Is FUE Hair Transplant the Best Harvesting Technique?

The most important event in considering a hair transplant is not how the donor hair is harvested...it is the creation of a natural and attractive hairline leading to an excellent result. No machine or piece of technology can replace the artistic skills of the surgeon doing a tranplant. Individuals who like to wear their hair very short may find some benefit of FUE. However, you can also wind up with lots of little white dots because of your skin color which can be very... more

Follicular transplantation: Hair tends to grow in small clumps or follicular units made up of 1 to 4 hairs. FUT refers to the placement of hairs into the bald area. It looks very natural because smaller units (1-2 hairs) can be placed in the front which is very natural looking and has really transformed hair transplantation. Follicular Extraction: The hair can be obtained or taken out in 2 basic ways. One is to take a strip of hair and cut it into... more

I will answer this question just like it did the last one:) Both procedures produce excellent results. It basically comes down to personal preference. The strip method has been around longer and is the most common method of hair transplantation. The benefits are you can move more hair per procedure at a lower cost and the outcome is remarkable. The only negative I see is you are left with a linear scar in the donor site, which is typically not recognizable unless you shave... more

Don;t be concerned about the name. FUE or FUT  are methods of follicular unit grafting. This is state of the art technology. Look at results, not terminology.

 Find a good surgeon who knows how to good hair transplants and has real results of live patients for you to see and you will get a good result no matter what they call it. You might also investigate the Fleming-Mayer Flap as well.