Featured technique
Sapphire FUE
Follicular Unit Extraction with sapphire blades
Grafts are extracted individually and implanted through fine channels opened with sapphire blades, supporting dense, natural-looking results.
Surgical techniques
The right technique, chosen for your hair
At Smile Hair Clinic, hair restoration is surgeon-led. Sapphire FUE, DHI and Manual FUE are tools — not one-size-fits-all answers. Your donor area, hair-loss pattern and goals guide which approach, or combination, your surgeon recommends.
Surgeon-founded clinicPersonalised graft planning
Side by side
Sapphire FUE vs DHI vs Manual FUE
A practical comparison of how each technique works and where it tends to fit. Your surgeon confirms the right plan during your consultation.
Sapphire FUE
- Channel / incision
- Recipient channels opened with sapphire blades before placement
- Density potential
- Supports high density across larger recipient areas
- Angle & direction control
- Defined during channel creation by the surgeon
- Typical recovery
- Scabbing usually settles within ~10–14 days
- Often suited to
- Larger sessions, mid-scalp and crown coverage
DHI (Choi pen)
- Channel / incision
- No pre-made channels — grafts implanted directly via Choi pen
- Density potential
- Precise, controlled density — favoured for hairlines
- Angle & direction control
- Angle, depth and direction set as each graft is implanted
- Typical recovery
- Comparable downtime; less recipient-area trauma reported
- Often suited to
- Frontal hairline, denser refinement, unshaven planning
Manual FUE
- Channel / incision
- Channels opened by hand, then grafts placed individually
- Density potential
- Tailored density with careful manual graft handling
- Angle & direction control
- Set by hand at the moment of channel opening
- Typical recovery
- Similar to FUE; varies with case size and care
- Often suited to
- Delicate grafts and specific donor characteristics
Results vary from person to person. Consult your doctor before any procedure.
Our core techniques
Explore Sapphire FUE and DHI in depth
Both are performed by our surgeon-led team and frequently combined within a single session for natural-looking, balanced coverage.
Featured technique
DHI (Choi Implanter Pen)
Direct Hair Implantation
Grafts are implanted directly using a Choi implanter pen, allowing precise control of angle, depth and direction — often used for hairline and denser areas.
Specialised approaches
Tailored solutions for every case
Beyond our core techniques, our team plans specialised approaches for specific hair types, donor situations and treatment areas.
Manual FUE
Manual punch extraction
Hand-controlled extraction for delicate graft handling.
Body Hair Transplant
Donor from the body
Uses body hair as a donor source when scalp donor supply is limited.
Unshaven Transplant
No full head shave
Selective extraction without shaving the recipient area, where suitable.
Long Hair FUE
Grafts kept long
Grafts kept at length so results are visible immediately after surgery.
Beard & Moustache
Facial hair restoration
Restores density and shape to beard and moustache areas.
Eyebrow Transplant
Brow restoration
Reconstructs eyebrow shape and density with fine single grafts.
Women's Hair Transplant
Female pattern restoration
Tailored planning for female hair loss and density.
Afro Hair Transplant
Curly / coily hair
Specialised technique for the curvature of Afro-textured follicles.
Beyond the procedure
Supportive treatments & aftercare
Hair restoration is more than a single operation. Where appropriate, supportive treatments and structured aftercare are planned around your procedure.
- Needle-free anesthesia
- PRP therapy
- Mesotherapy
- Ozone therapy
- Exosome therapy
Suitability for any supportive treatment is assessed individually by your surgeon. Results vary from person to person. Consult your doctor before any procedure.
Not sure which technique?
Let a surgeon recommend the right plan for you
Share photos of your hair in a free online consultation. Our surgeons assess your donor area and goals, then recommend a technique and graft plan suited to your case.
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