Hair Restoration Blog

Why FUE?

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) also known as FUE transplant is another version of Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT).  It is a newer method of harvesting follicular units that eliminates the appearance of a linear scar and it is much more comfortable during the post op period of a hair transplant surgery.  Although FUE transplantation may be the answer for many hair loss patients who do not want any scaring on their donor area, it is not the answer for everyone.

Who can use FUE?

The number of available grafts in FUT transplants can be limited.  So, candidates who require a large number of grafts in one session and traditionally may have needed several sessions of (FUT) hair transplantation are now able to acheive the same number of needed grafts through traditional methods of FUE. In order to be approved as a candidate for a FUE hair transplant procedure, one must attend a complimentary in-office consultation with Dr. Parsa Mohebi and have the FOX test performed to show eligibility.  

Automated FUE

The good news is that the efficiency of FUE transplants have increased as newer automated techniques are developed, thus allowing hair transplant surgeons to remove follicular units faster than what was possible in the past.  US Hair Restoration is a center located in Southern California and known for its ability to perform quality FUE procedures in its Encino, Beverly Hills and Orange County offices.  We at US Hair Restoration have added automated FUE methods to our armamentarium of hair restoration techniques.  Automated hair restoration surgery with FUE techniques has increased the number of hair grafts able to be harvested from the donor area and transplanted within one day.

Additionally, we are also offering special promotions for candidates who are interested in participating in our ongoing FUE study that is designed to compare different methods of FUE procedures both qualitatively and quantitatively.  Please do not hesitate to contact US Hair Restoration’s office at 1-888-302-8747 anytime for more information.

Q:

I have heard of FUE transplants with relatively high-quality hair coming from the neck area, and from the beard. It seems like this could dramatically increase the number of grafts available for patients, at least for the hairline and front.  Then, body-hair (chest, back…), which I think are lower quality (but very abundant on me!), could possibly be used for the crown area. I would like to take as few hair from the back of the head as possible, and as much as possible from other areas.
Doctor, what do you think of this plan? Would it be a good strategy to pull from other sources rather then the scalp for donor hairs? What would be the costs involved?

A:

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) can remove hair from anywhere in the body as long as you are tested positive for FOX for those areas.  Neck hair is not the best option for hair transplantation because those hairs may fall out at higher ages of some patients. We can use body hair for hairline, and front or even the crown, but you may need multiple surgeries to obtain adequate density from those areas with body hair.  As we discussed before, body hair has a long resting phase in relation to its growth phase.  So you will have more follicles in resting phase (telogen phase) that do not have any visible hair in comparison to the ones in growth phase (anagen phase) that provide you with actual hair and give you coverage. We do FUE transplants in our California hair transplant centers on a regular basis.  FUE procedures are more labor intense and more time consuming so the cost of them are almost double in comparison to regular strip hair transplant procedures.

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