FUE Hair Transplant in Edmonton

Surgical Planning and Anaesthesia

Before any extraction begins, Dr. Sharma will map your hairline using fixed anatomical landmarks and assess your donor area with advanced TrichoScan imaging. Local anaesthesia will be administered using nerve blocks targeting the supraorbital, supratrochlear, and temporal zones, with a combination of lidocaine for fast onset and marcaine for prolonged comfort. No general sedation is used, so you’ll be awake for the entire procedure and can let our team know when you need a break.

Graft Extraction

During your treatment, Dr. Sharma will extract hair follicles using 0.6 to 0.7 mm manual punches under surgical magnification. No motorised or robotic devices are used at any stage. Each punch is oriented to match the natural exit angle of the follicle, reducing transection risk and preserving graft integrity, and extracted grafts are transferred immediately to a chilled HypoThermosol and ATP preservation solution.

Graft Inspection and Storage

After extraction, each harvested graft is examined under a stereomicroscope before being cleared for implantation. Dr. Sharma and his technicians perform a close graft Inspection to confirm the following:

• Intact root and bulge structure, which contains the regenerative stem cells necessary for
• growth
• Adequate follicular unit composition (single, double, or multi-hair grafts)
• Absence of transection or mechanical damage
• Hydration status and overall viability

Approved grafts are stored in a backup-regulated cold chain system that’s 2-4℃ to preserve graft integrity. We use a first-out, first-in system to minimise the time each graft spends outside the body, reducing ischaemic stress on the follicle.

Recipient Site Creation and Placement

Before beginning implantation, Dr. Sharma makes test incisions to confirm the correct blade size and depth for your scalp.

All incisions follow the natural angle, direction, and curvature of the surrounding hair for a more organic look, and we use epinephrine to firm the tissue and reduce bleeding, improving placement accuracy. 

Where density goals require it, the lateral slit technique is applied and each graft is hand-placed under magnification with hair direction and curl matched to native growth patterns.

Your Post-Op Process

After your procedure, Dr. Sharma will provide you with a customised recovery plan that’s tailored to your scalp and hair health. This plan may include the following: 

• Incision site care and cleaning protocols
• Hair and scalp care recommendations
• Hygiene and hair styling guidelines
• Activity limitations
• Side effects to monitor
• Sun protection and exposure requirements 
• Swelling management strategies  

Over the coming months, you’ll return to our offices for short follow-up appointments with Dr. Sharma. There, he’ll assess your graft health, check the growth of your transplanted hair, and review your non-treated areas for signs of loss or thinning. Depending on your needs, he may develop a long-term hair maintenance plan using regenerative therapies or medical hair loss treatments.