FUE Method
The increase in technology advancements taking place each passing day has paved the way for the development of new, innovative hair transplant techniques as well as hair loss treatments.
Hair transplantation that has progressed and evolved dramatically over the years, transforming into a well-established and minimally invasive surgical procedure, has taken its final form in line with the more efficient utilization of new medical devices.
The FUE Method, which is considered one of the most modern and commonly used hairs transplant techniques, ensuring natural-looking results, has carried its success one step further through the utilization of special devices with sapphire blades.
Sapphire FUE & Classic FUE
The difference between Sapphire FUE and Classic FUE regarding the opening of micro-channels
FUE, which is conducted by using blades made from a precious gemstone called sapphire, is defined as the utilization of special sapphire blades instead of steel blades during the process of creating incisions within the recipient site.
FUE performed with sapphire blades is not a technique, it is an innovation implementing a new process within the FUE method.
The blades are designed to minimize scab formation and speed up the recovery process by opening smaller microchannels within the recipient site for transplantation.
In FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) conducted with sapphire blades, after the patient is administered local anesthesia, hair follicles are extracted one by one from the donor area with the aid of a micro motor and micro punches in sizes of 0,6 – 0,7 – 0,8 diameters.
With the FUE method, the extracted hair follicles should be transplanted into the incisions that have been created.
These channels have a major influence on the density, angle, and direction of hair growth, which are the determinants of obtaining a natural appearance.
For this reason, the opening of the channels is considered to be the most important process for a successful operation.
The best possible way to open microchannels can now be achieved through the sapphire blades.
Hair follicles will be transplanted into these channels.
The small incisions, which are at the same length as hair follicles, are created using sharp, smooth, and durable sapphire blades varying in sizes of 1,0 -1,3 – 1,5 mm. As a result, more channels can be opened, enabling the hair follicles to be transplanted more closer to each other.
Some hair transplant centers claim that they can transplant 65-70 follicular units per square centimeter at which they would provide the patient with natural-looking and dense hair.
Neither sapphire blades nor steel blades can make it possible to obtain such high graft density.
Because, in order to create a natural-looking appearance, hair follicles must be transplanted taking into account the accurate angle and direction of hair growth.
If 65-70 follicular units per square centimeter were to be transplanted, it would be impossible to achieve a natural outcome, because creating incisions in alignment with the proper growth direction of the hair follicles would be prevented by such density.
The natural angle of hair growth is 40-45 degrees.
If hair follicles are transplanted perpendicular to the scalp, at the cost of obtaining density, this will create a pluggy look with unnatural results.