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Hairline Advancement Surgery or FUE?

Hello, I am trying to decide between FUE or surgery. I do not have substantial thinning and am concerned that the transplanted hair may not match the density of the existing hairline. I had several consultations and was told that a small 300-350 graft procedure should correct the asymmetrical portion of my hirline and advance the center to a more proper position. How dense can grafts be placed, and how many foliceles would naurally be in square centimeter? What risk with Surgery? Thanks

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Surgical Hairline Advancement (SHA) vs. Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)

The SHA technique is a 2 hour procedure performed usually under local anesthesia with some oral sedation (but if desired, can be performed under intravenous sedation) that involves making an incision along the hairline and advancing it, lowering it by as much as 1 ½ inches (3.5 cm) or more in a single procedure, removing the excessively high forehead skin, with virtually instantaneous results. The sutures along the hairline are removed at 5 to 7 days, leaving a fine line scar... more

FUE for Hairline Refinement

FUE allows for more freedom in hairline design, which is exactly what you need. An advanced FUE practitioner will typically be able to use donor hairs from the nape of the neck, which are finer in nature than hairs from the traditional donor zone, and are well matched to an existing hairline. FUE hairline refinement will be less invasive than a hairline advancement surgery and better able to address your detailed concerns about symmetry, shape and softness. see video

FUIE vs. advancement surgery

First of all, FUE is a method for harvesting follicle for a hair transplant and the result can be no better than grafts harvested by the classical strip technique. If you have dense hair in the front, it is doubtfull that one session of 300-350 grafts will do what you want. Normal non-balding density is the equivalent of 90-100 follicular units/square cm. Unless you have very fine hair, 50 grafts/square cm is the most that is done in one session. The... more

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Hairline lowering or grafting.

You will get a better result and much cheaper with an advancement if you want a significant lowering. 350 grafts is hardly anything if you count the hairs in 1/2 inch on your scalp. Hairline advancement which we developed with and without a tissue expander is a procedure that the surgeon must have experience with to get an excellent result. If you just need a small area get transplants.

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Hair Transplant: Q&A

Hairline Advancement Surgery or FUE?