What is FUE Hair Transplant?

FUE (Folliculer Extraction Unit) is a hair transplant procedure in which healthy individual hair follicles are extracted from the more dense donor area, usually backside of the head and transplanted in the bald area of head or any part of the body. FUE hair transplant is now the most popular technique due to some advantages like less invasive, minimum pain and invisible scars as compared to other techniques providing aesthetically satisfying results.  

The FUE procedure involves modern equipment for micro punches to extract healthy hair grafts and relocating individual follicles to thin hair density area leaving almost no scars on the scalp.   

How Does The Treatment Work?

As we grow, the healthy hair follicles are shortened in a 3 phase cycle of hair regrowth. Depending on genetics, food, lifestyle or even due to unknown reasons, the rate of balding is different for everyone. Some people start balding in their early twenties while many people enjoy healthy and dense hair even at the age of 50.

With the help of FUE technique, surgeons replace these dormant hair follicles with the new healthy follicles. After grafting to bald area and nourished by blood supply, these new follicles begin to regrow, which after few weeks give a magical results establishing a gerat confidence for the patients.

Ideal Candidates for FUE

If a patient’s hair fall pattern is stage 3 or above and progression is stable on the Norwood Scale, then most surgeons consider such patients as a good candidate for FUE  treatment. Although, if hair fall is advancing for five years than you are also a ideal candidate for FUE surgery.

Aged and young patients

A patient between 25 to 45 years can be a good candidate for FUE. Before 25 years hair fall pattern is inconsistent or unstabilised while for the persons of age more than 45 years, the health of donor area is complex. 

Sufficient and healthy donor area

Sufficient availability of healthy hair follicles in the donor area of the scalp make you a good candidate for fue hair transplant.

Hair Characteristics

Many hair characteristics like texture, brittleness, and hair root angle can affect the Fue technique for candidate. 

Realistic expectations

Every patient needs to understand that FUE just brings a nice look of hairs but cannot turn back your biological clock. It can restore your confidence but cannot bring back your adulthood. Having realistic expectations can make you an ideal candidate for the FUE method.

The Advantages of FUE

• Less invasive: Due to fine sapphire blades and high pressure, Fue hair transplant is generally recommended by medical experts. Less invasive is significant to less scars and ultimately results an early recovery.
• Ideal for special cases (Body Hair Transplant): In some special cases like eyebrow,  moustache or beard hair transplant, FUE can be applied to various areas of the body.
• Faster healing: Due to less invasive nature, minimal post surgery discomfort and faster recovery has been reported by patients. Patients can return to their normal work within days after surgery.
• Less scarring: FUE hall mark, leaves just micro level dot like scars as compared to strip transplant method in FUT. 
• Cost-Effectiveness: If you are seeking permanent results and long term solutions, experts advice Fue method preferring to other short term solutions. This shall reduce future recovery sessions, treatments or medications.

Manual FUE Method

Graft Harvesting

This process involves extraction of individual follicelles from the back of the scalp using a manual punch with slight rotation by the surgeon before extracting with tweezers. This procedure is performed manually and requires concentration and expertise for precision and better results.

Graft Implantation

Harvested grafts are placed in nutrient solvent until transplanting in the target area. In bald marked scalp empty follicles pits are opened manually and these marinated healthy individual follicles are grafted into it with the help of fine sapphire blades at the precise distance, density and angles for optimized growth.

Robotic FUE Method

With the help of advanced robotic technology, follicles  are extracted out and later implanted, potentially minimising the human error and enhancing the precision, accelerated process and minimum scars. Some clinics are claiming usage of artificial intelligence in this process and may cost more as compared to manual FUE hair transplant.

FUE Procedure Steps

Now if you have finally decided to go through a FUE transplant procedure, here is a step wise breakdown of the whole procedure which you can expect towards the journey of gaining confidence.

Outlining Donor and Recipient Areas

During close visual observations by an expert, the donor and bald area is outlined after the patient’s goal and needs to to finalize the hairline pattern. The basic goal is here to satisfy the patients with the best possible outcome. 

Administering Anesthesia

In step 2, the scalp of the patient is numb by administering anesthesia but some surgeons in addition to it, also administer the sedation orally or through IM or IV injections to enhance the comfort during the procedure.

Preparing Recipient Area

On the scalp bald area, some pits, where grafts would be inserted shall be prepared by the surgeon first, later he shall transplant the few grafts to sort out whether it is setting well there. 

Harvesting Grafts

Now Surgeons will decide the number of hair follicles to be harvested from the donor area with respect to sites just prepared for grafting. Remember some surgeons also prefer to harvest the follicles first and later prepare the recipient area.

Grafts Placement

Now, get ready to have nice healthy hairs again, the harvested follicles now ready to  graft in the pits of the prepared bald area and all individual follicles are inserted into it with magnifying lenses.

FUE Transplant Cost

On average,the cost of FUE hair transplant in Dubai lies between AED 5000 and AED 20,000, depending on the number of grafts required, the clinic’s reputation, clinic location and the surgeon’s expertise. For large graft sessions or complementary treatments, the price can exceed AED 20,000.

Is There Any Side Effect of FUE Hair Transplant?

Considered as a less painful process, anyhow a little pain or discomfort is inevitable. Therefore just like FUT, a medication kit including pain killer drugs like paracetamol and ibuprofen as well as medicated shampoo, salt water spray and antibiotic course with guidelines would be provided to you.You can take paracetamol or ibuprofen in the recommended dose by your doctor whenever you feel pain or discomfort. 

Any serious side effects or complications usually are not reported by patients after FUE transplant technique, but little discomforts like itching  is expected. 

Can Female Undergo FUE Hair Transplant?

Absolutely yes! Females can have FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) hair transplants. In fact, this procedure is steadily gaining acceptance among females too, who suffer from hair thinning or pattern baldness. FUE does not involve major surgery. It is best recommended for women who have localized hair loss. It is also good for those who want to restore their hairline with minimum scarring.

FUE does not apply to all women since female hair loss patterns vary from those of males. FUE is the right solution for women or not, it can only be determined after proper assessment by a hair specialist on visiting a well reputed clinic. Women which have diffuse thinning all over the scalp may need some other treatments to get the best results. With accurate diagnosis and best techniques, FUE has provided natural looking and long lasting results to many female patients.

Say Yes To Life-Changing Results With FUE Hair Transplant at AHT Aesthetic Medical Center

If you still have any confusion regarding FUE hair transplant, then feel free to contact the AHT Aesthetic Medical Center where a trained staff is ready to make you feel at home. Take an appointment with some expert professionals to know it better.

Visit  AHT Aesthetic Medical Centre, Dubai; here, our highly experienced staff focuses on giving individual care to get the best results for your requirement of hair restoration. At the time of consultation, our professionals examine your hair loss condition, recommend the techniques that can best suit you,  and thereupon clear all your queries. We believe in the fact that each and every situation of the patient is different and thus make our ways flexible, aiming at offering the best experience for your journey in hair restoration.