Content reviewed and updated: April 2024 How soon after the procedure will I be able to resume work? Most patients undergoing an FUT procedure will return to work 3 days following their procedure. Most patients undergoing an FUE procedure will wait up to 2 weeks before returning to work to allow some of their hair
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The Procedure
What am I doing while my treatment is taking place? You may watch TV, listen to music or engage in conversation. Each treatment room is equipped with a TV, DVD, MP3 and CD Player. How many grafts are placed at each session? During your consultation the total number of follicular unit grafts necessary will be
Follicular Units
What are follicular units and why are they so important? Hair grows out in groups of 1 to 4 hairs, with hairless skin between these units. Follicular unit transplanting consists of using stereomicroscopes to carefully remove these units intact from the skin to transplant to the balding areas. The hairless skin between the follicles is
General Questions
Can you predict hair loss? Not precisely. The best guide is comparison with an older male relative, e.g. father or maternal grandfather. However, the gene for baldness may skip generations and/or individuals in the same family. What are the reasons for male pattern balding? The tendency towards male pattern balding is genetic and can be
FUT or FUE
What is Ultra Refined Follicular Unit Transplantation (URFUT) Hair Restoration Blackrock is an expert in Ultra Refined Follicular Unit Transplantation (URFUT) which has many advantages, one of which is producing a high yield of grafts for transplantation. In an URFUT transplant a thin strip of skin containing hair is surgically removed from the donor area,
What is a Hair Transplant?
The hair on the back and sides of the scalp tends to be permanent and is therefore known as the donor area or donor site. Hair bearing skin from this area is removed by the surgeon either graft by graft using a punch tool (Follicular Unit Extraction “FUE”) or in a long thin strip using
FDA Approved Hair Loss Treatment (Medications)
HRBR doctors often prescribe an FDA approved oral medication which blocks the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the form of the hormone that causes male pattern baldness. It has been available in the UK for over 25 years and widely used during this time mainly for the treatment of male pattern hair loss
Minoxidil (Regaine)
Minoxidil can be suitable for the treatment of both male and female pattern hair loss. It has been clinically proven to slow down and even stop hair loss in some cases, and to help regrow hair on the vertex (crown) in others. Minoxidil can be used as either a topical solution (Regaine) or an oral
Treatment Costs
CONSULTATIONS The cost of an initial consultation with one of HRBR’s qualified hair restoration doctors is €350. This is up to an hour-long meeting which uses macrophotography and analysis to gain an extensive picture of a patient’s hair loss status. The cost allows for a thorough medical assessment, in-depth discussion, and summary report so that
Hair Transplant Surgery
It is very important that patients understand a few very basic facts about hair transplantation so that expectations about treatment remain realistic. What is involved? Hair transplantation is the artistic redistribution of dominant hair follicles, from the back of the head into the balding areas of the scalp, resulting in a very natural appearance. Simply
