Follicular Unit Extraction Method (FUE Method) is a minimally invasive hair transplantation technique. In a FUE procedure the patient’s own intact hair follicles are removed from an area of the scalp where hair still grows strongly, and transplanted to the balding area on the scalp. This allows the patient’s own hair to form new roots and grow back naturally.
In Follicular Unit Extraction, individual follicular units are removed from the donor area using a hollow needle known as a punch. The units are then carefully prepared and then implanted into the scalp. Unlike the damaged units, the follicular hair units harvested with the punch tool are resistant to the hormone (DHT) that causes hair loss, and this guarantees the treatment’s success.
The healthy follicular unit, also called a hair graft, forms the foundation for new hair growth.
A follicular unit (graft) is a group of 1-4 hairs that are centred and close together. Human scalp hair does not usually grow from several scattered individual hairs but is arranged in small clumps (follicular units). In hair transplantation, these units are removed and used to grow a natural hair pattern.
Before Hair Transplant Procedure:
Before the procedure, an interview with the patient is mandatory. We discuss the future design of hair growth, determine the number of grafts needed to achieve an aesthetically acceptable result, choose a donor zone.
Processes of procedure:
For hair transplantation, local anesthesia is applied. The part of the operation where the surgeon directly punctures the scalp with a punch (the hollow needle) is called Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE). The extracted follicular units are then placed in the areas where there has been hair loss. They have strong resistance to hair loss even in areas strongly influenced by the hormone DHT.
After between 6 and 12 months, hair will grow back permanently. Even in areas that were completely bald, a year after an FUE transplant, there is usually full hair growth.
In FUE hair transplantation the decisive factor here is the diameter of the hair roots. So that the surgeon can see exactly what they are doing, the patient will usually have their head shaved first. This means there are no hairs getting in the way of the surgeon’s delicate work.
The grafts are usually extracted with the punch needle from the sides of the head, the nape of the neck, and the areas around the ear. This is where hair growth usually stays the strongest for patients who are suffering hair loss.
Although the hair in the donor areas is thinner after the transplant, this is not visible.
The Hair Transplant Punch ensures that the grafts are removed without leaving a trace and with minimal infection risks.
The result you will get at the Medines clinic:
After only 10 days, the areas where the grafts were taken are no longer visible and the natural hair has grown back. Most patients are pleased with the quick recovery and the less painful and gentle treatment method. The transplanted hair grows for about a month and then falls out for a short time. But there is no need to worry.
As the hair roots have now adapted to the transplanted areas, only the hair strands will fall out. After around 2-3 months, the hair begins to grow in the long term and after only half a year, those affected can look forward to an even and natural hair growth. After 12 months it is as if the hair was never lost in the first place.
Those who have the FUE method performed by experienced doctors and under the right conditions will have a lifetime of full and healthy hair again.
The cost of the hair transplant procedure includes:
A preoperative consultation is mandatory for patients. Sometimes you may need to consult a trichologist.
