FUT/FUE Enhancement
Enhancing Hair Transplants
For various reasons, hair loss, whether minor or more extensive, can affect young and old individuals, men and women alike. Genetics, medicine use, trauma, or autoimmune disorders can cause hair loss.
While hair loss is not always an indicator of a more serious medical complication, many people seek treatment options due to anxiety and self-confidence loss from hair loss. One common approach many people take when trying to restart hair growth in areas of loss is undergoing a hair transplant procedure.
Here at Hairline Ink, we know that hair loss can occur for many different reasons, and that choosing a treatment option that works with your life and goals can be extremely difficult and personal. Fortunately, we have helped thousands of people like you find an affordable, safe, and permanent solution to hair thinning and hair loss, thanks to an advanced treatment option called scalp micropigmentation (SMP). Whether used on its own or in conjunction with other treatment options, like hair transplants, scalp micropigmentation can help individuals mask hair loss, hair thinning, and even scars to secure the look and self-confidence they seek.
About Hair Transplant proceduers
Individuals hoping to stimulate hair regrowth on parts of their head that have experienced hair loss utilize two main hair transplant procedures. The most popular is a procedure known as strip excision harvesting.
Doctors transplant hair-growing scalp sections to bald areas in this procedure. A typical procedure lasts between four to eight hours. In these procedures, doctors will numb a portion of an individual’s scalp, remove 3- to 4-inches of the hair-producing scalp, and divide this into hundreds, or in some cases, thousands of smaller grafts. The surgeon will stitch shut the location from which they removed the grafts.
Next, surgeons create small incisions in bald areas and insert the grafts. Expect the transplanted hair to fall out over the next few weeks. Transplanted areas should start growing hair naturally 6-9 months later. Some transplant recipients can experience as much as 60% of their natural hair growth following a hair transplant procedure.
Another hair transplant option is follicular unit extraction or FUE. Although less common than strip excision harvesting, follicular unit extraction does provide a hair transplant option that requires less recovery time and keeps recipients from having a large, linear scar. In FUE procedures, much smaller amounts of hair-producing scalp-holding individual follicles with 1-4 strands of hair are removed and carefully inserted into tiny incisions in the scalp. These implantations are done in a very precise pattern and arrangement to create the appearance of natural hair growth.
Why use Scalp Micropigmentation along with Hair Transplant
Although scalp micropigmentation offers several advantages over other hair loss solutions, you can use it alongside these different treatment options to create a comprehensive approach. Individuals may often undergo scalp micropigmentation before and after a hair transplant to achieve their ultimate aesthetic goals.
As such, many men and women are contemplating scalp micropigmentation before opting for hair transplants. Scalp micropigmentation before a hair transplant can conceal hair loss, offering some waiting time. Additionally, should the hair transplant fail, the individual will still have a solution to mask the effects of their hair loss.
Even if an individual chooses to undergo a hair transplant procedure first, they can still receive scalp micropigmentation after their transplant procedure in order to fill in any areas in which hair failed to re-grow or to help hide some of the scars that can result from a hair transplant. While specific timelines may differ, we generally advise receiving scalp micropigmentation a month before a hair transplant. We recommend waiting for at least a year for post-transplant scalp micropigmentation.