Follicular Unit Extraction. It is the individual removal of hair follicles in their naturally occurring groupings of 1-4 hairs. A special tool is used to create about a 1mm incision and the hairs are removed with forceps

Follicular Unit Extraction is a technique in which hair follicles are extracted from the donor area using a surgical instrument such as a biopsy "punch". These punches come in sizes ranging from to . The skin along with the hair follicle is removed with no staples or stitches closing the wound. It is a very tedious procedure that can take up to 4 hours to perform 300 FUE grafts.

FUE stands for Follicular Unit Extraction. This revolutionary hair transplant process boasts completely natural results with no visible scarring. In addition to this, the patient recovery period is much shorter than with other treatments. Rather than employing a scalpel, this technique involves individually extracting each hair follicle from the back and sides of the head using special surgical instruments. Each graft is subsequently transplanted in bald areas of the scalp.

Yes immediately following the procedure you will have a small 1mm scab where the hairs were removed. Once this scab sheds in about a week to two weeks. A small red dot is likely to remain. Depending on your healing characteristics this dot may perfectly match your skin, turn white, or remain somewhat red. Often hairs removed from the head are completely undetectable due to the remaining hair. Some scarring is likely to remain anywhere from 6 months to permanently.

With hair transplantation, hair is moved from one area of the body (usually referred to as the “donor area”) and transferred to the thinning or balding area (recipient site). The transferred tissue is not "rejected" as it is not foreign tissue. The transplanted hair maintains its own characteristics; color, texture, growth rate, curl, etc. after transplantation and growth.

There is currently a large debate between these two and this FAQ is not meant to foster this debate, only to present the facts. I see the following as risks of Strip Excision and benefits of FUE. With strip excision a strip of flesh is removed from the permanent ring of hair around the occipital lobe and sides of the head. The most serious problem that occurs is excessive scarring, because the remaining tissue cannot accommodate the tissue that has now been depleted, and over time stretches.

In my opinion no. Even though using very small gauge needles hair can be densely packed. I believe the hairs of someone with a true full head of hair is closer together than even this can be provide. However with FUE you can come closer than ever to this goal, due to the wider range of available donor hairs. The entire body.

We recommend that you begin by replacing your lost hair now in order to have an appearance with which you're satisfied enough to enjoy everything your life has to offer. If further work is needed, the AHI's FUE technique is minimally invasive and follow up work can be done at any time at your convenience. With the AHI's FUE technique everyone can gradually restore his hair as finances allow.

The difference is in how the individual follicular units are obtained. In the standard FUHT the donor units are identified and dissected away from the donor strip using operating microscopes. The donor strip (a portion of skin) is surgically removed from the donor area and the incision from the procedure always creates a linear scar. In comparison, FUE creates small (less than one millimeter) scars where each unit has been removed. No strip of skin is removed.

FUE is labor intensive and highly specialized. Each hair must be individually removed. With strip, all that is needed is an excision of anywhere from 500-3000 grafts and dissection by techs. A typical strip surgery takes about 3-4 hours. A typical FUE procedure takes from 8-12.

In the GHO method the grafts, which contain one or more hair follicles, are taken directly from the donor area one after another and placed in the transplant area. A small part of the follicle removed remains in the original (donor) area and a complete new hair grows out of it again.

In FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) the whole follicle is removed with a needle of 0.75 to 1.0 mm diameter (0.45 ? 0.8 mm_), which results in a considerable chance on scars and a minimum re-growth of the removed hair. In FM (Follicular Multiplication) is tried to take away only the upper part of the follicle with a needle of 0.7 mm diameter (0.4 mm_). Because of this the chance on scars is small and the re-growth is limited.

If patients have had surgery previously but are not happy with the results (punchgrafts, scars etc), then we can usually help but a face to face consultation is essential. Likewise, we are updating our guidance on costs but only a consultation with one of our doctors can give you an absolute figure. Remember, this will be all inclusive - no VAT or extra costs for review/removal of stitches later.

The most visible advantage in comparison with the classical transplant is that the GHO method does not create a scar in the donor area. The donor area heals within 7-10 days. Less skin is taken from the scalp with the same or a higher number of grafts compared with the old method. The tiny wounds in the recipient area heal better because the new grafts and accepted more quickly. The little wounds in the donor area are basically already closed by the end of the operation.

We endeavor to ensure that cost is not a deterrent to a person considering hair replacement procedures, the procedures fees are cost effective in comparison to the expense of hair replacement units or hairpieces and their continuous maintenance costs. This is a lifetime investment and quality results should be your primary concern. However, in general FUE and BHT procedures are always more costly compared to other surgical hair restoration techniques.

Dr Stevenson, our London doctor, will be performing Dr Rogers' hair transplantation with the Stratford clinic team of technicians, in early February. Dr Rogers has gone for the strip technique as he preferred not to have a shaven donor area. Most surgeons inject saline for haemostasis but overinjecting an area is not really that beneficial and has it's own problems too.