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NO SHAVE FUE

A No Shave FUE Hair Transplant, also known as Shaveless FUE Hair Restoration, is the ideal hair transplant procedure for consummate, on-the-go, professionals and other individuals with discretion in mind who want to restore their hair efficiently and effectively. The basic idea is not to partially or entirely shave the donor and/or recipient areas/s during the FUE harvesting process.

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Price

Since a NO SHAVE FUE Hair Transplant is a skills and labor-intensive procedure that takes considerably longer than a conventional hair transplant, the price is generally higher. The incremental price depends upon whether it is a partial or full NO SHAVE hair transplant procedure. Regardless, we offer third-party 0% financing if you qualify.

Duration

Depending upon case size, hair curvature, and the client's hair loss pattern, this advanced, cutting-edge hair transplant procedure may be done in less than 12 hours, or over a period of two surgical days. Things such as hair length, hair texture, skin conditions, and desired result may determine the duration of the case.

Anesthesia

As with all MAXIM hair restoration procedures, this is a minimally invasive outpatient, clinic-based hair transplant procedure that is performed under the use of local anesthesia. You will be awake but comfortable!

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TECHNIQUE

The doctor offers multiple techniques, including partial shaves, flap shaves, and no shaves at all. The specific procedure is up to the clinician's discretion based on your specific case requirements. A partial shave allows you to hide the donor area under longer hair. A flap shave is similar. A no-shave means that we shave nothing at all. All procedures involve anesthesia, a harvest, and graft implementation. And all require a skilled clinician, because this technique takes more finesse than a standard FUE.

Technique

PREPARATION

MAXIM asks that you clean your hair each day for three days prior to the procedure, using ONLY shampoo with no conditioner. Conditioner sometimes leaves a film over the scalp which can make it harder to sterilize and clean. Nevertheless, we need your hair to be as clean as possible to perform the procedure safely.

ADVANTAGES

Clients love no-shave FUE because it's discrete and effectively eliminates the "ugly duckling" phase of standard FUE hair restoration. You suffer from zero linear scarring, too! Eliminate the anxiety of having to wait for your hair to grow to its preferred length and schedule a no-shave FUE consultation today. 

Advantages

OUR No Shave FUE DOCTORS & CLINICIANS

Lawrence Barnard, DO
Lawrence Barnard, DO
New York, NY & Long Island, NY

An award-winning hair transplant physician who holds clinical leadership positions at multiple hospitals. Patients love his caring, courteous bedside manner and the excellent results he achieves for them!

Goran A. Jezic, MD
Goran A. Jezic, MD
Houston, TX

A dual-Board Certified hair transplant doctor with over two decades of experience. Dr. Jezic has worked extensively with FUE, the NeoGraft, and the ATERA FUE systems.

Kristopher Hamwi, MD
Kristopher Hamwi, MD
Sarasota, FL

Dr. Kristopher Hamwi is recognized as one of the country's top plastic surgeons. He has trained at distinguished institutions like Harvard University and Georgetown University.

Stefan Thiele, MD
Stefan Thiele, MD
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

A doctor with years of hair transplant and cosmetic surgery experience who remains fully involved in the hair transplant procedure. He's excellent at medical management, pre-op, follow-up, and patient care.

Rhonda Daniels, PA-C
Rhonda Daniels, PA-C
New York, NY & Long Island, NY

MAXIM's Clinical Director and an experienced clinician who trains others on FUE hair transplants and does them herself. Trained on multiple FUE technology platforms. Her patient satisfaction record is second to none!

Sia Gieger, PA-C
Sia Gieger, PA-C
Sarasota, FL

Clinician Gieger has undergone extensive training under renowned hair transplant surgeon Dr. Kristopher Hamwi. She combines her education in the Arts and Sciences to provide individualized, natural results.

Josh Simpson, MS-PAC
Josh Simpson, MS-PAC
Austin, TX

Clinically trained at Johns Hopkins, Clinician Simpson has performed FUE procedures for over a decade. He is an outstanding injector and FUE harvester, especially skilled at scar mitigation.

