Which hair transplant option is best for a female, FUT or FUE?

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For a woman with genetically thinning hair, MPB on top with very thick donor site in back of head, which of these two transplant options would be better? Also, would the top of the head need to be shaved to do the transplant or can the hair just be cut short?

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

For women who will never keep their hairs buzz cut short (like men) FUE may NOT be the best option.  FUE involves shaving your scalp for the surgery.  FUT does not require a hair cut or a shave.

Joshua Cooper, MD, FACS · Answer

We have had great results with hair transplantation using the FUE method for women. Although we do shave the donor site, we leave the hair above and below the donor site alone.   Therefore, the hair above the shaved donor site drapes over the donor site at the end of the procedure, and no one can even see the donor site!  This works really well with women who wear their hair long. Definitely meet with board certified plastic surgeon to find out more!

Marcio Crisostomo, MD · Answer

I usually prefer FUT in woman, because shave a woman's hair in the donor area, even partially, is not the best choice. Apart from this, you can get similar results with both techniques.

Satya Kumar Saraswat, MBBS, MS, MCh · Answer

For Females both options are available, although the preferred technique is FUT.We have done both FUE and FUT in females.Shaven FUE with trimming of donor site is done in such a way so that donor site doesn't appear trimmed, we sometimes use the trimmed donor site hairs to make a temporary wig to be worn at donor site using glue bond, which can be worn after donor site has healed (around 7 days), till the time hair grows back.Sometimes non-shaven FUE technique can be used , in which we transfer around 1500-1800 grafts in a single sitting & needs 2 sittings on an average for coverageRecipient site doesn't need to be trimmed in females. A good Hair Transplant Centre with skilled doctor & team should be able to do it without trimming the top.

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired) · Answer

Women usually need more hair than men to get desired results in hair transplantation.  Also, longer hair is the style. The strip harvest usually allows for higher numbers of grafts/session and can spare the donor site from being shaved and needing a year or two to recover. Usually the quality of the grafts is better with strip harvesting. Either harvesting process can allow for grafts to be insertrd into non/shaven recipient sites.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

The advantage of the strip surgery over the FUE is that women will not have to shave the back of their head, something that women don't like to do.When my wife had a hair transplant for lowering her hairline, she went with the strip surgery so she did not have to shave the back of the head. Otherwise, in the hands of a great surgeon, there is fundamentally no difference.For women with thinning, Scalp Micropigmentation is a better option than hair transplants. See below

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