FUE Hair Transplant Turkey

How is FUE Hair Transplant performed?

FUE Hair Transplant is performed under local anaesthesia. Depending on the extent of hair loss, FUE Hair Transplant takes from 6 to 8 hours. And it involves these main steps:

FUE Hair Transplant is performed under local anaesthesia. FUE Hair Transplant takes from 6 to 8 hours. And it involves these main steps:

1. Consultation

The individual patient characteristics are determined by the hair trichologist during the consultation by considering the cause of hair loss, type of hair loss, the likelihood of hair loss progression over future years, hair type (thick or thin), the patient’s expectation, age, gender, and medical history.

During the consultation, the hairline is drawn based on the natural hairline and patient wishes, and the recipient parts are determined with how many grafts are needed at each area and how many grafts can be collected from the donor site.

2. Preparation

Pre-op tests will be performed and your hair will be trimmed. After that, your scalp will be sterilised.

3. Local Anaesthesia

Some patients think that hair transplant is a painless procedure but not the local anesthesia. For the one who can’t stand the pain or are afraid of needles, MCAN Hair Transplant Team offers needle-free anesthesia.

4. Extraction

Manual punch or micro motor punch are used in extraction and FUs are collected one by one. The size of the punch is determined in the surgery depending on the softness of the tissue of the scalp, the hair type; being curly or straight.

When hair follicles are removed from a donor site and transplanted to a recipient site, the follicles should be all physiologically healthy and anatomically intact. Healthy, intact follicles are more likely to thrive and produce hair at the recipient site. That is why an experienced medical staff should do it. Otherwise, the transaction which is a complication of FUE can happen. A Transaction is slicing or tearing FUs at a cross-sectional angle. The damaged follicle(s) in the FU may be useless for transplantation or fail to thrive if transplanted.

5. Canal Opening

It is the formation of micro-cuts into which the hair follicles will be planted. These cuts are very thin slits and determined based on the graft’s width and length in FUE Hair Transplantation.

While making slits or holes in the recipient area, it is very important to follow the direction of the existing hair in that region. The present hair growth angle must absolutely be taken into consideration to provide a natural-looking hair transplant result. This stage definitely should be performed by an experienced hair trichologist.

In DHI, FUs are implanted directly into the recipient area by using a pen called Choi Implanter with a diameter of 1 mm or less without prior creation of holes or slits.

6. Implantation or Graft Insertion

Harvested grafts are typically placed into slits or holes using fine-angled forceps. Two, or even three persons can insert grafts at the same time to make the procedure faster and efficient. In this phase, experienced nurses complete the process.

Methods of FUE Hair Transplant

Classic FUE: Mostly referred to as the “FUE Hair Transplant” is performed with micro motors and it uses steel blades. It is the most performed FUE Hair Transplant method.
DHI Method: It is performed with a special pen called CHOI Pen. The extracted grafts are directly implanted into the recipient area by CHOI pens.
Sapphire Method: Same as the classic FUE with one difference. It uses sapphire blades instead of steel blades.

Advantages of FUE Hair Transplant

• In FUE Hair Transplant, the hair follicles are directly collected from the donor area(s) one by one. Therefore, FUE is less invasive compared to the FUT method; it does not leave visible scars on the donor area.
• FUE is a hair transplant technique developed for patients who are not suitable for traditional hair transplant methods. So, it offers a more accessible treatment.
• FUE offers a high number of grafts – in one session up to 5000 grafts can be implanted.