Candidate 01
Receding hairline (Norwood II–IV)
The most common candidate profile. A natural hairline restored without a linear scar — recovery in days, results over months.
Follicular unit extraction led by the surgeon who performed the world's first large-session FUE in 2003. Scar-free, single-day, surgeon-led — calibrated to the same standard for twenty-five years.
Follicular unit extraction is a hair restoration surgery that moves hair from the back of your head to the areas that have thinned. The follicles at the back are genetically resistant to the hormone that causes male-pattern baldness (DHT) — once moved, they keep that resistance. Permanently.
FUE differs from older “strip surgery” (FUT) in how the donor hair is harvested. Instead of removing a strip of scalp and dissecting it, FUE extracts each follicular unit one at a time, directly from the scalp, using a small punch — typically 0.7 to 1.0 mm in diameter.
The result: no linear scar. The donor area heals to thousands of pinpoint dots that are invisible under any normal-length haircut, and short hair is fine for life.
Dr. Jones performed the world’s first large-session FUE in 2003 — over a thousand grafts in a single day — when typical FUE volumes were still in the low hundreds. The large-session methodology he pioneered is now standard practice globally.
FUE works best for patients with stable hair loss, adequate donor supply, and realistic expectations. Below: the most common candidate profiles. None of these are guarantees — candidacy is determined by actual examination of your scalp, not by category.
The most common candidate profile. A natural hairline restored without a linear scar — recovery in days, results over months.
Crown work is technically demanding because hair grows in a whorl pattern. The Jones Technique calibrates angle and direction to follow the natural growth pattern.
When the back-of-head donor area can spare grafts and the loss pattern is stable, FUE delivers density across the top while the donor remains intact for life.
FUE leaves no linear scar — only thousands of pinpoint extraction sites that heal nearly invisibly. You can keep your hair short for life and the donor area looks intact.
FUE is the technique of choice for fixing pluggy hairlines, visible scarring, or density gaps from earlier work. Repair is its own specialty — see the Repair & Revision page.
Every Jones FUE case starts with a hand-drawn hairline you see and approve before any graft is placed. Extraction is carried out by a trained clinical team under Dr. Jones’s direct, in-room supervision — angle, depth, and selection calibrated to his standard. The donor area is preserved evenly across its full breadth, never depleted in one zone for short-term coverage.
Read the full methodology →Your hairline is hand-drawn by Dr. Jones at the start of the day, in front of the mirror, with you involved in the design. Extraction is carried out by a trained clinical team under his direct, in-room supervision — angle, depth, and selection calibrated to his standard. The donor area is preserved evenly across its full breadth, never depleted in one zone for short-term coverage gains. The result is a hairline that ages with you, a donor area you can wear short for life, and density that holds at year five the way it looks at year one.
Most patients are presentable at week two, see early growth at month four, and hit their final mature result at month twelve. Photo follow-ups happen at one, three, six, and twelve months — directly with Dr. Jones, in writing.
8–10 hours, depending on graft count. Local anesthesia. You're awake but comfortable. You leave the same evening with a small bandage on the donor area only.
Mild swelling around the forehead is normal and temporary. Donor area scabs over in pinpoint dots. You can resume desk work immediately if you want to.
Most patients are presentable in one to two weeks. Recipient-area scabs have come off. Donor area looks like a freshly buzzed haircut. You can wear a hat without disturbing anything.
The transplanted hairs shed. This is normal and expected — the hair shaft falls out, but the follicle is alive and dormant. Don't panic.
First new hairs emerge. They'll be fine and short at first. Density builds steadily over the next six months.
Mature density. Hair styled as you would any other hair. Twelve months in, most patients can't tell where work was done.
Our on-site gallery is being rebuilt case by case with patient consent. Until then, the verifiable record of Dr. Jones’s FUE work lives on RealSelf — third-party hosted, patient-uploaded, independently verified. 146 photos, 36 reviews averaging 4.8 / 5, and 201 patient questions answered — none of it controlled by us.
When maximum density in a single session is the priority. Hair worn longer hides any scar.
Learn more →FUE without shaving the donor area — for patients who can't be off work for two weeks.
Learn more →4,500+ grafts in a single day — the technique Dr. Jones pioneered in 2003.
Learn more →Fixing pluggy hairlines, visible scarring, or density gaps from earlier work.
Learn more →Send photos and you’ll get a written assessment from Dr. Jones — candidate or not, recommended graft count, recommended technique, and a cost range. No pressure, no follow-up unless you ask.