Procedure day
Procedure day, hour by hour
The schedule below is an example of an FUE or DHI day. Timings vary with the number of grafts and the technique.
Transfer from the hotel
Your driver collects you from the hotel lobby. We recommend wearing a comfortable top that buttons or zips at the front.
Welcome and blood tests
Your coordinator and interpreter welcome you. Blood tests are taken and the consent forms are explained in your language.
Talk with the doctor
Your doctor completes the examination and goes over the plan and your expectations with you once more.
Drawing the hairline
The hairline is drawn with a marker and reviewed together in the mirror. Photographic records are taken.
Local anaesthesia and graft extraction
Local anaesthesia is applied to the donor area. Grafts are extracted one by one, separated under the microscope and held in saline solution.
Lunch break
A light lunch and a short rest.
Channel opening and implantation
Anaesthesia is applied to the recipient area; depending on the plan, channels are opened or grafts are implanted directly with DHI pens.
Dressing and instructions
The donor area is dressed; your medication, sleeping position and the next day’s wash are explained.
Back to the hotel
You return to your hotel by transfer. Your coordinator messages you in the evening to see how you are.
A transfer to the clinic is arranged for the following day’s check-up and first wash.