FUE - Follicular Unit Extraction

FUE - Follicular Unit Extraction

This method of donor harvesting, removing follicular units one-by-one directly from the scalp, is what differentiates the FUE procedure from a traditional Follicular Unit Transplant, where the donor hair is removed from the scalp in one thin, long strip and then subsequently dissected into individual follicular units.

Advantages:

• No linear scar in donor area
• Important for those who wear their hair very short
• Decreased healing time in the donor area
• No limitations on strenuous exercise after the procedure
• Less post-op discomfort in the donor area
• Useful for those with a greater risk of donor scarring
• Useful for repairing donor scars that cannot be excised
• Provides an alternative when the scalp is too tight for a strip excision
• Enables one to harvest finer hair from the nape of the neck
• Makes it theoretically possible to harvest non-scalp hair.

Disadvantages:

• Follicular units in FUE are harvested from a much greater area of the donor zone compared to FUT
• Graft quality is not as good compared to FUT 
• The maximum follicular unit graft yield is lower than with FUT
• With each subsequent session, the scarring in FUE is additive
• In large hair transplant sessions, the entire donor area must be shaved
• Microscopic dissection may be needed in addition to the extraction
• After large numbers of grafts are harvested, fine stippled scars may become visible due to thinning of donor area
• Long-term, if the donor area narrows, the scarring may become visible
• With FUE, grafts are usually out of the body for a longer period of time compared to FUT

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