FUE Hair Transplant
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a technique of harvesting donor hair using either manual, motorized or in some cases robotic instrumentation to create an incision around individual follicular units in order to extract them for implantation. Contrary to popular belief and device manufacturer marketing, FUE is not a new technique and has been successfully practiced by for well over a decade.
What is the hair length needed to cover an average donor harvest scar on the back of the head? I currently keep my hair short on the sides (less than 1/2 inch) Also, where on the back of the head is hair strip collected from? Parallel to the ears? How long...
Dear “Worried about Scar Camouflage,” Thank you for taking the time to write! An average donor harvest scar should be done with a trichophytic edge these days, so hair should be growing through it rendering it nearly invisible. However, even without completing that extra step (which I consider essential but not al...
Hello. I am considering getting a hair transplant and I had a few questions. I am a 24 year old male and I began losing hair...
I am a 59 year old female with female pattern thinning, confined to the top, temples and areas of the crown that need comb overs. Mother...
Six years years ago I had two hair transplants that did not go well. I was referred to my hair transplant surgeon by my Dermatologist...
I scar, bleed, bruise and keloid easily… will this affect the outcome of a hair transplant? Would I be better off going with FUE or th...
Hair loss in women is a silent epidemic that effects the lives of far more women than is generally recognized by society or medicine. Approximately 40...
I had a hair transplant seven years ago and have never been happy with it. It is constantly on my mind and has destroyed my...
Find A Surgeon
The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons is a consumer organization that selectively screens skilled and ethical hair transplant surgeons. The IAHRS does not offer an open membership policy to doctors practicing hair transplatation, and is the only group that recognizes that all surgeons are not equal in their skill and technique. Its elite membership seeks to represent the best in the discipline, the true leaders in the field of surgical hair restoration.