying that there is a certain age to receive the procedure is not true. The hair transplant surgery can be received at any age, regardless of time, age, and gender. However, it is necessary to go through a primary evaluation if someone wants to receive the hair transplant surgery.

Nowadays, many of the hair transplant patients age above of 50 receives the hair transplant in USA and make the surgical decision a worthy one! The hair transplant cost in USA is very pricey, hence a number of patients of USA used to visit India to get the surgical restoration done in India.

What Hair Transplant Surgery is all about?

Moving of hair follicles from the donor area to the recipient balding part of the scalp followed by the hair root extraction, either done by the FUT hair transplant or the FUE hair transplant. Moving of hair follicles or grafts involves only the safe donor areas of the scalp, i.e., the back & side of the scalp scientifically termed as the occipital & parietal part of the scalp. The hair transplant surgery involves the other steps, i.e., the hair root dissection as well as the aesthetic parts of the surgery, including the hairline design, slit creation, and the implantation of the grafts.

How the Age Factor affects the Hair Transplant Procedure Decision is described below:

1. The Hair Transplant Surgery can receive at any Age: Yes, the procedure of hair transplant can be received at any age if you are experiencing the hair loss problem, especially the hereditary hair loss, i.e., Androgenic alopecia. The procedure of hair restoration is the best decision to sort out the issue of pattern baldness both for men and women. However, it is greatly recommended when someone needs the natural hair back and wants to have aesthetic looks and a head full of hair without any kind of side effects or discomfort. This is regardless of the age factor, but the technique employment to perform the surgery is greatly influenced by the age factor and grade status of the hair loss.

2. The FUE Hair Transplant is recommended when Patient is underage: There are two scientifically proven techniques of the hair transplant surgery, i.e., FUT hair transplant and the FUE hair transplant. When a patient is underage means they are under the age of 25, the FUE hair transplant is recommended because such a young age doesn’t provide the suitability to perform the surgery in terms of the donor status as well as the recipient balding area’s status. The younger patient has an unstable donor status that cannot confirm the particular pattern of hair loss as it might be a case of progressive hair loss and in such a case, it is needed to wait until the scalp attains the stable hair loss. So, it is always advisable to wait until you attain the stable hair loss state in order to achieve the best cosmetic goal of the surgery.

3. The FUT Hair Transplant at almost every case of Baldness: The FUT or the follicular unit transplant is one of the best mediums to perform the hair transplant surgery. It is performed in almost all cases of the baldness and most suitable when a patient is affected by the extremely high grade of baldness or the hereditary baldness. The FUT is recommended even for those patients having the lesser grade of baldness; it is also significant to see the age of the patient. Thus, if a patient is affected by the lesser grade of baldness, but the age is above 25 then the strip method or the FUT hair transplant is primarily recommended.

Denouement:

On the whole, we can say that the procedure of hair transplant is completely a safe, painless, scarless, and infection-free cosmetic procedure that is recommended when a patient is affected by the hereditary or non-hereditary hair loss. Since it is a natural way to receive the procedure, it is free from the side effects or discomfort, which can be advised at any age.