Channel angle and depth are opened separately from implantation, which gives the surgeon direct control over direction and density. This page covers the fue hair transplant appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 1 day, 6-8 hours and 3 days.
A full session runs 6-8 hours including a lunch break, split into extraction and implantation phases. Larger graft counts take longer rather than being rushed. Local anaesthetic is injected across the donor and recipient zones, often with a vibration or pressure device to blunt the first injections; you are awake, watching films or on your phone for most of the day. General anaesthetic is neither used nor needed. Channel angle and depth are opened separately from implantation, which gives the surgeon direct control over direction and density.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. Channel angle and depth are opened separately from implantation, which gives the surgeon direct control over direction and density.
Grafts are extracted one follicular unit at a time with punches of 0.7-0.9 mm; punch size and extraction pattern determine whether the donor thins visibly.
Units are sorted by hair count under magnification and held in a chilled holding solution — time out of the body is what governs graft survival.
Incisions are made at the natural exit angle and density, then grafts are placed singly at the hairline and in multi-hair units behind it.
Channel angle and depth are opened separately from implantation, which gives the surgeon direct control over direction and density.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 3 days, with 1 day, 6-8 hours in total.
Local anaesthetic is injected across the donor and recipient zones, often with a vibration or pressure device to blunt the first injections; you are awake, watching films or on your phone for most of the day. General anaesthetic is neither used nor needed.
A full session runs 6-8 hours including a lunch break, split into extraction and implantation phases. Larger graft counts take longer rather than being rushed.
Turkish law requires the incisions and implantation to be performed by a doctor; technicians assist with extraction under supervision. Ask for the doctor's name and how many cases they personally run per day — a surgeon on more than two cases a day is not doing your case personally.
Your scalp feels tight, the donor area stings, and the recipient zone is dotted with pinpoint scabs. Facial and forehead swelling appears on day two or three, not immediately. You sleep semi-upright with a travel pillow.
Cost and alternatives for FUE Hair Transplant.
Compare vs alternatives → See full cost breakdown →Typically 3,000-4,500 depending on donor density. Anything advertised far above that deserves scrutiny about who is performing the extraction.
Shedding at weeks 3-8 is normal. Real density appears from month 6 and matures at month 12-15.
The number should come from a densitometer reading of your donor, not from a photo estimate. Over-harvesting a donor cannot be undone.
Incisions and hairline design are the doctor's work. Ask what the technicians do and how many cases run in parallel that day.
Smaller punches and a hypothermic holding solution both correlate with better yield and a less visible donor.
1 day, 6-8 hours — and 3 days. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
DHI implants without pre-made channels and suits smaller, denser work; sapphire FUE uses sapphire blades for the channels.
Stable, established recession is the ideal transplant scenario.
Pattern history helps predict how much donor to reserve for later.
Finasteride and minoxidil preserve; they do not restore lost density.
Channel angle and depth are opened separately from implantation, which gives the surgeon direct control over direction and density.
| Sessions | 1 day, 6-8 hours |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 3 days |
| Recovery | Scabs gone by day 10; shedding phase weeks 3-8 |
| Expected lifespan | Permanent grafts; native hair around them keeps thinning |
DHI implants without pre-made channels and suits smaller, denser work; sapphire FUE uses sapphire blades for the channels.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
Channel angle and depth are opened separately from implantation, which gives the surgeon direct control over direction and density. A full session runs 6-8 hours including a lunch break, split into extraction and implantation phases. Larger graft counts take longer rather than being rushed.
Channel angle and depth are opened separately from implantation, which gives the surgeon direct control over direction and density. Local anaesthetic is injected across the donor and recipient zones, often with a vibration or pressure device to blunt the first injections; you are awake, watching films or on your phone for most of the day. General anaesthetic is neither used nor needed. A full session runs 6-8 hours including a lunch break, split into extraction and implantation phases. Larger graft counts take longer rather than being rushed.
Turkish law requires the incisions and implantation to be performed by a doctor; technicians assist with extraction under supervision. Ask for the doctor's name and how many cases they personally run per day — a surgeon on more than two cases a day is not doing your case personally. Your scalp feels tight, the donor area stings, and the recipient zone is dotted with pinpoint scabs. Facial and forehead swelling appears on day two or three, not immediately. You sleep semi-upright with a travel pillow.
1 day, 6-8 hours and 3 days are what the plan is built around. DHI implants without pre-made channels and suits smaller, denser work; sapphire FUE uses sapphire blades for the channels.