FUE Hair Transplant and it's Benefits
FUE Hair Transplants are one of the more modern methods of surgical hair restoration that you can take advantage of today. What does FUE mean? It stands for Follicular Unit Extraction and can provide much better (almost incredible) cosmetic results when you compare it to the older style of punch graft and strip incision transplants. There's also far less scarring than with any other method.
Transplant Procedure
The FUE hair transplant procedure is performed under local anesthesia and the surgeon begins by extracting follicular units out of donor area. These grafts are kept in a holding solution till the time recipient area is prepared. The last step consists of implantation of these extracted follicles to create the hairline as per consultation with patient.
After the Transplant
After the FUE hair transplant procedure is over the patient is provided necessary instructions for everything from exercising to showering. Patient is also provided topical medications as well as antibiotics and mild painkillers as needed.
Wounds tend to go away within seven days of the procedure and scabs will fall off in about 14 days. Till the 8th week the shedding process will continue and new hair growth will start in around 4 months with most results achieved by the time 12 months are reached. The hair growth will continue till 18 months and by then the new hair will thicken and completely blend with hair in the region.
Who are good candidates for transplant?
Ideal candidates for this treatment where only head hair is used are those who have not yet suffered complete depletion of donor hair in the scalp area. However, it is also possible to body hair for transplantation for when scalp hair is not enough to undertake the treatment procedure.
Chances of Complications
The good thing about follicular unit extraction is that it is minimally invasive technique and completely safe for use. The risks can be further reduced by after the instructions provided by your physician about pre and post operative care. There are risks of some complications which are dependent on factors such as:
1) Patient's physiology
2) Procedure performed by unlicensed physicians
3) Use of flawed machines or robotic techniques which do not offer desired results.
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