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Will it matter if I go for FUE transplant first and leave FUT as a possible option for the future?

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I've seen it suggested sometimes that FUT is perhaps the safer option to go with first time as it maximizes graft survival and still leaves open the option of using FUE for future transplants. But is it similarly possible to go the FUE route first time around and then consider FUT years later? In the case of someone who might look to combine the two methods over time so as to maximize overall yield, is there some obvious reason why it would make sense to start with FUT ahead of FUE?

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