ABOUT SINGAPORE HAIR TRANSPLANT
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FUE HAIR TRANSPLANT PROCESS
FUE (follicular unit extraction) is a type of hair transplant procedure that involves extracting individual hair follicles from a donor part of the body, usually the sides and back of the head. These individual follicles are then implanted in the areas that are affected. Typically, with the men suffering from male pattern baldness this will be the classic horseshoe area.
During an FUE hair transplant, a highly experienced doctor extracts hair follicles from the donor area, typically the back of the neck, using a specialized extraction instrument less than 1mm in diameter. Follicles are then transferred to the recipient area on your scalp and implanted using a powerful stereo microscope in groups of one to four hairs, just as they grow in nature.
This is a minimally invasive procedure so you will remain fully conscious the whole time as only a local anesthetic is required. Recovery time is short and the risk of complications is low. The doctor, using specialist microsurgical needles, then punctures the scalp area that is to receive the grafts. Our doctors are experts at blending the hair in, inserting the grafts at an angle and density that matches the original hair, so it will resemble a natural and realistic hair pattern.
Why FUE Hair Transplant?
Prior to the inception of FUE Hair Transplant, hair transplant had always been considered as a highly invasive and painful procedure with long downtime. FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant) hair transplant method involves the slicing off a strip of tissue containing bulks of hair follicles from the back of your head and then harvesting the hair follicles from the strip. The upside of this traditional procedure is the speed of completion of the hair transplant procedure but the downside is the long downtime and excruciating pain experienced by the patient and also the scars that go along with such an invasive procedure.
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To maximize patient comfort and satisfaction, our team at Singapore Hair Transplant only provides FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) hair transplant procedure which is comfortable, leaves no scars, minimal pain, lower risk of infections, minimal to no downtime.
TREATMENT AREAS
For hair transplant procedures, the most common treatment areas are the top of the scalp for resolving hair loss and thinning hair as well as the hair line area for treating receding hair line problems. However, there are also other areas which are less common but are increasingly popular - made possible through FUE Hair Transplant.
EYEBROW HAIR TRANSPLANT
Achieve fuller, thicker and natural brows with FUE Hair Transplant for your eyebrows. The physician is equipped with the design techniques combined with technical expertise of FUE Hair Transplant to ensure that your eyebrow will appear natural and fuller. As opposed to Eyebrow Embroidery, this treatment lasts very much longer so you do not have to head back to your beauty or brow salon to touch up your brows.
SIDE BURN HAIR TRANSPLANT
Do you desire the thick and well-groomed side burns of male celebrities? Fret not. You can achieve the same without having to rub rum everyday on your side burns with FUE Hair Transplant for your side burns. Similarly, for this option of hair transplant, the physician's expertise in placement of the hair follicles at the right angles will achieve best results.
Male / Female Pattern Hair Loss
Male pattern hair loss is the most common type of diffuse thinning of the hair and balding that occurs in adult males.
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It is due to a combination of hormones (androgens) and a genetic predisposition - whereby hair follicles are more sensitive to effects of DHT.
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Male pattern hair loss is also called androgenetic alopecia.
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It is characterised by a receding hairline and hair loss on the top and front of the head.
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A similar type of hair loss in women, female pattern hair loss, results in thinning hair on the mid-frontal area of the scalp and is generally less severe than occurs in males.
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Male pattern hair loss is an inherited condition, caused by a genetically determined sensitivity to the effects of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in some areas of the scalp. DHT is believed to shorten the growth, or anagen, phase of the hair cycle, from a usual duration of 3–6 years to just weeks or months. This occurs together with miniaturisation of the follicles and progressively produces fewer and finer hairs.
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Several genes are involved, accounting for differing age of onset, progression, pattern and severity of hair loss in family members. The susceptibility genes are inherited from both mother and father.
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A few women present with male pattern hair loss because they have excessive levels of androgens as well as genetic predisposition. These women also tend to suffer from acne, irregular menses and excessive facial and body hair. These symptoms are characteristic of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) although the majority of women with PCOS do not experience hair loss. Less often, congenital adrenal hyperplasia may be responsible. Females that are losing their hair with age are more likely to present with female pattern hair loss, in which hormone tests are normal.
