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Needle-free anaesthetic

Regarding FUE hair transplantation, patients are often concerned about experiencing pain and soreness during anaesthesia. In addition, many patients ask about the number of injections required and the pain level they might feel. However, hair transplantation is performed with local anaesthesia, which involves numbing a specific area using medication injected beneath the skin. This ensures that patients.

Despite this, some patients may experience anxiety or fear related to needles or the anaesthesia process. Various methods have been developed to address these concerns to reduce fear. For example, sapphire hair transplant operations typically take 6-8 hours, with local anaesthesia lasting around 15 minutes.

During FUE hair transplantation, local anaesthesia is applied twice: once to the neck area before the intake phase and again to the forehead before the canals are opened. Some advanced clinics use needle-free anaesthesia to minimise anxiety and facilitate the process. These methods involve advanced technology devices that spray anaesthetic medication onto the skin using high air pressure. The medication then diffuses into the tissue and blocks pain signals transmitted by the nerves.
It’s important to note that patients who prefer needle-free anaesthesia will still need some numbness using needles for tumescent anaesthesia. But overall, these techniques can help reduce patients’ anxiety and improve the experience of FUE hair transplantation.
Advanced technology devices in sapphire hair transplantation allow for needle-free anaesthesia. Instead, anaesthetic medications are applied to the skin by spraying with high air pressure from the device placed on the head area. The drug then diffuses through the tissue and blocks pain transmission to nerves.
It is essential for patients who opt for needle-free anaesthesia in FUE hair transplantation to be aware that although some numbness can be achieved through the device, needles will still be required for tumescent anaesthesia. This involves injecting a solution into the scalp to minimise bleeding and ease the extraction of hair follicles.
It’s important to remember that the pain experienced during local anaesthesia in FUE hair transplantation is primarily caused by the medication rather than the technique used. Thus, even with needle-free anaesthesia, complete pain elimination may not be achieved.
Scientific studies have examined patients who underwent both needle and needle-free anaesthesia and found no significant differences between the two methods.
Therefore, patients should be aware that needle-free anaesthesia is not entirely painless. However, it can be beneficial for those with a fear of needles during FUE hair transplantation.

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