▷ Hair Transplant and Hepatitis C

Our liver has an important role to break down toxin And help our body eliminate them. for that reason, Hep C,or Treatment For illness, toxins build up in our body, making it more difficult for all the nutrients we need to reach our cells.All these hepatitis C-related problems can manifest themselves as follows: Defects in tissues such as skin and hairBecause they can’t repair themselves.

The Risk of infection Hepatitis C virus (HCV) increases when:

• Have unprotected sex with multiple partners.
• Have or have had a STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease)
• Hemodialysis (your blood was mechanically filtered)
• Work in contact with infected blood and needles
• Tattooed using a non-sterile type of equipment
• A shared needle for injecting medicine with others.

Hepatitis C is an infectious disease, so no one should be infected.We care safety Of our medical team and our clients.Moreover, performing hair transplant procedures while HCV is active or untreated Great risk of infection To the patient himself.Also, the transplanted area InfectWill cause the operation to be unsuccessful.

therefore, No flocking or cosmetic surgery Patients have a positive test for hepatitis C Illness is untreated.. So, unfortunately, if our patient suffers from active hepatitis C, we cannot perform the hair transplant procedure.

First, during the first Online consultation, We always ask patients about the possibility of hepatitis. This is very important information. Active hepatitis C Hair transplantation will be cancelled.We will never start the procedure until it is certain that the patient has nothing Infection..

When you arrive in Istanbul Blood sample It is given for examination at our hospital. Check your blood cell count, especially if you have the hepatitis virus. If your patience is hepatitis C and you want to hide or ignore this important information, The procedure will be cancelled And the patient would have come to Istanbul for free.We strongly advise all patients Do a blood test to check for sexually transmitted diseasesSo that they can be confident about their health before traveling to Istanbul.

Patients who have had hepatitis C in the past are always Antigen for this virus In their blood. In this situation, Hair transplantation is possible But it is very important to save more time and minimize Istanbul 5 days before the procedure.. During this time Additional blood test We carry out this so that we can be 100% sure of the presence or absence of illness.

The test we perform to rule out the presence of HCV is called hepatitis C antibody. Anti-HCV test..this is Basic test Detects the presence of antigen for HCV. at first, Immunochemical method It is used to detect the incidence of HCV.

This test detects antigens against HCV (anti-HCV). The antigen is detected in the patient’s serum or plasma. After receiving the result, if it turns out to be reactive, that is, positive-You need to perform another more thorough inspection.

If the anti-HCV test is positive, an additional HCV PCR or HCV RNA test should be performed. This will result in Active version of illness..this Second test It is a very complicated test, so it takes a little longer than the antigen detection test.

This test is Viral RNA In the blood. RNA viruses can be compared to human DNA. If viral RNA molecules are detected in the blood This shows the active form Of illness. To run the test, the blood sample is placed on a special machine and the duration of the test depends on it. The waiting time for test results may increase. As a result, the day of the final transplant surgery may change.

This is due to the antigen produced during the disease Stay in your blood For the rest of your life. The basic test we do for each patient is to detect the HCV antigen in the patient’s blood.

antigen Is a protein formed between Body immune response: They are proteins directed against viruses. Therefore, if the patient has or is suffering from hepatitis C, the antigen for HCV is present in the body. For the rest of his lifeAnd the test result is always positive.

The basic antivirus detection test is Included in package price.. However, if the result is positive, additional HCV RNA tests will need to be performed, which is costly. 200 euros..

Patients who have had hepatitis C in the past Come to Istanbul 5 days ago.. Before transplanting hair, it is necessary to check the condition of each patient. In addition, we do not accept tests from other countries.

HCV RNA test take time Because we put the blood samples in our lab in a special place. device It automatically checks for the presence of viruses. Since the test results depend only on the performance of the machine, it is not possible to determine the exact date when the test will end.

If you have the Inactive Form of Hepatitis C, Don’t worry: Patients with the Inactive Form of the Disease No problem at all Perform the flocking procedure. It does not affect the procedure or the healing process.

Please note that we are not responsible Possible results If you are hiding or do not know about positive / active hepatitis C.

Total for treated hepatitis C 6 days will be needed Obtain additional HCV PCR test results and undergo hair transplant surgery in Istanbul. The overall procedure is as follows:

• Arrival in Istanbul: Early morning on Sunday or Monday.
• Blood test: Patients must be admitted to our hospital on Mondays at 9am (tests will not be accepted after 10am)
• HCV PCR test results: Additional test results will be available on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
• Hair transplant surgery: Now it all depends on how long the test takes, but it’s okay to have surgery on the same day. However, it is possible that the test will end on Thursday. In this case, the procedure runs on the same Thursday or up to Friday.
• Return to your country: On Saturday, post-operative management and bandage removal will take place. You can go home that afternoon.