Important Things about FUE Hair Transplant

When you face the problem of male pattern baldness, you came across over the different choices for hair restoration surgery. Therefore, before going for any hair transplant treatment, you must make a deep research for all types of procedures. You can also get the answers to your queries by visiting the best hair transplant doctor. Following are some FAQs related to the FUE hair transplant. You must take a look over it before going for the treatment.

What is FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction)?

It is basically a hair transplant technique in which the surgeon will extract hair follicular one by one from the donor area. The donor area can be anywhere between the back side and the side of the scalp. This is because of the fact that the quality of the hair is really high on the areas either above the neck or behind the ear. These extracted hair are then embedded into the bald areas.

How FUE is done Step by Step?

  • Patients are asked to lie down on the special operating bed
  • Process of anesthesia is done
  • Using a special device or needle, the hair follicles are extracted under a magnifier
  • These units are kept in a chemical solution until the process of extraction is done
  • Now the patient is asked to sit up and then anesthesia is administered in bald areas.
  • On the bald area, the cuts are made with customized blades.
  • Then the follicular units are implanted over these cuts.
  • The surgeon will provide you with the proper guidelines for the aftercare
  • Few painkillers can be recommended by the surgeon that you need to consume as per directions.

How long is the recovery period?

As you are very much aware that in FUE hair transplant treatment, minimal invasion in the skin is made therefore there is no need for stitches, staples, dressing. So, the recovery time is quite quick and sometimes it is quite faster than you could imagine. Your donor area gets healed within one week and the hair starts growing in the second week.

When will your hair starts growing normally again?

After the hair transplant, it can take around 4-6 months for the new hair to grow and this growth of hair will become thick, fluffy and healthy within a year that will give you a natural look.