Sapphire FUE Hair Transplantation
Hair transplantation is technically the adaptation of grafts (hair follicles) taken from the donor area to the tissue to be transplanted. The hair follicles are taken from the donor area using a special pen with a sapphire tip, which is easy to apply and leaves no trace with the Sapphire FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) method. Sapphire FUE is the most preferred method of hair transplantation. Beard, moustache and eyebrow transplants can also be performed with this technique. This same procedure can be applied for women in case of complaints about losing hair.
How to prepare for fue hair transplant operation?
The patient must undergo tests to ensure that their health is suitable for a hair transplant before the operation. The patient’s hair will be photographed from all angles before the operation begins when finished these tests. The doctor then examines the density of the patient’s hair, determines the donor and recipient areas, as well as the amount of hair follicles that will be taken and where the transplant will take place. The surgeon then draws the hairline, as well as the areas where the hair implants will be taken and transplanted. After the analysis is complete, the hair is shortened by at least one millimeter and prepared for transplantation.
How to do fue hair transplant?
A painless local anaesthetic is given to the area where the hair follicles are to be taken out. The patient can watch TV or chat without feeling anything during the whole operation. After the hair follicles have been taken out, the hair transplantation procedure can begin. This operation takes an average of six to eight hours, depending on the amount of grafts. After the operation has been completed, a bandage is applied to the transplanted area. The patient should be very careful and cautious during the first 3 days after the operation.
The day after the operation, the patient is examined for a full medical check-up. The day after this appointment, the patient will have his first wash at the clinic. After the washing, the washing procedure will be told to patient and given the shampoos and solutions.
If patient will be careful, healing and the disappearance of the scabs can be achieved within 10 days. A few points should be considered in this process:
- Swimming in the sea or pool should be avoided for the first 15 days.
- Intense physical activities, steam baths or saunas, which cause sweating, should be avoided during this healing period.
- The grafted area should be protected from impact and certain positions such as head tilts should be avoided.
- The patient is advised to protect himself from the sun and to wear a hat during the first month.
The patient should be aware in the recovery process, that the new transplanted hair follicles will grow in 2 to 3 weeks and after will happen hair loss which called “Shoc Loss”. This situation is related to the natural healing processes of hair transplantation. After that, the new hair will start to grow within a few weeks. It takes 6 to 8 months for the front part of the hair and 8 to 12 months for the hair at the top of the head on average. It is necessary to wait at least three weeks before shaving the hair that is growing.
For a satisfactory and quick result of your hair transplant operation, you should prefer experienced clinic and could speak English.
We invite you to contact us for an appointment at our expert clinic based in the city of Istanbul for Sapphire FUE hair transplantation.
