WHAT IS FUE ?

Follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair transplants are done by taking individual hair follicles out of your skin and implanting them elsewhere on your body. This will make the hair in the new area look thicker. FUE was meant to replace the “classic” follicular unit transplantation (FUT) technique. This procedure was done by taking an entire piece of skin or scalp along with the follicles and transplanting the skin on the target area. FUE has become more popular than FUT because it’s less likely to lead to a “hair plug” look, where sections of skin or hair don’t match the surrounding areas. It also won’t leave a large scar like FUT does. The best candidate for a FUE hair transplant is someone with thinning hair or balding who still has enough hair nearby to use for a transplant. You may not be eligible for a FUE hair transplant if you don’t have enough healthy or thick hair to transplant to the thinning or balding area.

How does a FUE hair transplant work?

As you get older, the three-phase cycle of hair growth and regrowth shortens until follicles no longer regrow hairs.

This process is different for everyone. Some people start balding in their 20s, while others bald much later in life.

FUE hair transplants restore hair by replacing these old follicles with new follicles that are still able to grow hair.

After the transplant, the follicles will be nourished by blood vessels and begin growing hair in the area that previously had thin hair or balding.

Procedure for FUE hair transplant:

Here’s how the FUE procedure works:

  1. Your surgeon will shave down the hair in the area where follicles will be removed as well as around the transplant area.
  2. Using a micropunch tool, they will remove follicles from your skin.
  3. Your surgeon will then make a series of tiny incisions with a needle or other small, sharp tool where the extracted follicles will be inserted.
  4. They’ll insert the follicles into the incisions.
  5. Your surgeon will clean and bandage the area for recovery.