In the FUE Hair Transplant, the area where the hair follicle will be taken and transplanted is anesthetized by using local anesthesia. If the person is afraid of needles or pain, this procedure also can be performed by using sedation. With the exception of a few needle pains made at the beginning of the procedure, the patient has no further pain.
FUE Hair Transplant is the procedure of removing the hair follicles from the scalp or the donor area in the form of single, double, triple follicular units by using a micromotor having special tips with a diameter of 0.8 mm or 1.1 mm without any incision marks, without stitches.
The follicular units are removed from the posterior and lateral parts of the scalp and these units are inserted into the desired area. Local anesthesia is applied to the donor area. In this transplant method there is no pain and stitch mark.
The FUE method also allows of removing the hairs from the chest area and back for the transplantation. The removing hairs are inserted into the desired area and they have natural appearance.
It is possible to insert 2000-4500 grafts (4600-10350 hairs) in a session depending on the density of the hair in the area where the hair which is called donor area and the desire of the person. If too many grafts are wanted to be inserted, it would be better to split the session into 2 days. Also, the doctor can only decide how many grafts you need depending on your hair thickness and area.
Hair Transplantation
FUE Hair Transplant
Firstly, hair follicles are taken from the donor area. In this process, the hair follicles are removed by using a special medical device. Then, they are inserted into the desired areas. Each of them contains 3 to 8 hairs. The density of grafts affects the quality and success of hair transplant depending on the number of grafts. This process lasts nearly 2 to 4 hours. This is performed under local anesthesia
- There are no stitches or incisions in this treatment.
- Hairs can be planted denser.
- Patients can return their daily life after 2 days.
- No liquid is injected under the skin after this operation.
- There is no too much pain.
- There is no risk of infection because the channels in the planting area are not opened.
- There is no scar.
- It can be performed under local anesthesia.
- Hairs can grow fast.
- By means of FUE, hair roots in different parts of the body can also be used for planting.
- Hair follicles can be taken one by one.
- Damage to the surrounding hair follicles.
- The donor areas recover much faster.
After the hair follicles are removed, they are placed on a special pad properly and made ready for transplantation by the nurses. The area where the hair follicles are removed, it is bandaged after the inserting process in order to prevent it to catch an infection. After this procedure, the patient is placed on his back in order to open the channel for FUE hair transplantation where the area to be transplanted by using local anesthesia. Then the process starts. The grouping process is adjusted according to the place where the procedure will be performed. In FUE Hair Transplant, the number of hairs to be transplanted into the desired areas is calculated previously. In addition, the experience of the doctor plays crucial role in this procedure
