Doctor or Technician. Who is Doing Your Hair Transplant?

Did you know that in many states, including Tennessee, some clinics are substituting licensed surgeons for non-licensed hair transplant technicians who may have little or no experience? Does this concern you? We think it should!

Critical Steps During a Hair Transplant

At We Grow Hair / PAI Medical Group, our licensed surgeons are the primarily responsible for each and every step during a hair transplant procedure. Plus, you benefit from an entire skilled medical team as well.

Medication

The patient is sedated with relaxing medication and pain management throughout and after the procedure.

Medication is individualized based on:

body weight
age
existing medications
complications

Poor execution could result in patient discomfort.

Harvesting

Hair is harvested from the donor area, which is a limited and valuable resource.

Both FUE and MUHG harvesting involves incisions in the skin.
Over harvesting should be avoided to prevent gaps in donor area.
Follicle transection (destruction) must be avoided.
Harvesting must be taken from the DHT resistant donor area only.

Poor Execution could result in infection, follicle destruction, or patchy thin areas in both the donor and the recipient areas. It could also result in unsightly scars and limit future hair transplants.

Recipient Site Creation

Sites are created for future hair. This involves hundreds/thousands of paper thin incisions.

Correct Incision angles are critical
Incisions must not be too close together, too far apart, too deep or too shallow.
Follicle transection (destruction) must be avoided.
Transplantation in the crown must follow a spiral pattern
The number of incisions are derived from a mathematical equation based on each individual patient.

Poor Execution could result in infection, uneven results, thin results and follicle destruction.

Hair Placement

New hairs are placed in the incisions established during site creation.

Hair must be placed in the right direction and angle.
Sometimes more sites must be created to accommodate additional hair.
The entire process should be monitored by a licensed surgeon.

Poor execution could result in infection, improperly placed hairs, follicle destruction or complete failure to implant.

Meet Our Medical Team

PAI Medical Group: Hair Transplant Technicians

Hair Transplant: Technicians Play a Vital Role in your Hair Restoration

Hair Transplant Technicians: Vital Component of a Good Hair Transplant

Our Hair Transplant Surgeons

We Grow Hair / PAI Medical Group’s highly trained surgeons have decades of experience and have performed thousands of hair transplant procedures. They are ARTAS Robotic FUE certified and they specialize in hair restoration only.

Our Hair Transplant Technicians

Our entire medical staff plays a vital role in the success of your procedure. Our technicians have on average, 15 or more years of experience.

Why are Good Technicians Important?

More experienced technicians means a shorter procedure
A shorter procedure means less ‘out of body time’ for delicate grafts
More technicians mean less fatigue for the entire team
With skilled technicians, hair follicles are optimally placed resulting in a highly successful hair transplant.
Experienced and caring technicians make the overall experience more comfortable and enjoyable.

Other Clinics

Should you be concerned if a Hair Transplant Technician is Doing Your Surgery?

They may have little or no hair restoration experience except for ‘on the job’ training
They probably don’t have years of medical school training
They may not be licensed in hair transplantation
It may not be legal for them to ‘break the skin’ in your state
They are not equipped to deal with medical complications during your procedure
FUE involves thousands of small incisions which is too risky for non-licensed staff

Doctor or Technician. Who is Doing Your Hair Transplant?

Our Hair Transplant Surgeons

Our Hair Transplant Technicians

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