Union Hospital

The DHI: Direct Hair Implantation® technique is the most minimally invasive hair transplant available today and uses no scalpels, no stitches, and does not remove a donor strip. The entire procedure is carried out using the finest and most precise, custom-designed hair transplant instruments available. For follicle extraction, custom designed micro-surgical tool the DHI Extractor, is used to ensure each follicular group of hair is precisely removed one by one without much extra tissue or damage to the surrounding skin. For follicle placement, we use only state of the art instrumentation, the DHI Implanter®. Our techniques cause less than minimal trauma to the scalp and do not cause any pitting or indentation, and scarring is minimal. Even under high magnification you cannot tell the difference between the transplanted hair and your normal hair.

Candidates for the DHI procedure must have adequate hair to donate either from the back of the head, sides of the head, or somewhere else on the body.

Our surgeons are fully trained in hair transplant surgical placement techniques and customize a surgery protocol specifically for each patient that produces natural results.

The state-of-the-art extraction technique used at all DHI clinics is the unique patented DHI (Direct Hair Implantation) technique.

Individual hair follicular units are removed one by one using the DHI Extractor and Implanter - both devices designed by the DHI research and development team - by a surgeon who is wearing high magnification loupes.
The hair extraction is simple, painless, and the donor area heals within 2-4 days and there is minimal risk of nerve damage because it is not necessary to use scalpels or stitches. With your surgeon, you decide the exact number of hairs to remove, there is no maximum.
We can extract and place 1,000-1,500 hairs per day because with DHI®, we are only limited by the availability of donor hair from the head or body.
With DHI®, hair from all over the body can be used. Many of the patients have excessive amounts of body hair with the identical texture and growth patterns as their scalp hair, and they are more than pleased to be able to have their body hair extracted and implanted in the scalp
With DHI®, there is minimal scarring. Patients are available to have their donor areas inspected up close in person to see the excellent results. A patient can shave his head or trim his hair short at any time during his life. With DHI®, every patient has kept the option to wear all the current cuts and styles.
A significant benefit of the DHI® technique is that not even ONE follicular unit is damaged during the extraction. Should the surgeon decide for any reason that he will not remove the targeted follicular unit, he simply leaves it there, opts not to remove it, and it will continue to grow normally as before.
DHI® allows the patient to control the number of follicular units that he would like to have extracted and implanted . This is an excellent benefit to the patient as he can choose to undergo a procedure of his choice (as far as the number of hairs go) dependent upon his budget or schedule.

There is absolutely no difference in healing, recovery, risks between small sessions and large sessions, and there is no waiting period between DHI procedures.

Post Operative Recovery
The extraction sites heal within days and are completely undetectable because there are no stitches, no scalpels and minimal scarring. The DHI® technique allows the patient to play sports, weight train or resume an exercise program within 2 weeks. The waiting period is only for the hairs to take ‘root' in the recipient site.

Quality of Donor Hairs
One vitally important aspect of the DHI: Direct Hair Implantation® technique is the quality of the donor hairs extracted. Extensive studies show that the quality and strength of the donor hairs removed are far higher than those removed with the strip extraction. We have been presenting the results of on-going scientifically controlled study with the University of Athens in medical abstracts on our findings at various hair transplant seminars.

Surgical Quality Control
Quality control during the procedure and optimum care of the hairs is maximized by adhering strict aseptic surgical protocol laid by Union DHI Hair Centre.