The method
Extraction from the occipital part of the scalp (donor area) of skin micro grafts that contain various number of hair follicles
Implantation of these grafts to the alopecia area without any kind of processing/damaging them and without making any previous reception holes but instead placing them immediately into the skin with the use of implanters.
There is no need to shave the whole head for a hair transplant with the FUE/implanters method, but only the occipital part (donor area) of it. This ‘navy shave’ as it is called, is the scalp shave of choice for two reasons:
Hair transplantation for the restoration of androgenetic alopecia is purely a personal issue to the patient himself and as long as there is motivation and desire it can theoretically be carried out. Technically the procedure of hair transplantation has no age limit, unless there are such health problems that cause a functional inability for the patient to maintain the necessary…
Hair transplantation at a young age It is generally believed that scalp hair loss occurs and characterizes large age groups of men. This view is fundamentally wrong. Hair loss can be a major problem for many young men affecting negatively their psychology and causing them to have low self-esteem. It is no coincidence that many young people who lose…
When Should I Have a Hair Transplant? If you are wondering what time to get a hair transplant, the answer is simple: whenever you feel ready! Once you have made the decision and you have chosen the experienced scientist to restore your hair loss problem then the time moment you have a hair transplant is not really an issue. Hair…
Although hair transplantation is a relatively painless and safe procedure, it is still a surgery. Therefore it makes sense to wonder if there are any complications and risks. The Golden Rule for fewer Complications after a Hair Transplant Before referring to hair transplant and its possible complications, it is important to emphasize that there is a way to minimize risks…
Androgenetic alopecia can present also in women since it is a genetically predisposed condition and may be hereditary to all people. In women hair loss presents in a different pattern since common baldness like that seen in men is not the usual case. The usual pattern involves scalp hair thinning mainly all over the top of the head (zones A…
Surgical restoration of androgenetic alopecia is performed under local anesthesia and lasts about 4 to 7 hours depending on the hair loss grade and the patient’s needs. The procedure is divided into two phases. The first is about going among the original hair at the occipital part of the scalp and taking/extracting skin micrografts containing hair follicles. This process is…
Hair transplantation remains to date the only immediate solution to the problem of androgenetic alopecia/common baldness, which essentially helps maintaining the natural scalp image. The FUE (follicular unit extraction) method is about the extraction of one by one skin micro-implants/grafts which contain a different number of hair follicles each and derive from the rear – occipital part of the scalp.…
