Lumière Aesthetics

Hair Transplantation

Hair transplantation

Permanent hair restoration, planned by a doctor, performed by Dr Kristy Truong.

Duration

One day

Anaesthetic

Local

Final result

12–18 months

What it is

A hair transplant moves living follicles from the part of your scalp that keeps its hair for life — usually the back and sides — to the area of loss. Because those follicles are genetically permanent, the result is permanent too: transplanted hair grows, can be cut, and behaves like the hair it always was.

The technique — FUE, where follicles are taken individually, or FUT, where a narrow strip is taken and divided — is chosen at planning. (The technique offered is being confirmed with the practice before launch.) Either way, the procedure is a single day under local anaesthetic, planned and performed by Dr Truong.

Who it suits — and who it doesn't

It suits

  • Hair loss that has stabilised, or been stabilised with medical treatment
  • Enough donor hair at the back and sides for the goal
  • Realistic expectations — density is planned honestly, not promised
  • Medical causes ruled out or treated first
  • Generally over 25–30, unless loss has clearly stabilised

It doesn't — or not yet

  • Active, progressing loss without stabilisation — that comes first
  • Limited donor supply for the result you want
  • Certain scalp conditions, assessed at consultation
  • Expectations a transplant cannot honestly meet
  • Anyone Dr Truong assesses as unlikely to benefit

We decline a proportion of the people who ask. That is part of the assessment, not a failure of it.

The pathway

Six steps, in order

1

Assessment

A doctor examines your scalp, your history and the cause of your loss.

2

Medical review

Active loss is stabilised before anything permanent is planned.

3

Hairline design and planning

Your hairline is drawn, agreed and recorded.

4

Consent and interval

Written consent, then at least seven days before the procedure — our standard.

5

Procedure day

One day under local anaesthetic, home the same evening.

6

Recovery and reviews

Scheduled reviews across the following twelve months.

Your doctor

Planned and performed by Dr Kristy Truong

US fellowship-trained in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, with subspecialty experience in hair and brow restoration. The doctor who assesses you is the doctor who designs your hairline and performs your procedure.

View Dr Truong's profile

Cost

Most patients invest between $— and $—, depending on the number of grafts and whether more than one session is needed. (Indicative range to be supplied by the practice.) Your written quote follows assessment and includes everything listed on our cost page.

Cost, inclusions and payment

Risks and what to expect

  • Infection
  • Bleeding
  • Swelling
  • Temporary numbness
  • Temporary shedding of existing hair
  • Scarring in the donor area — small dot scars with FUE, a linear scar with FUT
  • Uneven, lower-than-expected or delayed growth
  • The possibility of a further session
  • Results vary between individuals

Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.

Practice standards

Our practice standards

Every hair transplant patient at Lumière has an in-depth assessment, a review of the medical causes of their hair loss, and at least seven days between consenting and the procedure. We also ask for a letter from your GP. These are our standards rather than legal requirements — we set them because the procedure is permanent.

Questions

All questions

Start with a hair assessment

Diagnosis first. Then the right treatment — which is not always a transplant.