What is FUSS hair transplant?

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The donor area is shaved.

The hairs are harvested from the back and/or sides of the scalp.

The narrow strip, which contains the hairs hairs for transplantation, is removed.

After extracting the strip, the incision is closed and results in a virtually undetectable scar.

Existing hair at the back of the scalp will cover the scar.

The narrow strip is viewed under magnification using high-powered microscopes.

Each individual follicular unit is harvested.

Tiny needle sized sites are then made in the balding areas of the scalp, and the harvested follicles are implanted.

Images that illustrate the FUSS process


A narrow strip is removed from donor area - results in a "fine" scar.	Once removed, the narrow strip is prepared for harvesting.	Each Follicular Unit is harvested using high-powered microscopes.

Follicular Units harvested and ready to be implanted (natural groupings of 1-3 hairs)	Alvi Armani surgeon making recipient sites using tiny-sized needles.	.View of scalp after recipient sites are made.

FUSS Procedure Time line

Below is a time line of what you expect after your FUSS procedure with Alvi Armani. Results may vary from patient to patient, so feel free to contact your nearest clinic with any questions you may have. An Alvi Armani surgeon will be happy to assist you.

TIME AFTER SURGERY	TRANSPLANTED AREA	DONOR/SUTURED AREA
Next day	Scabs will be present in the grafted area. A post-op visit with an Alvi Armani surgeon will take place to evaluate the procedure.	There will be some soreness, tightness and numbness around the donor area.
2-6 days	Scabbing and redness where the grafts were implanted will be present. Swelling will appear on the forehead and work its way down the face. This will only last a few days.	Soreness begins to disappear and numbness may continue.
1 Week	90% of the scabs will be gone. Mild redness will be present. Swelling is usually gone. 2nd post-op visit with an Alvi Armani surgeon will take place.	Soreness is gone and some numbness will be present.
2 Weeks	100% of the scabs will be gone. Your scalp will look like a 4-day-old beard, where the grafts were implanted.	Staples are removed by an Alvi Armani surgeon.
2-8 Weeks	Transplanted hair is shed as the follicles enter a dormant phase.	There will be redness after the staples were removed.
2-4 Months	Your hair may appear thinner, as some original hair may be shed in the transplanted area. This is called "shock" and is normal. Most of this hair will grow back.	Any numbness in the donor area is generally gone and the redness starts to fade. Hair will start to fill in any "gaps" in the donor area.
3-6 Months	Transplanted hair begins to grow first as very fine hair.	Redness in gone. Donor area takes on normal appearance.
5-10 Months	Some or all of the original hair lost to "shock" begins to grow.
8 Months	Hair is groomable, but transplant appears thin, as hair continues to increase in density. Slight textural change in hair is occasionally present.
8-12 Months	Patient is evaluated for a possible second procedure by an Alvi Armani surgeon.
1 Year	90% of the final growth is present.
1-2 Years	The density will increase during the second year and hair texture returns to normal.

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