First, the person to be treated is informed about the process. All details about the procedures are transferred to the patient, and then the necessary documents are handed over to be signed. Afterwards, the patient’s photographs are taken and the doctor designs the suitable hairline for the patient, analyzing the forehead muscles. After drawing the hairline, the donor site is determined and the next step is taken.

The patient is taken to the pre-sterilized room and blood is drawn for various analyzes. After determining that the patient is a suitable candidate for surgery, the patient’s hair is shaved, leaving about 1 or 2 mm of length. However, in the DHI technique, if it is not necessary, the hair outside the donor site is not shaved. The fact that the hair is not shaved has made this technique more preferred, especially among women. Then the patient changes and puts on a surgical gown. Afterwards, sedatives are given through serums so that the patient is comfortable before the operation. But this is not obligatory and it is patient’s choice.

Before the follicular units get extracted, pre-anesthesia is applied to the donor site by means of a needle-free injector. This is an alternative method used to minimize pain and avoid fear of needle. Only a slight air pressure is felt during the use of painless anesthesia. Once donor area is anesthetized with needle-free device, local anesthesia is continued with the traditional method until whole scalp is completely numb. Thanks to anesthetic, the occurrence of edema is prevented after the operation.

Once the anesthetic takes effect, the follicular units are removed. If the hair follicles are not sufficient in the back of the neck, it is extracted from other regions. With the help of a 0.7 mm micro-motor, the follicles are removed from the scalp and harvested individually with special forceps by our expert team under the control of the doctor. The donor site is not damaged in any way during extraction. These extracted hair follicles are moved onto a suitable tube containing isotonic so that they do not lose their properties and remain alive.

Before starting the grafts implanting, P/R/P treatment, which is a hair treatment, is applied on implanting site to strengthen the transplanted follicles and existing hair, and accelerate the recovery process.

After the hair treatment, the protected follicular units are directly transplanted to the recipient area using the special tool by determining the right angles without requiring any cuts or holes in the scalp. In DHI technique, the follicles are placed into the slot at the tip of the implanter tool, called ‘Choi Pen’ and then, they are penetrated into the scalp. At least two of the implanter pens are used, and the tips of each of these pens have sufficient length and depth to place the follicles. The success of the surgery is determined by the correct calculation of the hair growth direction, the distribution of the density of the grafts and the integration carefully into the implanting line. It should be performed together with a experienced team and doctor as it is a work that requires attention.

At the final step, when the hair transplant is completed, the doctor gives the patient the necessary instructions to follow after the operation and the patient returns to his hotel resting here one day and comes back to the hospital for the first wash the next day.