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. 

Physician Answered Q & As

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 percent of all hair loss sufferers are women, with a statistically significant percentage of women dealing with hair loss under the age of 30. Contrary to...

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 percent of all hair loss sufferers are women, with a statistically significant percentage of women dealing with hair loss under the age of 30. Contrary to pop...

Top Q & As

I had a brow lift that left me with a high hairline and some bald spots. I would like to have my hairline lowered about 1/4...

My wife keeps telling me that I need a hair transplant so here I am doing some research. Here’s my situation, I am 31 years ol...

If I have a hair transplant for my receding hairline will I look strange if I lose more hair behind it? I have limited funds...

Is shock loss from a hair transplant temporary? I have heard that if you experience shock loss there is a real possibility that this hair...

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...

I am a 44 yr old African American female. I have researched several doctors and institutions that claim they can help me but after viewing the...

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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.