Sapphire FUE is a hair transplant procedure consisting of graft collection, channel opening and graft transplantation stages. The main feature that makes this microsurgical procedure stand out is the use of special blades obtained from sapphire, a very valuable mineral in the world, in the channel opening procedure. The steps before and after the channel opening procedure are exactly the same as FUE. These steps can be listed as follows:
* First, the patient's blood tests are expected to yield positive results. Then, when the positive results are obtained, the patient is prepared for hair transplantation.
* Before hair transplantation, grafts are preferably collected from the nape of the neck. This collection process is carried out with the help of a special medical device.
* Then, while the grafts are kept in a special cold solution, your doctor begins to open the necessary channels in the scalp area where local anesthesia has been applied. This channel opening process is performed with a sapphire tip instead of steel, unlike the FUE method.
* After the channel opening process with sapphire tips, the grafts are placed in the channels one by one as in the classical FUE method and the hair transplantation is completed.
What are the Advantages of Sapphire FUE?
As you can easily notice by examining the information above, the main point where Sapphire FUE differs from FUE and other hair transplantation methods is the channel opening stage in the scalp. Although the other stages are similar to other methods, even a single difference has allowed the following advantages to occur:
1- The most important feature of sapphire tips is that they make the channel opening process smoother, thinner and more error-free at the micro level. Sapphire gem, which allows opening channels that are thin enough for only the graft to enter, thus enables more frequent hair transplantation: Because there is a chance to open more channels per unit area.
2- Creating a smaller hole for each channel and the unique texture of sapphire gem also minimizes tissue damage on the scalp. This process facilitates the healing process after hair transplantation.
3- Thanks to the channel opening process performed with a pen with a sapphire gem tip, it is possible to plant hair follicles in a way that they will have a correct growth angle. This means fuller and more natural-looking results.
4- If you wish, the Sapphire FUE method can be applied with a sedative anesthetic. In this case, it is possible for the pain or ache sensation to be reduced to almost zero.