Joseph Bryce Hart, RN
Joseph Bryce Hart, RN
Long Island, NY & Paramus, NJ

One of the few registered nurses in the world with extensive expertise restoring and preventing hair loss through non-surgical methods. Nurse Hart is also skilled in the FUE method.

Lisa Marie Jayme, MD
Lisa Marie Jayme, MD
Cebu, Philippines

A caring, experienced, hands-on plastic and hair transplant surgeon with a detailed, aesthetic eye. A hands-on clinician who has published numerous research articles and who has performed thousands of cosmetic surgery procedures.

Ryan Paraiso, MD
Ryan Paraiso, MD
Manila & Cebu, Philippines

An experienced plastic surgeon who is capable of delivering FUE procedures with nearly invisible scars and natural hairlines. His results are always attractive and natural-looking!

John Michael Gerard Abenojar, MD
John Michael Gerard Abenojar, MD
Manila & Cebu, Philippines

A Diplomate of the Philippine Board of Plastic Surgery and a fellow of the Philippine Association of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgeons. Adept at pain management.

Ashley Magee, MD
Ashley Magee, MD
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Magee is a hands-on clinician who combines her skill in teaching and education in medicine to provide individualized, natural results to her clients. She never delegates anesthesia, harvesting, or site-making to technicians.

Gus Diaz, MD
Gus Diaz, MD
Charlotte, NC

A Board-Certified physician specializing in cosmetic surgery, including hair transplant surgeries. Dr. Diaz has been a national speaker on the subject of plastic surgery for over two decades and a dedicated, hands-on provider.

Mark Boles, MD
Mark Boles, MD
Philadelphia & Pittsburgh

Twenty-five years of experience and over 10,000 transplants to date. Among the first physicians part of the hair transplant evolution. Highly skilled in FUE, FUT, non-surgical hair restoration, anti-aging therapy, and men’s sexual health & wellness.

Marcelo Acosta, PA-C
Marcelo Acosta, PA-C
New York City & Long Island

Clinician Marcelo Acosta has over 20 years of experience as a clinician, including over 10 years in outpatient ambulatory surgery. He devotes himself to impeccable care and unparalleled expertise. He is qualified in aesthetic medicine hair transplants and experienced in H&P imaging.

Leslie Pickens, M.D.
Leslie Pickens, M.D.
Northern Virginia (VA)

Over 30 yrs. physician experience Board Certified Hair loss, wellness, facial aesthetics, telemedicine, emergency, trauma and other experience. Educated at Tulane and Emory Universities.

No Shave FUE Overview

"No shave" FUE can either happen with a partial shave that allows the longer hair to hide the donor site, or a harvest without a shave at all. Otherwise, it works exactly like the FUE procedure. Nevertheless, it requires faster harvesting and greater skill from the clinician. MAXIM is one of the few clinics offering this high-skill procedure. We usually perform the procedure over a period of two days.

No Shave FUE Candidates

You are a good candidate if you're experiencing mild to moderate hair loss. Clients with severe hair loss will need more follicular units, which will mean having to shave the donor site. You just won't have enough viable hair units in a no-shave procedure. Your doctor will evaluate the strength of your hair and the number of units you'll need in order to help you make a decision about which process is best for you.

No Shave FUE Safety

No shave FUE is a safe, proven procedure. It's minimally invasive and has been used to provide hair restoration services for many years now.

No Shave FUE Results

You can expect similar results to the FUE procedure, but with the added ability to hide the donor site and continue to wear your hair long. You won't have to wait for your hair to grow to get your hair to the desired length, but will move forward knowing you've addressed your hair loss and will have thicker, fuller hair in less than a year.

No Shave FUE Cost

No shave FUE takes longer than conventional FUE procedures. The process can take at least twelve hours, if not longer. You can expect to pay quite a bit more for this process than you'd pay for our other hair restoration procedures. Fortunately, we offer several financing options to ensure that your procedure is as affordable as possible.

