One surgeon I met says he always uses 0.75-0.8 punches and anything beyond that is too large and unnecessary. The other surgeon says he uses 1.0 punches and his intention is to mostly remove 2-4 hair containing follicles for better density . From what I read these days on the internet, it seems like most HT surgeons now use 0.8-0.9 punches but a minority still use 1.0, which I understand also to be the current ARTAS's typical punch size? I have relatively coarse hair. Who should I go with?
April 18, 2017
Answer: Punch Size Except in cases of very curly hair (African-American), a 1.0 mm punch is much too large for extraction. Keep in mind a 1.0 mm punch is roughly double the size of a 0.8 mm punch. This can lead to noticeable scarring of the donor area, which negates the purpose of FUE procedures. To date robotic devices have not advanced to the point of using these smaller punches.
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April 18, 2017
Answer: Punch Size Except in cases of very curly hair (African-American), a 1.0 mm punch is much too large for extraction. Keep in mind a 1.0 mm punch is roughly double the size of a 0.8 mm punch. This can lead to noticeable scarring of the donor area, which negates the purpose of FUE procedures. To date robotic devices have not advanced to the point of using these smaller punches.
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April 19, 2017
Answer: Is a punch size of 1.0 mm considered too large for FUE these days? It is the opinion of a few FUE clinics that a 1.0mm IS too large. At our clinic we hoover between a 0.8mm and a 0.9mm. We have never used a 1.0mm. The 0.9mm encompasses 99.9% of the follicles we extract and this includes the curliest or kinkiness follicular groups. We believe the use of the blunt punch adds to the low transection rate we have as well. The link below goes to our FUE page along with our actual FUE tool.
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April 19, 2017
Answer: Is a punch size of 1.0 mm considered too large for FUE these days? It is the opinion of a few FUE clinics that a 1.0mm IS too large. At our clinic we hoover between a 0.8mm and a 0.9mm. We have never used a 1.0mm. The 0.9mm encompasses 99.9% of the follicles we extract and this includes the curliest or kinkiness follicular groups. We believe the use of the blunt punch adds to the low transection rate we have as well. The link below goes to our FUE page along with our actual FUE tool.
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