FUE Hair Transplant

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) hair transplantation at IDS Clinic Singapore is a surgical procedure for patients experiencing androgenetic alopecia (male or female pattern hair loss) or thinning in localised scalp areas. Unlike the older Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT or strip) method, FUE harvests each follicular unit individually, leaving only tiny circular scars in the donor area that are virtually undetectable even with closely cropped hair.

The procedure begins with a pre-operative consultation in which the doctor assesses the patient's scalp, evaluates the extent of hair loss using the Norwood-Hamilton or Ludwig scale, determines the donor hair density and quality, and estimates the number of grafts required to achieve the desired coverage. The hairline is designed collaboratively with the patient to ensure a natural, age-appropriate result.

On the day of surgery, local anaesthesia is administered to both the donor and recipient areas. In the donor zone — typically the occipital and temporal scalp — individual follicular units (containing 1–4 hairs) are extracted one by one using a specialised micro-punch tool. The extracted grafts are sorted by graft size and kept in a chilled storage solution to preserve viability during the procedure.