Sapphire FUE Hair Transplantation

What is Sapphire FUE Hair Transplantation?

Sapphire FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) Hair Transplantation is a popular method of hair transplantation and has been used for more than 12 years. In fact, FUE hair transplantation is currently the most widely accepted and popular hair transplantation technique globally. Over the years, hair transplantation has improved remarkably. FUE hair transplantation with sapphire blades  technique gives great results. Sapphire hair transplantation is the best option for you if you have hair loss and want to have a hair transplantation that will give you natural aesthetically pleasing results.

Sapphire FUE Hair Transplantation is one of the newest and the most efficient Hair Transplant method to get maximum number of grafts (hair follicles). It’s based on the extraction one by one of the hair grafts from the donor area using micro punches (06 – 07 mm), and transfer them to the bald (empty) areas by special tools without leaving any scars.

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is considered painless and total healing takes place after 7-8 days of hair transplantation.

V-shaped tip of these sapphire blades allows the operation to become shorter in comparison to U-shaped steel blades, as they provide more incisions with minimal attempt and zero damage to scalp tissues. As a result, it an easier procedure and a more natural appearance overall.

Knowing the tool: Sapphire blades

The advantages of FUE performed with Sapphire blades in comparison with steel blades:

• The risk of complications such as trauma and scalp tissue damage are reduced, thanks to the sapphire blade’s sharpness, strength, and antimicrobial qualities.
• Sapphire blades allow for more dense, which makes it possible for individuals with advanced hair loss to undergo a fuller hair transformation. It also ensures more natural-looking results in all patients.
• Tissue recovery is faster in comparison with using steel blades.
• As a result of opening the channels at the same length of hair follicles, it is not possible for the follicles to become dislodged, nor for their angle alignment to be altered after the transplantation process.

Are you a good candidate for Sapphire FUE Hair Transplantation?

You should know beforehand if you are a suitable candidate for Sapphire FUE hair transplant. During our online consultations, the foreign representatives provide all the information as advised by the main surgeon. Deciding to undergo a hair transplantation procedure does not automatically make you a candidate for the operation as there are several parameters.

The following factors should be considered for good candidacy:

• Do you have hair loss stemming from conditions such as a trauma, androgynous type of hair loss or traction alopecia, you can opt for Sapphire FUE transplant as a hair restoration method.
• Just like with any type of hair transplant technique, the density of your hair at the donor site is one of the most prominent determining factors regarding the Sapphire FUE.
• If you a have sufficient number of hairs at the back your scalp also known as the donor area, then you will be considered as a good candidate for the surgery.
• Whether you have relatively minor hair loss or shed a major amount of your hair, you are still able to undergo Sapphire FUE operation without complications.
• Age is a determining factor in this case, for patients who are too old or even too young it’s advisable for them to consult the main surgeon before the surgery.

How is Sapphire FUE hair transplant applied?

 During the consultation, your doctor will initially analyze your hair’s amount and density as well as your scalp tissues and general health conditions, while preparing for several tests. In this way, your doctor will be able to ensure that your physiological health.

Listening carefully to your concerns, your doctor will try to determine your cause of hair loss, and make sure that your expectations are decently realistic and applicable.

Afterwards, it is time to decide on the recipient area for the transplant. The shape and general features of the patient’s face is the determining factor for the planning and mapping of the hairline as well as the patient’s expectations and wishes.

After the planning phase, you will be taken to the operation room, and injected local anaesthetic agents into your scalp. As soon as the anaesthesia takes effect, your surgeons will begin the extraction process, harvesting an adequate amount of grafts by means of a surgical instrument such as forceps from the back of the head near the neck. Once the extraction is completed, your surgeon will take the necessary steps in order to prepare the recipient area for graft implantation. Considering the previous planning of hairline, small incisions will be made according to the placement of new hair follicles, using sapphire blades. The next and final step is the implantation of hair follicles. Your surgeon will insert each of the extracted grafts into the premediated channels one by one, and finally, the operation will come to an end.

Depending on the density of the hair and the number of extracted follicles, the Sapphire FUE technique enables implanting approximately 50-60 follicles per square cm. The slits at the recipient area heal in a few days, without any visible scarring.

What is the difference between Sapphire FUE and FUE?

The main difference between the classical FUE technique and Sapphire FUE is the surgical instrument used for opening implantation channels at the recipient area. As part of the Sapphire FUE, steel material razors are replaced with blades made out of sapphire, which is a gemstone never losing its sharpness. Yes, it is an extremely valuable and expensive crystal, but its effectiveness in making incisions can never be ignored.

When compared to metal slits, sapphire tips are much sharper and stronger; as a result of these advantages, sapphire tips reduce tissue damage to a minimum. As opposed to U-shaped channels of metal slits, sapphire tips allow the surgeons to work with V-shaped canals, reducing the possibility of tissue damage on the skin even more.

Since the superior sharpness of the sapphire tips increases the number of grafts implanted, Sapphire FUE hair transplantation creates more of a denser and natural look. Moreover, being a substance found in nature, the unique properties of the stone has a variety of anti-bacterial qualities which speed up the recovery period.

Sapphire FUE Hair Transplantation Recovery Period

Sapphire FUE is a type of hair transplant surgery that employ different devices made of the jewel sapphire, leading to an improved and more natural look.

Here is a comprehensive guide of the results you can expect at different stages:

• The very first thing people should be informed of is that they will experience rapid hair loss a brief period after their sapphire hair transplant. Normally, this happens after a month which is called ‘shock loss’. Does shock loss affect existing hair?
• Shock loss is defined as the temporary loss of healthy existing hairs due to surgical trauma and can occur both in the donor and recipient areas. It is a completely totally acceptable scenario; so, patients who notice this situation should never become alarmed.
• After three months, your hair will gradually start growing.
• Fresh hair on the scalp will start to develop 6 months following the rapid baldness.
• Your hair will have returned to its natural condition about a year following your Sapphire hair transplant surgery.