Hair Transplant Procedures

Types of Hair Transplant Procedures

There are several different types of hair transplant procedures that are available at Hair Transplant Leeds. Which one is suitable for you will depend on a few factors including your hair and hair loss type as well as donor area availability and shaving preference. This is determined after you have had a consultation with one of our patient advisors. Information on each procedure type:

• Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE): FUE involves transplanting donor area hair which is resistant to the hormone that causes hair loss over to the recipient area. Normal, healthy human hair naturally grows in patterns that are very similar to this, so FUE allows for a natural look. FUE is also widely preferred because the surgical incisions involved are minor, resulting in shorter recovery times and minimal scarring.
• Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT): This method is most often used to treat more advanced or extreme cases of balding as well as people that don’t want to shave their donor area. It involves excising a strip of skin from the donor area and transplanting the grafts that are within that piece of skin to the recipient area. The skin is then sutured together. The FUT method has a longer healing time in comparison to FUE as it’s more invasive in nature.
• Direct Hair Implant Technique (DHI): The only different between DHI and FUE is the implantation method. The implantation involves the use of an implantation tool also called the CHOI pen. The drawback is the speed of implantation is significantly slower than FUE so DHI is reserved for smaller cases and is more expensive than FUE.

The method that is the best for you will depend on how bald you are, what you’re hoping to achieve with your results, and what your budget is. To better determine which would be the best possible option for you, please fill out our form to get a free consultation with one of our patient advisors.