SAPPHIRE FUE Hair Transplant
- Length of stay in hospital
1 Day
- Operation Duration
4-6 Hours
- Anesthesia
- Recovery duration
6-7 Days
- Average length of stay
3 Day
A Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) hair transplant is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that looks to promote new hair growth on your scalp and/or face. Whether you are concerned about your receding hairline, eyebrows, or beard, an FUE treatment is often the perfect solution for many causes of thinning hair.
All of our hair transplant procedures, including FUE surgery, crown hair transplant etc, are conducted by certified medical professionals with years of experience in hair restoration. Book your free consultation today and end your hair loss concerns!
What is an FUE Transplant?
The FUE transplant procedure looks to take anywhere between 1,000-6,000 individual hair follicles from the donor area and implant them onto the balding/thinning area of your scalp.
This treatment, conducted by one of our hair restoration surgeons, in essence “transports” hair that doesn’t get affected by the hormone DHT (which is one of the main causes of hair loss) onto the area of your scalp that requires hair, thus leaving a natural result as it is your own hair that is used.
How does the procedure work ?
After you have received your free online consultation with one of our hair transplant surgeons, and decide to have a hairtransplant operation All our patients receive local anaesthetic during hair transplant surgery. During the surgery, you shouldn’t feel anything more than a little bit of pressure; almost like a head massage!
At the beginning of the procedure, we will begin by extracting follicular units from the donor area in natural groups of 1-4 (this is called a hair graft). These grafts, or follicular units, are circled by a tiny 1mm punch enabling an accurate and precise incision to be made. The follicular unit is then grasped gently and pulled away from the loose connective tissue that surrounds the unit under the skin.
Once the hair grafts have been taken, no more preparation is required. These small donor hairs are then implanted into the bald area one by one. This process is then repeated over and over again as desired.
As patients are left with tiny 0.8mm – 1mm scars from follicle extraction, as opposed to other hair surgery treatments which make larger incisions. The FUE recovery time is usually between 6-7 days.
The Four Stages of a FUE Hair transplant
Before an FUE hair transplantation, local anaesthetic is administered, so you won’t feel more than a slight pressure during the procedure
- A Micro Punch tool is used to cut a small circle of skin around the individual follicular unit
- The follicular unit (or graft) is gently prised away from the surrounding loose connective tissue under the skin
- The harvested grafts are sorted according to how many individual hairs in each follicle
- The grafts are then implanted into the balding area of the scalp
Who will do your FUE Transplant ?
After your free initial consultation, your FUE hair transplant will be performed by one of our certified hair transplant surgeons.
All of our procedures are performed by doctors with a little help from our specialist nurses, ensuring you receive quality care and treatment.
Do FUE Hair Transplants hurt ?
Patient safety comes first and foremost at our clinic. Some great news is that during the procedure, you should not feel any pain at all. This is because the treatment is done under local anaesthetic. You shouldn’t feel a thing!
After your FUE hair transplant surgery, there may be some slight feelings of discomfort. However, as almost microscopic incisions are made on the scalp, you should not expect to feel any tightness as you would with FUT treatments.
After your procedure, one of our hair transplant surgeons will remain in contact with you and discuss the aftercare process with you extensively. If you have any problems, just get in touch with us!
Results and Aftercare
Following your hair transplantation procedure, you will have access to our post-transplant aftercare program and expert guidance, whenever you need it.
It is important to keep the scalp hydrated during the first few days following the procedure in order to protect against infection and minimise scabbing. We provide full instructions for aftercare and are on hand to answer any concerns following your procedure.
It can take 2 to 3 months for the new follicles to take and naturally grow new hair, so regrowth may be uneven at first, but rest assure, you will soon benefit from thicker looking hair. Although every patient’s recovery time and results may differ, most patients see full natural hair growth around 10 months following their procedure.
