ARTAS Hair Restoration

The ARTAS Robotic Procedure is an outpatient procedure performed in the doctor’s office. It requires only a local anesthetic, and the patient feels virtually no pain. Some patients may experience minor discomfort and swelling after the procedure, which typically subsides within one to three days.

In most cases, ARTAS Hair Restoration can be completed in just one session. However, depending on your hair goals and the amount of coverage needed, Dr. Martin Carney and Dr. Martin Carney III may recommend additional treatments to enhance your outcome. Follow-up visits may be scheduled to monitor progress and recommend supportive therapies, such as PRP or LLLT.

New hair begins to grow about three months after the procedure. Visible improvements typically appear within six months, with full results developing over nine to twelve months as the transplanted hair thickens and matures naturally.

Dr. Martin Carney or Dr. Martin Carney III will often combine ARTAS with complementary hair regrowth and strengthening treatments like Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) hair regrowth injections and LLLT, or Low-Level Laser Therapy. These treatments can help improve the hair follicle retention rates after transplantation and may be recommended to enhance the results of your ARTAS hair restoration treatment.

Some patients may experience temporary redness, swelling, or tenderness in the donor or transplant areas. It’s also possible to see minor scabbing or crusting as the scalp heals, which typically resolves within a few days. In rare cases, you might notice some temporary shedding of transplanted or nearby hairs, known as “shock loss”—but this is usually short-lived and followed by healthy regrowth. Infection or prolonged inflammation is uncommon, especially with proper aftercare. Unlike traditional hair transplants, ARTAS avoids the risk of a linear scar, making it a safer and more discreet option for most individuals.

The ARTAS Robotic Procedure is a minimally invasive hair restoration solution that leverages digital imaging and precision robotics to harvest healthy grafts for transplantation. Unlike earlier methods of hair restoration, a strip of scalp is surgically removed from the back and sides of the head, leaving a linear scar after surgery, and stitches or staples are not required to close the wound. The benefit is a quick recovery time, allowing for a return to normal activities and work sooner.

The ARTAS Robotic Procedure provides extremely natural-looking results. After the procedure, you can confidently wear your hair any length or style.

Old-fashioned “hair plugs” included harvesting large patches of hair, resulting in an awkward and unnatural appearance once implanted. The ARTAS Robotic System uses its computer-assisted robotic arm and digital mapping to pinpoint hair groupings as they naturally grow in the donor area. This process enables the doctor to achieve precise control and create a natural-looking head of hair and a natural hairline. Because the ARTAS Robotic System enables unmatched precision and accuracy, doctors are able to extract healthy, robust hairs for optimal growth.

The ARTAS Robotic Procedure uses your own permanent growing hair, typically from the back of your head, and your physician then implants this hair into the thinning areas of your scalp. As this hair is not susceptible to the conditions that cause male pattern baldness, transplanted hair will last a lifetime.

The ARTAS Robotic Procedure usually takes four to eight hours, as determined by your doctor, to achieve your hair restoration goals. You are comfortably seated throughout the process, and the doctor and staff are present to ensure your maximum comfort during the procedure.

Recovery time with the ARTAS Robotic Procedure is less than with most surgical cosmetic procedures. As no surgical incision or stitches are required with the ARTAS Robotic Procedure, healing time is short, and you can usually return to your daily activities after a day or two. Some doctors schedule a follow-up visit the morning after the procedure to examine your scalp and teach you how to care for your newly implanted hair.

Transplanted hair grows naturally in phases. New hairs are seen about three months after the procedure, and will continue to increase over the course of a full year. In approximately six months, you will enjoy a noticeable improvement, and after a full year, you will see final results.

With the ARTAS Robotic procedure, any scarring is minimal and is nearly undetectable. Your new hair grows in gradually, reducing the chance that people will notice the procedure. Your friends and family will comment that you look better, but the results from your hair restoration are subtle and natural.

Because the ARTAS Robotic System selectively harvests individual hair groupings rather than removing a large area of scalp requiring sutures, there is minimal scarring in the donor area. Hair can be worn fashionably short or in longer styles, whatever you prefer. You’re not limited by having to cover scarring from strip surgery.

Trimming your hair in the donor area enables the ARTAS System to accurately visualize, track, and harvest each grouping of hairs. You will receive instructions on how to cut your hair shorter in preparation for your ARTAS Robotic Procedure.