Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a technique of extracting, or “grafting,” donor hair in a follicular unit hair transplant procedure. During FUE hair transplant surgery, a small, circular punch in the skin is made using a precision tool around a follicular unit. In this technique follicle hairs are removed from the donor area and transplanted to the affected area. There is no stitching required for the donor area, it will get fixed on its own within a few days.
Basic Things About Fue Hair Transplant :
- In hair transplant technique, to cover the surface of the head permanent hair is redistributed where there are fewer hairs or no hairs.
- With this technique no new hairs are created, but only the existing hairs are moved around to create a new hairline.
- Hairs are removed from the back and side of the head as these are permanent androgen resistant hair and they don’t fall off even at the age of 80 years.
- The new grafted hair starts to grow after 12 weeks of hair transplant surgery and continues to grow 1 cm per month throughout the life.
Methods of Fue Hair Transplant:
- Extraction Method
- Implantation method
Advantages and Disadvantages of FUE hair transplant
FUE hair transplant come with its unique set of advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- Can transplant, short hair
- Fast recovery
- Scars left in the donor area after surgery is almost invisible
- No stitches
- Any part of body hair can be used to increase hair density.
- Need only 1 day for the surgery.
- No oral anesthesia required.
- No liner scars
Disadvantages:
- Hair shortening is required
- A little more time consuming than FUT
- Leaves hundreds of minute unnoticeable scares.
- It is expensive.
- FUE is blind punch method
