The eyelashes serve to protect the eyes from sand and dust damage. It is because of this role that the eyelashes have continued to have their value in the evolution of animals. In addition to this, the eyelashes are also decorative. She can make the eyes look good, and together with the other five senses, they make up the image of different human features. Without eyelashes, a very important feature of facial appearance is lost.
Causes of eyelash loss include.
Various causes of facial injuries and scar formation; eyeliner tattoos; and false eyelash adhesions can all cause eyelash loss. Scar formation or hair follicle damage due to surgery or medication; radiotherapy for cancer treatment can also cause hair loss. Endocrine diseases such as thyroid; fungal infections; systemic red systemic lupus erythematosus; and baldness. Congenital hair deficiency.
Although makeup can lengthen, encrypt, and turn lashes into various colors, and each person can choose their favorite lashes according to the culture and fashion of the time, unfortunately makeup is only temporary.
With the success of eyelash transplants, more women are choosing them to add density and length to their lashes. Eyelash transplants as a cosmetic procedure have only been developed in recent years, initially for patients with missing eyelashes, but now increasingly for cosmetic people who wish to have their eyelashes encapsulated and lengthened.
Who is suitable for eyelash transplantation?
1. Patients who are missing eyelashes due to trauma or disease. Patients with congenital hair loss are not suitable for eyelash transplantation because they do not have any hairs available for transplantation. These patients can resolve the lack of eyelashes by applying false eyelashes.
2. Patients who want to achieve cosmetic results through eyelash transplantation.
Issues to consider prior to eyelash transplantation.
Patients who have lost eyelashes due to trauma or disease need to consider the following factors for eyelash reconstruction.
1. how many transplanted hair follicles can be accommodated in the damaged area.
2. Determine the presence of a sufficient amount of hair follicles available for eyelash transplantation.
The following patients are not suitable for eyelash transplantation.
1. cannot accept the cost and time involved and cannot tolerate the discomfort of the procedure.
2. have a shape perception disorder. They are unable to correctly perceive their image and want to completely change their image through the cosmetic surgeon. The typical patient with shape perception disorder is one who, despite the absence of obvious defects, believes that the problem is serious and needs to be addressed through surgery. These patients can be identified through outpatient contacts and questionnaires and need to be diagnosed, counseled and treated by a psychologist.
If the patient is suitable for eyelash transplantation, each patient will require a thorough preoperative physical and laboratory examination, as well as detailed information on past medical history. The patient will be able to undergo local anesthesia, surgery and post-operative recovery. The surgeon will need to ask the patient about any past medical history such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. The ophthalmologist will need to rule out ophthalmic disorders.
Pre-operative preparation.
Pre-operative preparation is required for every type of surgery. The most important aspects of eyelash transplantation are preoperative design, intraoperative hemostasis and postoperative anti-infection
Five to seven days prior to surgery.
1. discontinuation of anticoagulant drugs such as aspirin.
2. discontinue the use of vitamin E
3. stop drinking alcohol.
4. washing the face with antibacterial soap.
5. Prevent the application of antibiotics.
Eyelash transplantation technique hair donor area.
The purpose of hair transplantation is to transplant live hairs with hair follicles from the donor area to the hair-deficient recipient area where the hairs continue to grow. The texture of the hair for eyelash transplantation should be similar to that of eyelashes. The transplanted hair should grow at the edge of the eyelid. Because the hair keeps growing, the patient needs to trim and curl the transplanted eyelashes regularly to maintain a certain length of eyelashes. The donor hairs should be fine and soft. The usual donor area is the nape of the neck or the hairline behind the ear. The removed scalp strip is divided into a single follicle and planted on the eyelid margin. Eyebrow or leg hair can also be taken for transplantation. With eyebrow transplants, the eyebrow hair can be cut into thin strips and implanted at the lid margin.
Eyelash transplantation techniques.
1. cutting a strip from the eyebrow or scalp.
2. separation of hair follicles.
3. The hair follicle is implanted into the lid margin with a needle.
Eyelash transplantation is performed under local anesthesia. A small amount of sedation may be given to allow the patient to relax. Care is taken to protect the eyes during surgery with an eye shield.
The hair follicles are usually implanted at the lid margin using needle guidance. Attention is paid to the position of the grafts to avoid irritation of the eye. Patients without eyelashes are transplanted in sufficient numbers (about 100 eyelashes on the normal upper lid and about 60 on the lower lid). Implanting a few hairs on top of the existing lashes will serve as an accent and look much more encrypted. About 20 grafts will have a noticeable effect. About 6 grafts on top of the scar will show a noticeable improvement. As technology improves, up to 60 hair follicles can be transplanted at a time to recreate the eyelashes.
Eyelash transplantation generally takes 1-3 hours, depending on the patient. 1-3 sessions can achieve the desired results, depending on the exact number, depending on the patient.
Post-operative recovery and care
Eyelid scratching usually occurs after the procedure and lasts from 1 to several days. Itching that persists even after one day may be a post-surgical complication and should be taken seriously. Scratching is different from discomfort, and postoperative discomfort is normal.
If implanted at the right angle, the transplanted lashes will grow outward, away from the eye and close to the natural lashes; in addition, the transplanted lashes will need to be taken care of, including: with mascara, curlers and regular trimming to the proper length.
Complications.
1. eyelid infection; diagnose and treat early to avoid spreading the infection
2. swelling and bruising, which may occur with any procedure
3. displacement of the transplanted eyelashes, due to the patient scratching the eyelid.
4. inward hair growth, corrected by combing.
5. lower lid ectropion or lid ball separation, due to surgical trauma, scarring or contracture of the skin due to chronic skin inflammation
6. poorly positioned transplanted eyelashes, due to: selection of coarse hairs for transplantation; or poorly positioned implants that do not achieve cosmetic results.