Hair Transplant (FUE)

(FUE), also known as follicular transfer (FT), is one of two primary methods of obtaining follicular units, naturally occurring groups of one to four hairs, for hair transplantation. The other method is called strip harvesting. In FUE harvesting, individual follicular units are extracted directly from the hair restoration patient's donor area, ideally one at a time. This differs from strip-harvesting because, in strip harvesting, a strip of skin is removed from the patient and then dissected into many individual follicular units.
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HISTORY & RESEARCH

Follicular unit extraction was first described by Masumi Inaba in Japan in 1988 who introduced the use of a 1-mm needle for extracting follicular units. FUE was successfully conducted on public patients by Dr Ray Woods in Australia, 1989 and was filmed for the 'Good Medicine' program for the first time in 1996. Despite showing evidence of improvements in transection rate from the prior year, the findings suggested transection at a rate of 6–15% was not low enough for general use in hair restoration procedures.

Follicular unit extraction can also be used to transplant body hair to the scalp. It was first tested and proven effective by Ray Woods in 1998. have mastered follicular unit extraction because the procedure takes considerable time and expense to learn and to develop skills to a high standard. In recent years, the tools used for this approach have increased in complexity.

HOW DOES FUE HAIR TRANSPLANT WORK?

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is one of the latest advancements of hair transplantation. FUE differs from the strip surgery by the method of harvesting the donor area. For those patients who prefer to avoid the donor scar from the strip surgery may take advantage of the FUE procedure.

Follicular unit extraction prcedure is actually relatively simple. It relies on a guided extractor that makes minute incisions (under 1 millimeter in size) around individual follicular units from the back of your head. Suction is used to remove the units (this reduces handling and increases transplanted graft survival), which are then placed in prepared areas on the front of your scalp.