FUE Hair Transplant
FUE hair transplantation is one of the most frequently preferred hair transplant techniques today, according to health statistics.
With the FUE technique, hair follicles are usually extracted from the patient’s nape area using surgical blades called punches, which are 0.6-0.7 mm in thickness, and are then transplanted into the areas experiencing hair loss. After the procedure, the adaptation process of the transplanted hair follicles begins. The micro wounds in the donor area usually heal within 48 hours. Patients can return to work on the third day after the procedure and to their normal daily lives by the tenth day. Due to the use of micro-sized surgical instruments, this technique is also called the Micro FUE technique.
How Is FUE Hair Transplantation Performed?
- Your suitability for the treatment and medical history should be evaluated by our specialists.
- Once the operation date is determined, patients should be informed about the preoperative instructions.
- On the day of the operation, the patient is admitted to the hospital, blood tests are conducted, and preparation for the procedure begins.
- Generally, the patient’s hair is shaved at the hospital; if a non-shaven hair transplant is planned, the patient is informed and recommended to shave their hair at the hospital.
- The operation begins with the administration of anesthesia, and the donor area is numbed with anesthesia before the extraction process starts.
- After the extraction, the follicles are placed in special solutions, prepared for transplantation, and counted.
- The recipient area is numbed with local anesthesia.
- Microchannels are opened in the recipient area according to the number and direction of the transplanted hairs.
- The healthy hair follicles extracted from the donor area are implanted one by one into these microchannels.
- After the procedure, the patient is given antibiotics and pain relievers.
- The next day, bandages are removed at the hospital, and necessary dressings are applied.
- The first washing is performed at the hospital, where the patient receives full instructions on post-operative care.
- The washing process should continue once a day for 10 days as demonstrated.
- By the 10th day, all scabs should have fallen off; any remaining scabs are removed at the hospital.
What Is Micro-Graft FUE Hair Transplantation?
Micro-Graft FUE includes several improvements over the traditional FUE procedure:
- It is a painless procedure performed under local anesthesia and takes approximately 6-7 hours.
- Third-generation surgical blades of 0.6-0.7 mm heal within 48-72 hours.
- The use of micro-sized blades minimizes tissue trauma.
- The recovery period is shorter.
- The initial results start to appear in 3-4 months.