FUE, hair transplantation

Everything you need to know about FUE hair transplant (Follicular Unit Excision) 

PRINCIPLES :

Transplanting micro-grafts (1 to 4 hair follicular units) from the donor area (back and sides of the head, spared by alopecia) to the recipient area, affected by alopecia.

Use of magnifying-glasses for the surgeon to work in augmented reality

SURGICAL PROCEDURE STEP BY STEP :

1. PREPARATION :

Prior shaving of the whole head, or only of the donor area :

• FUE partial shave
• FUE unshaven

Local anesthesia of the sampling area (donor area), with or without needle.

2. EXTRACTION OF GRAFTS:

Isolation of each graft to be removed : with a punch diameter 0.6 to 1.0 mm :

•  manual punch
•  motorized punch
• ARTAS robotic punch

Extraction of each isolated graft : with micro-clamps

Preservation of the grafts in a special solution, until their implantation.

3. IMPLANTATION OF GRAFTS: (according to angle and direction of natural hair, after local anesthesia of the recepient area) :

Two techniques : 

• Implantation in 2 steps: site preparation (micro incisions made with a micro scalpel or with a needle) and placement of grafts with micro-clamps or with non sharp (dull) implanter
• Direct hair implantation (DHI) with an implanter pen (Choï) without prior incisions

ADDITIONAL DETAILS : 

Sequential method : Some surgeons repeat the 3 steps several times, to avoid keeping grafts too long out of the body

Incisions before extraction: some surgeons first make incisions before performing graft extraction

Special case of curly, frizzy, afro hair .

Duration : 4 hours to one day

Maximum number of transplanted grafts : One day: between 1500 and 4000 according to the FUE technique and according to the clinic ...Two or three days: up to 6000 grafts

Durable effects : after a first phase of grafts fall (normal), their regrowth occurs a 2 to 5 months later (full result after 10 to 12 months).

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