A hair transplant is a procedure to move hair from an area unaffected by hair loss to an area of thinning or baldness.

It is suitable for people with androgenetic alopecia (male- and female-pattern baldness) or scarring resulting from injury or burns.

It is not usually appropriate for other types of hair loss, such as alopecia areata.A hair transplant is usually carried out under local anesthetic and sedation.

Follicular unit extraction (FUE):

• The entire head is usually shaved.
• A special punch device is used to directly remove individual grafts of hair one by one.
• The grafts are placed into tiny incisions made in the scalp.