FUE System

Candidates

Anyone who experiences unwanted hair loss may be a good candidate for ATERA FUE hair transplants. All types of hair loss can be treated with ATERA FUE including curly hair which gives an advantage to the African-American community. Those who experience thinning at the top of the head, thinning at natural part lines, loss of hair in patches that create bald spots, and full-body hair loss from medications or chemotherapy can benefit from the ATERA FUE hair transplant system. Let’s check out some causes of hair loss. 

Causes of hair loss:

• Heredity
• Hormonal changes
• High-stress events
• Hairstyles and treatments: cornrows, tight pigtails, traction alopecia
• Medication and treatments

Your Personal Hair Restoration Consultation

A skilled and trained hair transplant physician will define various hair loss treatment options available and will recommend which technique will likely offer the best chances of success in your case. 

Dr. Stefan Thiele believes in the importance of the ability to recognize the patient’s condition, opinion, and beliefs. He creates an intimate and harmonious relationship with his patients that helps him understand their feelings and communicate well with them.

Dr. Thiele conducts a preliminary consultation wherein he shows before-and-after pictures of previous patients who have gone through different types of hair restoration treatment. He examines what hair loss methods or treatments you’ve used in the past, as well as the level of success obtained by these treatments. 

After understanding the history of your hair loss, Dr. Thiele can now create a specific plan so you can reap the benefits of a revolutionary hair loss technique. 

Remember, when seeking hair restoration treatment, choose a hair transplant surgeon with vast experience to give you the specialized care you deserve.

Preparation and Procedure

In preparation for the procedure, Dr. Stefan Thiele will give you detailed instructions on how to get ready for hair transplant surgery. It includes guidelines on eating and drinking, smoking and taking or avoiding certain medications. You have to carefully follow these instructions to get your surgery carried out properly. If you’re smoking, it’s important to stop at least a week or two before the procedure because smoking inhibits blood flow to the skin and can interfere with the healing process. During your initial assessment, Dr. Thiele will calculate the number of hair grafts required to determine the duration of treatment. 

The ATERA FUE system moisturizes hair follicles after the extraction process. It keeps the follicular unit primed for grafting and makes the whole process run smoothly. The hand unit can employ three different punch sizes, offering a solution more adaptable to a patient’s specific case than other systems. 

At The Hair Transplant Center – Fort Worth, hair transplant surgery is usually performed on an outpatient basis in our office-based facility. It doesn’t require one whole day to complete the procedure as it starts in the morning and usually ends in the afternoon of the same day. 

This is how we prepare for the procedure:

1. Dr. Thiele or his experienced technicians will trim the donor area on the back of your head.
2. After that, local anesthesia with sedation is administered over the donor area to make you soothed and relaxed.
3. After the anesthesia takes effect, Dr. Thiele’s team extracts hair follicles from the donor area using micro punches under 3-5x magnification.
4. After extraction, the collection system puts them into a staging area that digitally counts the number of extracted follicular units and keeps them optimal for grafting by putting them in a moist, cooled state.
5. Dr. Thiele and his team will carefully transplant the harvested hair to the recipient site.