FUE Hair Transplant Treatment
With the growing demand for hair transplants, FUE is one of many techniques that have been used. Unlike strip surgery where linear scarring occurs at donor sites and makes your head look unnatural in comparison.
FUT process does not produce as much damage or leave any scars behind due to its minimally invasive nature.
FUE technique uses a specially designed tool to remove hair follicles from the donor site and implant them at different areas of your head. The end result is faster growth with no painful surgery!
Interesting Facts about FUE
You must know these facts before going under the knife.
Time Required | 8 – 9 hours |
Anesthesia Type | Local |
Recovery Time | 4 – 7 days |
Success Rate | Very High |
Hold On? Are you the candidate for FUE?
If you think that you are the one who needs a FUE at Evon Aesthetics, then you must:
- Have hair thinning, a receding hairline, or a bald head, you can get a hair transplant.
- Want a procedure to get hair better. You want it to be less invasive and closer to your head.
- Have hair that is not resistant to balding.
- Have a tight scalp, which means you can’t use the strip-removal method.
- Check if your hair loss is stopped or not.
What Wonder Result You Get From FUE
With FUE hair transplants, you can have the appearance of a full head of natural-looking locks.
This is because it uses follicles from multiple donors to give patients their desired look without risking donor site reactions or scarring that may occur with other techniques. Such as strip surgeries which use one single source for all grafts needed on patients’ heads at once!
There are also no guarantees about how long these new hairs will stay in place but we do know they’re most likely going to stick around for life!
Techniques Involved in FUE Procedure
Follicular Unit Extraction is when hair follicles are taken out of your head. There are two different ways to do it:
- Manual FUE in which a surgeon pulls the hair follicles out with a special tool, and
- Motorized or automated FUE uses an automatic tool to pull the hair follicles out more quickly.
Let’s have a look at the procedure of FUE.
FUE Procedure
Step 1: To get grafts, the hair will be shaved in the donor area. The hair will be cut very short to remove it. This is just for less than 1,500 grafts.
Step 2: The doctor will draw the hairline where you want it. This is to make sure that all of the hair is transplanted into the correct areas.
Step 3: The doctor will give you a shot of anesthesia to make the area where they are taking hair numb so that it doesn’t hurt when they take out the follicular units.
Step 4: The surgeon then starts the process of getting hair. They use a tool that is smaller than 1 mm in diameter to get at the roots of the hair.
Step 5: The doctor cuts the hair off the person’s head in a special way. They do this under a microscope to make sure they get the right size of grafts.
Step 6: The surgeon then carefully inserts each graft into these tiny holes that were made in the skin.
There are some pre and post-operation care that must be considered. Let’s have a look at these.
Pre-Operation Care
Here are the steps that you must consider before going through the procedure:
- Don’t take blood thinners two weeks before surgery.
- Don’t use aspirin or aspirin-containing pain medication 10 days before the transplant.
- Buy all of your medicines one week before the hair transplant.
Post-Operation Care
Here are the steps that you must consider after going through the procedure:
- Use cold compresses when you are in pain.
- Don’t wash your hair for 24 to 36 hours after the transplantation.
- Don’t take any pain medication that is not prescribed.
- Wait 10-14 days after the surgery to take any blood thinners.
- Do not take aspirin or drink coffee for two weeks after surgery.
- Do not take them for five to seven days after a new organ transplant.
- Do not touch your scalp for at least 1 week. Do not scratch or pick the scab. Let it come off naturally.
- Avoid direct exposure to sunlight for 1 month or longer.
Recovery from FUE
Recovery from the FUE hair transplant is a bit longer, but it is safe, and there are no problems. You will need to rest for 5-7 days; then, you can do what you want. The stitches or staples will be gone when the cut on your back heals.
Recovery from this surgery takes some time, but it’s worth it because you have a lot of hair again after that!
FUE Benefits
Yes, why not talk about the benefits of such a great treatment? Here are a few benefits of FUE:
- The results of your surgery will look natural.
- It is the safest way to harvest a donor’s hair.
- It hurts your hair less than other techniques.
- You can transplant more grafts in a session as well as it is cheaper than other methods.
FUE Goals and Outcomes
The procedure will give you new hair. It will look like your natural hair. It won’t be easy to tell that you got the procedure done because it looks so natural. The results are permanent, too, which means that it will last for a long time and you’ll look younger than before.