DHI, Direct Hair Implantation, loads each follicle into a fine implanter pen and places it directly into the scalp in one motion: channel and graft together, at exactly the chosen angle, direction and depth. Maximum control, applied one hair at a time.
In classic FUE, channels are opened first and grafts placed second. DHI merges the two: the Choi pen's hollow needle carries the follicle and implants it in a single press. That means:
DHI particularly shines for unshaven transplants and for adding density between existing hairs without harming them, which is why it's often the recommendation for women and for early-stage thinning.
Both move your own permanent follicles; both give lifetime results; both are done by excellent teams here. DHI offers unmatched placement control and fast healing; FUE handles very large sessions most efficiently. The right answer depends on your loss pattern, donor supply and goals, your free analysis gives you a recommendation and the reasoning, not just a brand name.
Healing in days, shock loss weeks 3–8, growth from month 3, full result at 12 months, with DHI typically the quickest to look "normal" in public. The full month-by-month is on our FUE page; it applies to DHI too.
Every photo is one of our own patients, shared with their permission.
I wanted density added through my existing hair without shaving anything, and DHI was exactly right. Back at work in under a week with nobody the wiser, and the growth over the year filled in exactly where I'd thinned. The advice to choose DHI over FUE was theirs, not mine, and it was spot on.
Sample shown: real before/after photos to be added from the owner's archive.
Send us a picture of your hairline. Within a day you'll have an honest technique recommendation and graft estimate, and a real person, not a call centre, to answer every question.
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