How safe is this cosmetic process? – firstpost

A complete head of thick, beautiful hair – who doesn’t want it? But for many, it becomes a fantasy. As hair loss has become more and more common, it has led many people to choose hair transplant surgery.

However, the fight against hair loss became fatal for two engineers at Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. They both died after receiving hair transplantation into a private clinic. These incidents have raised serious concerns about the safety of the cosmetic process.

Let’s take a closer look.

What is hair transplant?

A hair transplant is a process that shifts hair to an area of ​​the scalp that is bald or diluted.

Also known as hair repair or hair replacement, surgery includes a dermatologist or plastic surgeon who takes small pieces of skin from parts of the body with healthy hair – usually the back or sides of the head – and moving to hairless parts of the scalp.

Transplant skin, or graft, is expected to continue to grow hair after treatment.

2 Kanpur men die after hair transplantation

Two engineers allegedly died after their hair transplant surgery at Dr Anushka Tiwari, Empire, Kanpur. The incidents came to light after the family of one of the victims filed a complaint to the gate of the leader of the minister against the private clinic.

According to Vineet Dubey’s wife, Jaya Tripathi, her husband had a badly swollen face and was pain before his death on March 14, the day after a hair transplant surgery at Dr Tiwari’s clinic, PTI An additional DCP West Vijendra Dwivedi was reported.

Police say Dubey is believed to have developed an infection during treatment, which has remained without treatment, leading to a rapid deterioration of his condition and end death.
It was later found that dentists at Dr Anushka Tiwari’s Dr Anushka clinic performed the hair transplant process.

A FIR has been deposited in the case according to Section 106 (1) by Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) to cause death with negligence.

Following the appearance of Dubey’s case, relatives of another victim came to file a complaint against the private clinic. Kushagra Katiyar told reporters that his brother, Mayank Katiyar, underwent hair transplant surgery on November 18 at the Empire Clinic. A few hours later, he complained of chest pain and swelling, leading to his death the next day.

These cases have caused alarms on the safety of the hair transplant process.

Is hair transplant safe?

Health experts say that a hair transplant is generally a safe procedure, as it is done by certified surgeons in reliable clinics or hospitals.

According to the guidelines of the National Medical Committee (NMC), only dermatologists, plastic surgeons or general surgeons with hair transplant training can perform this surgery.

A hair transplant surgery has the low risk of complications such as excessive bleeding, infection and an allergic reaction to the local anesthetic commonly used during the process, says the UK National Health Service (NHS).

Other side effects due to hair transplantation include scarring, itching, inflammation of hair follicles, the risk of nerve damage, the loss of native and transplanted hair temporarily and the uneven hair growth, according to the Mahta Dr.

Dr. Kashish Kalra, MD, Dermatologist and Hair Transplant Surgeon, Head of Department, Dermatology, Max Smart Hospital, in Saket of New Delhi, he said The week That a death from hair transplant surgery could occur due to the “excessive use of local anesthesia and the wrong technical infusion”.

Speaking about Kanpur cases, the expert said: “When the injection was given, he probably went deep into the venous system and a vein was pierced.

Dr. Kalra also assumes that the deaths of the two men could be due to an unknown doctor or a lack of transplantation after transplantation.

Dr. Aseem Sharma, dermatologist and director at Skin Saga Center for Dermatology, said Ndtv That a hair transplant can lead to complications when “procedures are carried out by people with highly or inadequately equipped non -surgical facilities.

What to know before going for hair transplantation?

A hair transplant is mostly for people with permanent baldness and not for those who have other types of hair loss, such as Alopecia Areata.

Those who consider a hair transplant should check if they are still suitable for the process. According to Dr. Kalra, an eligible candidate must have sugar levels, blood pressure and cardiac function within the normal range. The expert also said that a sensitivity test should be done a few days before hair transplantation to find out if local anesthesia fits the patient.

Speech Ndtv, Dr. Sharma warned the public by “being influenced by cost -based decisions, fast corrections and excessive simplified promises.

Experts emphasize the need to check the qualifications of the doctor, the success rates of the hair transplant surgeries made by them and the monitoring if things go wrong.

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