When considering hair restoration, you will almost certainly encounter the terms follicular unit extraction (FUE) and follicular unit transplant (FUT). These are the primary methods of extracting hair follicles and transplanting them to create a rejuvenated hairline.
FUE is when individual hair follicles are removed from a donor area on the scalp (or sometimes elsewhere on the body) and transplanted into an area of the scalp where hair is thinning or balding. FUE can be done manually or with robotics-assisted devices like the ARTAS® and NeoGraft® systems.
FUT involves manually removing a strip of skin and follicles from a donor area on the scalp. It is then relocated to a bald area elsewhere on the scalp. Our clients often ask which procedure is more effective and natural-looking… so let’s compare the two processes.
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