Would FUE or FUT give me better result with my curly hair? I have had a previous FUE with poor growth. Limited donor hair now.

I specialize in African American and other ethnic hair transplant procedures. As the other respondents have noted, African American hair is more difficult to transect due to its sharp curvature, growth pattern and texture. There is no substantive difference between FUE and Strip procedures with regard to amount or quality of grafts harvested, it comes down to the surgeon’s ability and experience.

Follicular Unit Excision involves taking each hair follicle out using a small cylindrical instrument. It does not always work well for curly hairs since the cylindrical instrument is straight (not curved).However, many men with curly hair still have FUE harvesting because they want to keep their hair short in the back without showing a linear scar. 

For patients with curly hair, FUE can be challenging.  Most surgeons find it impossible, but I have gained quite a bit of experience with this over the past decade and found it to be possible in most patients.  Yield is often less than with straight hair.  In patients with short hair, FUE is the better option even if it takes more than one session to obtain your desired results.

Given the latest FUE technology, regrowth rates are every bit-  if not even higher-  than with FUT.  I would not do any strip on you-  I think you need to make sure you have a surgeon with a lot of experience working FUE on patients with curly hair like yours. 

Hello,
Yes, It is possible to get good dense with curly hairs in both techniques FUE and FUT. For detailed consultation you can send us photo of your donor area to determine how many grafts it is possible to transplant. 

FUT can be solution for You. Curly hair will cover linear scar very easily and will be much easier extract follicles without cutting them.

Excellent question. First of all, hair graft QUALITY with the donor strip and/or FUExcision techniques is one of the keys for a successful hair transplant. In my personal opinion and experience, the hair graft quality is much better with the donor strip vs FUExcision technique. the poor or decreased growth of your 1st surgery could be related to poor hair graft quality and high hair transection rate + recipient site issues (making the recipient sites and placing the grafts), etc. Donor harvesting with FUExcision technique in African decent hair requires a great surgeon's experience. So, it depends of your donor availability, both techniques could be good option in your case. I will suggest you to book a consultation with a trained and experienced hair restoration surgeon in donor strip and FUExcision techniques. Good luck.   

Hello and thank you for your question. Technically there should be any difference between the two procedures but there sometimes is with African American hair. Since you have a limited donor area you want to be very careful in what you choose to do. I suggest you find a qualified surgeon that is very knowledgeable with African American hair since its curly and a different texture. I wish you the best.Dr. T

with your curly hair and previous FUE with limited donor, i would definitely suggest doing FUT. 

There should be no real difference between FUE and the strip procedure in the quality of the grafts 95% of the time. In a small percentage of African American men, the FUE quality may not be as good as the strip quality grafts.