Understanding the many kinds of hair transplant surgery is crucial if you’re considering getting one. Follicular unit extraction (FUE) and follicular unit strip surgery are the primary techniques for collecting follicles for transplantation. (FUSS).
Every approach has a different transplant procedure. In FUE, a surgeon makes minuscule punch incisions and removes follicular units one at a time.
Hair Follicle Extraction (FUE)
One of the most common approaches to hair transplant surgery is called Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE). Compared to the strip technique, it is less invasive and allows quick recovery with few activity limits.
Its widespread use is due to its capacity to reduce scarring brought on by other hair restoration procedures. With this technique, tiny, individual hair follicles with one to four hairs are removed from the donor area one at a time.
The areas of the scalp with thinning or balding hair are subsequently treated with the follicular units. This aids in regaining lost head density and a natural-looking hairline for the patient.
To determine whether an FUE hair transplant is the best course of action for you, schedule a consultation with a Keeps Hair Restoration specialist. The session will comprise a detailed examination of your individual requirements and hair restoration objectives.
Following the consultation, Keeps will make a suitable treatment plan recommendation. The objective is to assist you in achieving your ideal appearance while reducing the chance of difficulties during hair restoration.
The skilled cosmetic surgeons on Keeps’ staff are knowledgeable about the newest and most cutting-edge methods for hair restoration. They employ a combination of human and automated hair follicle extraction methods, which can be tailored to your unique hair loss scenario.
Transplantation of Follicular Units (FUT)
Individual follicular units are harvested from the sides or back of the head during the traditional hair transplant method known as follicular unit transplantation (FUT). These follicular units can be utilized as a long-term remedy since they are resistant to the hormone DHT that causes male pattern baldness.
a strip of skin with hair
A strip of skin with hair is cut across the sides or back of the scalp to start the procedure. The individual follicular units are then removed by dissecting this strip.
Sutures are then used to seal the donor area. The grafts are subsequently implanted in the patient’s scalp in the recipient area to fill in bald spots.
In contrast to earlier hair restoration techniques, the outcomes of a properly executed FUT are undetectable as a transplant and appear natural. This is due to the fact that, unlike earlier mini-micrografting methods, the hair in a FUT is collected in smaller grafts known as individual follicular units.
Your doctor will choose a thick and healthy donor area of the scalp at the back or sides of the head before performing a FUT. This crucial region will have fat, follicles, and hair that are resistant to the androgen DHT, which results in hair loss.
Expanding Follicular Units (FUE)
A hair transplant process known as Follicular Unit Expansion (FUE) involves removing individual hair follicles from the donor area and implanting them in the recipient area. Compared to conventional linear/strip harvesting, this less invasive hair transplant procedure is less painful, recovers more quickly, and leaves less scars.
The doctor will nick your scalp in order to perform an FUE hair transplant. Then, each follicle is removed individually using ARTAS. With this technique, you can produce results that look more natural because it gets rid of the plug-like aspect that conventional strip harvesting frequently has.
While there may be white scabs where the doctor removed each transplant from your scalp, they will soon mend and have no long-term effects on your head. In a few weeks, your follicles will start to grow once more.
Be ready for a lengthy process and a few days of recovery as this exact hair transplant surgery can last up to 10 hours. To help you get the greatest results, your doctor might provide you with a detailed pre-procedure routine.
Stretching of Follicular Units (FUT)
A hair transplant method called Follicular Unit Stretching (FUT) makes use of small grafts to produce results that are natural-looking and realistic-looking. In FUT, a strip of tissue from the back of your head (the donor zone) is cut, and utilizing microscopes, individual follicular units made up of 1-4 hairs are extracted.
The follicular unit is removed from the surrounding tissue after being retrieved and kept in a holding solution until it can be applied to the area of your scalp that is balding or thinning. The balding or thinning areas of your scalp will subsequently receive the grafts in small, circular wounds called recipient sites.
It’s significant to remember that FUT does create a linear scar in the balding area after surgery. However, this scar will typically lighten or disappear after healing.
It is best to speak with a specialist who can respond to your inquiries regarding FUT and whether it would be the right course of action. To arrange a consultation, get in touch with our Santa Rosa office right away.
Male pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia is often the best candidate for FUT. It can also be used on females who have Ludwig-patterned thinning at the part line or Norwood or M-shaped pattern hair loss.
