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FUE hair transplant
HAIR TRANSPLANT / FUE
SUMMARY
The FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) technique is a non-invasive hair transplant technique, performed under local anesthesia, by an aesthetic doctor or a plastic surgeon and whose purpose has been to remove the longitudinal scar of the FUT. It was created in 2003, after the ISHRAS conference in New York. It is not a surgical technique. It consists of removing follicular units, one by one, from the donor area using circular micro-punches of different diameters.
The description will be brief as it is supplanted by robotic FUE and will only be used as a supplement if necessary.
How is the FUE procedure carried out?
FUE is performed on an outpatient basis. The donor area is shaved beforehand in order to be able to remove the follicular units which will be reimplanted in the area to be redensified into hair.
The hair follicles are removed manually by the doctor, one by one, with a punch of variable diameter (0.7 mm to 1 mm), a fine titanium instrument preserving the hair follicle, without leaving a scar. The punch descends 3 to 4 mm into the skin along the hair and the follicle. The follicles are then removed using micro forceps. The grafts are then checked and sorted by the assistants.
The reimplantation is carried out by the doctor on the bald areas. Using blades the size of the grafts, the doctor makes micro-incisions in the recipient area. This is followed by the implantation phase where the doctor and the assistants place the grafts in the slots, one by one, on the scalp. CHOI's implanter pens can be used instead of these two steps for the creation of the recipient microsites and the implantation of the harvested follicular units.
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Preperation
Implantation
Post-operative follow-up to FUE?
The post-operative follow-up after an FUE is simple. The donor area regains its normal appearance in 15 to 20 days. Hair normally regrows in the donor area. Redness and scabs in the recipient area fade in 15 days. Patients can resume a social and professional life after a few days of convalescence.
When are the results visible?
The implanted hair will fall out after a few weeks. It is totaly normal. The reimplanted bulbs will allow the regrowth of new hair after 4 to 6 months. The first changes will be visible after 6 to 10 months. The hair gains in density. The final result will be appreciable between 10 and 12 months.
ADVANTAGES OF FUE
No scar so ideal for patients wishing to have short hair
No real donor area limitation like the scar procedure. Be careful, however, not to reduce the density of the back area of the skull too much.
Natural result linked to the greater possibility of taking grafts from 1 to 2 hairs
No prolonged social eviction with short local care allowing a return to a social life in 7 to 10 days
Rapid healing
New procedure feasible a few years later
Ideal technique for female alopecia
Ideal technique for small hair transplantation procedures
DISADVANTAGES OF THE FUE
Duration of prolonged sessions following manual removal leading to a reduction in the survival of the finest follicular units
Several sessions necessary to obtain a high hair density
15 to 30% loss of grafts per transection
Lower accuracy and yield than the FUT technique due to operator fatigue
Quantity of grafts taken imprecise causing disappointment in the density gain because out of 1500 "planned" grafts only 900 transplantable grafts
Possible loss of density of the donor area if poor distribution of the sample by manual default
Cost of intervention higher than FUT
Scabs on the grafts falling off after one to two weeks
How much does an FUE cost?
If hair transplants have become more popular, it is partly because the intervention has become accessible for many budgets. Although we are aware that medical progress should be available to everyone, we are primarily focused on quality and results. Our prices are therefore accessible but relate to first-rate services using the most effective and recognized advanced techniques.

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Mustafa Yilmaz
My vision of hair transplantation is totally in line with this perspective: to be at the service of regained well-being through effective techniques that give natural results. The hair, in women of course, but in men, it is the force of life, it is the finery. Losing them is truly an injury, a trauma. It’s terrible!
Also, I enjoy listening to my patients and never judging them. I am then able to give them the best advice and allow them to regain their self-confidence.
I naturally surrounded myself with a caring, expert and extremely rigorous team in its field to be sure to offer men and women who suffer from baldness solutions that work, without ever ignoring safety and reliability.
The used techniques depend on Dr. Mustafa Yilmaz decision after doing the medical diagnosis, Choi Pen / DHI - Sapphire - Micro FUE are used normally in our operations.
Emine Karabash
I started dermatology almost 15 years ago now and thanks to my encounters with other dermatologists, I quickly turned to medical aesthetics.
More and more women and men want to feel good about their hair, and when this is the case, one gains confidence in oneself, in everyday life, in social life and in work.
I have also always remained "classic", in this movement that is now called the "Soft touch", namely to privilege discretion, elegance, and of course, naturalness. Not ostentatious! I prefer to repair what is damaged, rather than change or modify.
The used techniques depend on Dr Emine’s decision after doing the medical diagnosis, Choi Pen / DHI - Sapphire - Micro FUE are used normally in our operations.
Ayshe
She is the one who sees you in consultation and who makes the diagnosis. On D-Day, Ayse. starts the procedure with local anesthesia in your donor area. She is present throughout your intervention, ensuring its perfect completion, with the support of her team of experts.
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