FUE Hair Transplantion

What Is FUE Hair Transplantion

Hair transplantation is a highly successful process. Hair transplant technology has come a long way since the day it was first applied, and has reached the latest state of the art with FUE hair transplantation, as this technique provides a permanent solution to the problem of baldness. The transplanted hair is the patient’s own hair follicle, extracted from the donor area and placed in the recipient area.

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), also known as Follicular Transfer (FT), is one of today’s leading new-generation techniques. The success rate of treatment with this technique is very high, and the recovery period is equally short. It is a technique that has been favored by doctors and patients alike in recent years.

involves extracting individual follicular units, usually from the nape of the neck, the donor area, and inserting them into the open micro-channels of the recipient area (the balding area).

Stages Of Hair Transplantion

The process comprises three sections:

analysis of the recipient and donor areas, where the doctor draws a hairline and injects a local anesthetic.
The doctor will extract the follicles one by one.
the doctor grafts follicular units into the recipient area.

The whole process takes around 5/7 hours.

Who Is a Good Candidate For An FUE Hair Transplant?

  1. healthy
  2. you do not suffer from androgenetic alopecia or burns
  3. the donor area is suitable and dense

What Are The Advantages of FUE Hair Transplantation?

The FUE hair transplant technique offers many advantages. There will be no scarring, as follicles taken from the donor area are immediately transplanted to the bald area. After the operation, the healing process will be much faster than with other methods.

After 6 months, the transplanted hair starts to grow, with a growth rate of over 90%, and this is one of the greatest advantages of FUE hair transplantation.

What are the risks of FUE hair transplant surgery?

Like any other surgical procedure, there are risks that you must take into consideration.

We’ve put together a list of the 8 most important risks:

  • Discomfort
  • Irritation
  • Infections
  • Hiccups
  • Weakness
  • Swelling
  • Excessive blood loss
  • Lost grafts

Is it painful?

FUE hair transplantation is performed under local anesthesia, meaning that the scalp is numb and you feel nothing.General anesthesia can be used, but is not recommended because of the risks and side effects involved.