Follicular Unit Extraction(FUE)

In FUE hair transplant procedure, individual follicular unit grafts are harvested one at a time using a tiny punch typically ranging from 0.7 to 1 millimeter in size.

Once the underlying follicular unit is separated from the surrounding tissues it can then be extracted by a forceps gripping the hair above the surface. The small hole left behind after the follicle is extracted then heals over the next few days. This tiny wound contracts as it heals making the resulting round scar smaller and less noticeable. The FUE patient typically ends up with hundreds of small round white scars, which are normally undetectable to the naked eye even when a patient's hair is cropped extremely short.

We do the FUE by Harris S.A.F.E. scribe machine (US FDA approved).

Each follicular unit graft is carefully placed into tiny recipient sites. Like FUT hair transplantation, FUE comes with a unique set of advantages and disadvantages and patients considering follicular unit extraction should become familiar with them.

Advantages

  • Less Invasive Nature
  • Decreased Scarring and Ability to Wear Hair Short or Cropped
  • Faster Healing and Recovery Time and Reduced Post-operative Pain
  • The Ability to "Cherry Pick" Grafts
  • Optimal for Small and Specialized Cases 
     

Disadvantages

  • Decreased Total Yield (from Increased Graft Transection and burial)
  • Thinner, Less Viable Grafts
  • Too Many Extractions May Lead to "Moth Eaten" Appearance
  • A Single FUE Hair Transplant Session May Take Multiple Days
  • Cost is high
  • Grafts Extracted Outside the "Safe Zone". That is hair's that may fall in future.
  • Necessity of Shaving Donor Region