FUE Hair Transplant Procedure
Dr. Williams performs the Follicular Unit Excision (extraction) or FUE hair restoration procedures on patients that prefer this method and are a good candidate. Dr. Williams will examine the donor area and discuss this in the consultation.
Advantages of the Follicular Unit Excision Procedure
No Linear Scar- Better used in small to medium procedures in hairline/top
- Better used for tight/scarred donor area
- Additional procedures often needed
- Potentially less discomfort after procedure
Follicular Unit Excision Scarring
The FUE hair transplants are done with a punch which is a circular skin biopsy blade with an open center. The majority of practices do not have trained surgeons doing these procedures which can result in wide scars and unacceptable results. Advertising campaigns have tried to convince people that this procedure does not leave any scarring. This is absolutely untrue! In some cases this method damages the donor area permanently.
Disadvantages of the Follicular Unit Excision Procedure
- Exponentially more total scar & can be visible through short hair
- More expensive and time consuming
- Punch is passed blindly through scalp sometimes damaging follicles
- Fewer future procedures are possible
- Patients preferring long hair will require regrowth (1/4-1/2″/mo) as the head needs to be shaved
- More damaged follicles
- Potential for taking follicles too close to future thinning zone
- “Mottled” appearance in the donor area if over harvested, FUE is not scar-less
Despite misleading marketing tactics from other FUE providers, there is much more scar produced with FUE than FUT or follicular unit transfer (strip technique.) Our patients rarely have an issue with scarring with either procedure. If a scar should occur, there are several options to address it free of charge.
Follicular Unit Excision Cost
The cost of the Follicular Unit Excision or FUE varies by case and number of grafts needed.
This procedure tends to be more expensive than FUT and takes a few hours longer to complete
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