Is the ICE FUE hair transplant a painful process?
Hair transplantation process is made comfortable by reducing pain to a minimum with the help of painless local anesthesia. After the surgery, no pain is felt under normal circumstances. If there is mild pain, pain killers are given to our patients.
The ICE FUE method can be applied to the patients who have an important hair loss and need intensive hair transplantation. The advantage of the ICE FUE method is that a high number of hair follicles could be transplanted in one session. It is especially recommended for the patients who need 3.000 up to 6.000 hair follicles. However, in some cases the ICE FUE method is not recommended. Different methods are recommended for patients who have less hair loss and for those who need to fill up some sparse areas. In this case, the most suitable decision is to follow our Specialist’s recommendations and act accordingly.
Blood test are made, then the first meeting with the hair transplant expert is held
. A consultation during which the patients’ expectations are discussed, A form is filled out, the patient’s health problems, hair loss history, habits, health issues are all questioned.
The front line is drawn and the recipient areas are determined. Then hair is getting shaved. Then the donor area is being numbed with local anesthesia.
The hair follicles are being extracted from the designated donor area. Hair follicles are removed with 0.7 or 0.8 mm punch tips with the help of a micro-motor. The follicles are removed without damaging the hair tissue, 1 hair root produces an average of 2 to 3 hair follicles. With this method, 55-60 (or more) hair implantation per square centimeter is possible. The hair follicles are collected and kept in a special solution.
This step is very important and can be performed only by the hair transplant expert since the slits should be opened in the appropriate direction, angles and depth to achieve a natural appearance.
The final step consists in a single hair-by-hair implantation performed by specialists. After the transplantation of all the extracted follicles and a final check, the head is bandaged and the patient is discharged.
There is no need to stay in the clinic after the surgery. You’ll be driven back to the hotel.
Considering the method to be used in hair transplantation and the number of hair follicles to be implanted, it takes approximately between 6 and 10 hours.
There is no suitable time for a hair transplant, whenever you feel ready you can get your appointment. However keep in mind that you won’t be able to swim nor the have sunbath for one month following the surgery.
Don’t use a machine, razor or a sharp shaving device or any sharp object for 6 months following the surgery. After the 1st month you can get your hair cut with scissors.
If you smoke or if you take other tobacco products, you should cut on for 1 week after the surgery. The oxygen in the blood is being reduced because of the tobacco, the grafts couldn’t live. If you can’t quit smoking, you can at least reduce to 2 – 4 cigarettes per day. Otherwise the hair follicles may be weak.
You can go back to exercise 4 weeks after your hair transplant. Before 4 weeks following your surgery, although you may feel recovered, trauma can still damage your scalp and affect the hair follicles. We recommend you avoiding heavy sports like football or basketball, for 3 months.
After hair transplantation, we give a warranty certificate. We give a lifetime guarantee for the hairs we implant.
If you need second hair transplantation, It could be held 9 months after the first one.
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