DISCRETE

Since your clinician only has to trim and take the hair they intend to use, the area surrounding the donor area can remain at its normal length. This means there's no shave site to hint that you had hair restoration surgery. 

SKILLED CLINICIANS

No Shave FUE requires more skill than a normal FUE, so we work with the best clinicians in the business. Many of our clinicians have contributed to hair transplant research, are Board Certified, are renowned journal authors and professors, or have served at prestigious medical institutions. 

AVAILABLE

MAXIM is one of the only hair restoration clinics in the world to offer no-shave FUE. If you're interested in this procedure, reach out to the location closest to you and schedule your first, free consultation (you can even do it over Skype). 

AFFORDABLE 

We strive to keep all our services as affordable as possible, even highly specialized processes like no-shave FUEs. Ask us for a free quote and ask us about our 0% interest, 12-month financing programs. Don't let money keep you from looking and feeling the way you want to look and feel.

frequently asked questions

This question doesn't have such a straightforward answer. The truth is that it COULD have a higher transection rate because it is harder to extract hair from the body than it is from the scalp, but when done by skilled hands it should be negligible anyway. The reality is that most people don't care about how many live during a harvest on the body so long as the ones that are transplanted are living hair follicles. With that in mind, the transection rate will be negligible when done by the rightly trained hands.

Additionally, the reason why most facilities don't offer body to scalp hair transplants is due to a lack of ability to harvest the necessary amount of grafts in a short enough period of time where they can still be safely transplanted before graft death begins to occur due to time spent out of body. If they are too slow, the grafts that were removed earlier in the transplant (which are mostly your BEST, because they're scalp derived) will begin to expire. Because of this, choosing your team is absolutely crucial to success.

No Shave FUE's are a skill intensive procedure. Like a body hair to scalp transplant, there are many additional factors in play that impact the complexity of the case. Grafts are harder to harvest, because you are working through long hair where the angulation begins to hide in the thickness of your donor. Additionally, it takes much longer to extract each individual hair, so only high efficiency, high speed harvesting clinicians are capable of performing this No Shave FUE Hair Transplant procedure.

There are risks associated with any procedure, but this is a very safe procedure, similar to a traditional FUE hair transplant.

Aesthetically speaking, no, the end result is identical to that of an FUE or FUT Hair Transplant. The biggest difference between a traditional hair transplant and a No Shave FUE Hair Transplant is that the No Shave FUE Hair Restoration procedure is more discreet immediately post-operative. Unless you are having your immediate hairline done, if your hair is medium to long in length, then it will be very hard to see any scabbing in the recipient area or excision marks from the harvesting. This is why some people choose to pursue this No Shave FUE procedure.

The entire point of the No Shave FUE Hair Restoration procedure is to prevent a shave, however, if your hair is substantially longer than usual, it can certainly be helpful if you have it cleaned up prior to your hair transplant procedure. While we are capable of dealing with any length of hair, it's still preferred to have it as well maintained and trimmed as possible. This also allows us to see where you need the biggest enhancement for your preferred method of styling.

Body hair is significantly more challenging to harvest and as such, we do not harvest body or beard hair without trimming it first. However, we can do a partial no shave hair transplant, where we transplant those hairs into unshaved areas on the top of the head.

You could be a candidate for a No Shave FUE Hair Transplant, however, we may advise against it. With a No Shave FUE, the transection rate is inherently higher than a traditional FUE Hair Restoration procedure due to the masked angulation of the hair follicles. For some clients, this won't matter because their stage of loss and abundance of donor hair may allow them more room to sacrifice a few hairs in trade for a more discreet hair transplant procedure. However, in the case of someone with thinner donor hair, it has to be analyzed closely. Consider this; what if you were to have more loss and require a second hair transplant procedure down the road? If you have a weaker donor already, plus a higher transection during your first hair transplant procedure, you are essentially limiting the amount of available donor for your second hair restoration procedure. This doesn't mean it can't be done but it is something that has to be taken on a case by case basis and candidacy for any hair transplant or non-surgical hair restoration procedure requires a consultation with our hair restoration experts.

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