Telehealth

Your journey begins with an online consultation to understand your hair loss, your concerns and what you would like to achieve.

During this consultation we discuss:

• Your hair-loss history, goals and concerns

• Facial framing and potential hairline design

• Your medical history and factors that may influence hair loss

• Medical treatment options that may help optimise hair growth and minimise further hair loss

• Whether FUE hair transplantation may be an appropriate option for you

Your assessment includes:

• Clinical examination of your hair and scalp

• Detailed hairline planning and design

• Assessment of the donor area, including hair density and characteristics

• Assessment of the recipient area

• Estimation of the number of follicular-unit grafts required

• Discussion of what can realistically be achieved with your available donor hair

• Review of your pre-operative requirements and preparation

Your procedure involves:

• Review of your medical history, medications and observations

• Confirmation of the surgical and hairline plan

• Marking of the planned recipient area

• Pre-operative medication/sedation where clinically appropriate

• Preparation and shaving of the required donor area

• Mapping of the donor area to guide graft distribution

• Local anaesthesia using a modified ring-block technique

• Individual FUE harvesting of follicular-unit grafts

• Careful extraction and handling of harvested grafts

• Controlled graft storage and hydration

• Microscopic quality assessment of grafts

• Placement of follicular-unit grafts using Choi implanter pens

Throughout the procedure, attention is given to careful graft handling, donor-area management and placement according to the planned direction, distribution and design.

Post-operative Care | First Week

Before leaving the clinic, you will receive detailed written instructions explaining how to care for both the transplanted and donor areas.

Your early follow-up includes:

• Written post-operative care instructions

• Guidance on sleeping, washing and protecting the transplanted area

• Advice about the expected appearance and recovery of the donor and recipient areas

• First-week review at Navin Clinic

• Clinic-assisted first hair wash

• Assessment of the transplanted grafts, donor area and early healing

You will also be given information about what to expect during the shedding and early growth phases.

Follow-up to 12 Months

Hair transplantation is a gradual process. Transplanted hairs commonly pass through an initial shedding phase before new growth becomes apparent, and the appearance continues to develop over subsequent months.

Your progress is followed with scheduled Telehealth reviews at approximately:

1 MONTH → 3 MONTHS → 6 MONTHS → 9 MONTHS → 12 MONTHS

These reviews allow us to assess your progress, discuss ongoing hair-loss management and follow the development of your transplant over the first yeaR

• FUE hair transplantation is a medical procedure and, like all procedures, involves potential risks and limitations.

• Possible risks and adverse effects include pain or discomfort, bleeding, swelling, bruising, infection, folliculitis, altered scalp sensation, scarring, temporary shedding of existing hair, poor or delayed graft growth, an unnatural appearance, donor-area depletion and the possibility that further treatment may be required.

• Hair transplantation does not prevent the future progression of non-transplanted hair loss. For this reason, long-term hair-loss management may form part of your treatment plan.

• Transplanted hairs commonly shed during the early postoperative period. New growth occurs gradually over subsequent months and the final appearance cannot be assessed immediately.

• Results vary between individuals and depend on factors including donor-hair characteristics, the extent and progression of hair loss, healing and individual biological response.

• During your consultation, Dr Menon will discuss the potential benefits, limitations, alternatives and risks relevant to your individual circumstances

A focused procedure suitable for a small area of hair loss, such as limited temporal recession or refinement of the frontal hairline. Often relevant to selected Norwood II patterns.

May provide restoration of the frontal hairline and selected areas of frontal thinning. Often suitable for selected Norwood II–III patterns, depending on the area and desired density.

Can provide broader coverage of the frontal hairline and frontal scalp, with extension into the mid-scalp in selected patients. Often relevant to Norwood III–IV patterns.

May provide substantial coverage of the frontal and mid-scalp regions, or treatment of a more defined area requiring greater density. Often considered in selected Norwood III–V patterns.

Suitable for more extensive hair loss where broader coverage of the frontal and mid-scalp regions is required. In more advanced Norwood IV–VI patterns, 2,500 grafts may need to be strategically concentrated rather than attempting to cover the entire area.