Same as with the SAPPHIRE FUE method, good candidates for DHI should have healthy hair growth on the donor sites to guarantee stronger follicle growth once transplanted. Our specialists will consider the following when determining if you are a suitable candidate for a DHI procedure:

• Aesthetic goals
• Medical history
• Current hair loss
• Potential future hair loss
• The texture and density of the hair in the donor area
• Number of grafts needed to give you the overall results you are looking to achieve

Following your MICRO-SAPPHIRE DHI hair transplant you will be able to return to the hotel to rest. The following day you may be required to return to the clinic for a check-up, head clean and removal of your bandages if required. The 2nd day after surgery our experienced nursing team will perform your first hair wash, demonstrating the appropriate methods and products to use to prevent damaging the follicles and enabling you to achieve the best results from the start! A YouTube video is provided to show you how to perform this yourself when you return home. You will also be provided with essential medication to take after the procedure.

We will give you detailed advice on how to approach the aftercare to ensure all of our patients have the best opportunity of achieving fantastic results. There may be some swelling which can be helped by wearing the head band for a full 72 hours from the day after surgery. You will be required to sleep with your head elevated on the neck pillow provided for the first week following the procedure, this will help protect the newly implanted follicles and also help minimise the swelling.

To give yourself (and your hair) the best opportunity to achieve an amazing result we would strongly recommend, post op that you:

• Avoid physical activity and swimming for one month
• Avoid alcohol and smoking as much as possible to aid your recovery
• Protect your head from direct sunlight for the first 3 months at least
• Take between one and two weeks off work after the procedure, depending on the amount of physical activity required of your job.

Your full result will be visible at around 10 to 12 months after the procedure. The newly implanted hair will initially fall out and being to regrow at approximately 3 months (very fine baby hair that will not grow in a uniformed fashion) The very beginning of any significant regrowth will not start to happen until around six months.

The MICRO-SAPPHIRE DHI procedure will usually take between five and nine hours to complete, depending on the number of grafts needed. Due to the procedure taking longer than the traditional SAPPHIRE FUE method the graft numbers are limited to a maximum 3500 in a single session. If you require a higher graft number, you will then need to consider a 2 day surgery.

 At GET MORE HAIR/COSMEDICA, we use the best anaesthesia techniques, including the administration of local anaesthesia to the treatment area, to ensure you experience no pain throughout the procedure. We have a needle-free anaesthetic pressure-based system which makes the initial part of the surgery up to 70% less painful. Once your head is numb you will not feel pain throughout the entire procedure. Mild pain/discomfort may be experienced after the procedure. However, painkillers will be prescribed to help with this.

The final results of the implanted hair are permanent.

This method has several benefits which include:

• Reduced risk of damage to the hair follicle during reimplantation by protecting the hair follicle on entry into the hair channel with the implanter pen (360º Protection)
• MICRO-SAPPHIRE DHI technique allows for smaller incisions so there is less trauma to the head overall and therefore quicker recovery times
• Slightly higher density due to the micro-sapphire tip blades being smaller than the normal traditional FUE sapphire tip blades
• Less trauma to head (hair channels) due to the use of the implanter pen being able to implant the hair follicles in the most least invasive way possible