FUE Procedure Steps

Steps of the FUE Procedure:

Five operative steps punctuate the FUE graft procedure. Each step is equally important to each other and influences the outcome of the transplant. 

Step 1: Mowing and Preparation for the Procedure:

For FUE hair from the donor area is usually shorn. It is impossible to remove a follicle if the hair is more than 1mm. However, a mowing "total" can sometimes be avoided depending on the case. This is called FUE Patchy or Unshaven. Normal FUE requires total mowing. Mowing is done without a hoof. The ultra-short cut is still quickly forgotten because 15 days after the operation, the hair has already pushed back 0.5 cm.

Step 2: Isolate the Hair Follicles:

The follicles are then selected directly on the scalp of the patient, the hair is isolated with a titanium punch with a diameter ranging from 0.7 to 1.0 mm. This step is one of the advantages of the FUE Transplant Cost in Pakistan we can then select each graft and therefore favor grafts of 1, 2, 3 hairs according to the needs of the recipient area. This is the so-called Cherry-Picking stage we select the best transplants. To isolate the grafts the punch drops 3 to 4 mm into the skin along the hair and follicle. This is the only step that requires the fue punch. The grafts then isolated and dissociated from the epidermis and the dermis. But this one remains in the skin for the moment. They are not yet extracted.

Step 3: Extract the hair Follicles:

Using micro-forceps, either micro-forceps or a mosquito forceps, the selected follicles are extracted one by one. Each graft is then deposited in physiological saline and or in a mixture of PRP and physiological saline. The grafts are then sorted and checked and prepared for implantation. The extraction procedure is then complete. One can begin the procedure of incisions and implantation which is the same in FUE or FUT. 

Step 4: Incisions in the Recipient Area

Using blades cut to the size of the follicular units the practitioner draws the new hair using micro-incisions in the area to be grafted. The slides are cut and prepared for each patient. They are for single use. This technique is called custom-blades.

It is at this stage that factors deciding the outcome of the hair transplant performed. These factors are: 

The angle of the hair.

The Distribution.

The Density.

The Incision stage determines the design of your hair transplant.

Step 5: Placement of the Grafts in the Incisions:

With each graft of 1,2 and 3 hairs previously separated and sorted, they are now inserted into each incision. This step is often performed by several hands because up to 3 people can work at the same time and insert the grafts on the patient's scalp. The grafts will now re-oxygenate and then reconnect to the patient vasculature. The FUE operation is finished. Then begins the waiting for the regrowth of the transplant. Patients benefit from their outcome 7 to 8 months later, but at least 12 months are needed for complete regrowth and up to 15 to 18 months for thickening hair.