Follicular Unit Extraction or FUE hair transplant surgery is one of the methods of hair transplantation with the Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) technique. The biggest advantage of FUE is that, the linear scar in the donor area on the back is eliminated FUE has been around for a few years now. Many people ask about the advantages and disadvantages of FUE when they are considering Los Angeles hair transplant surgery. People always ask; whether or not FUE hair transplant is the right procedure for them.



There are many articles on hair transplant techniques including FUE and its different methods that compared FUE with regular techniques of strip hair transplant. Your Los Angeles hair transplant surgeon has to consider patients needs when planning for a hair restoration procedure.

Many surgeons do not do FUE on a regular basis. This needs to be explained to the patient. Unfortunately some doctors talk patients out of this procedure simply due to their inability to perform one. That is the same for mega session surgeries that many people are told that grafts won't survive if placed too densely, only because they cannot perform one. This might be due to not having enough skilled personnel or any other limitations.

The most important factor that people reflect on when they consider doing a FUE is elimination of the linear scar on the back with FUE hair transplant surgery. It might be because they want to wear their hair short on the back or shave it at some point. FUE by far is the only method that can completely eliminate the linear scar on the donor area. Having a more comfortable post-op period is the other reason for choosing FUE. All patients need to be tested before performing an FUE procedure for their candidacy.

Here at the local office of US Hair Restoration, we test all patients who are considering this method for their Los Angeles hair restoration. FUE test (FOX) is easily done in the office with no extra charge to the patients. We perform a mini FUE procedure under local anesthesia to test feasibility of removing intact

follicular unit grafts with different FUE technique and see which method is the right one for each patient. If patients are FOX negative then other options should be discussed with them.Even if patients are FOX positive, they have to understand that they may have a much better yield and superior final outcome with regular strip technique.

For some patients, not having scar on the donor area is more important than having higher density in recipient area and they can live with thinner hair in the recipient area, but they don't want any line of scar at all. These patients are the best candidates for FUE if they are tested positive