Why An FUE Should Be Your Top Option As A Hair Transplant Procedure: If you want a solution for your receding hairline and would like to consider getting a transplant, you may want to learn about the difference between two techniques that are available:

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE Hair Transplant)
Strip Surgery

What Is An FUE Hair Transplant Procedure?

To know Why An FUE Should Be Your Top Option As A Hair Transplant Procedure, we should explain what and FUE procedure is. An FUE hair transplant works the way it’s name suggests. Follicular units are extracted as individual grafts and then implanted into the balding region of the scalp using a microblade. Each unit consists of 1-4 hairs. This process is time consuming, but the extractions result in cosmetically inconspicuous dots on the head.

How Is Strip Surgery Performed?

Strip hair surgery is considered to be the traditional method for hair transplantation. In this process, a strip of skin is extracted either from the sides of the head or the back of head. This tissue is then cut into individual grafts that can be reinserted into the targeted areas of the scalp.

The process results in a linear scar, which many patients attempt to conceal by wearing their hair longer.

Why An FUE Should Be Your Top Option As A Hair Transplant Procedure

Although Follicular Unit Extraction is more expensive due to the time involved in harvesting the hair grafts, the advantages over traditional strip methods includes:

Patients do not have to worry about a permanent linear scar
Also the results are far superior to other surgical hair transplant methods for the following reasons:
Hair lines can be created to be identical in appearance to patients who did not undergo surgery. This is because donor hair from other parts of the body can be used to mimic soft and naturally occurring hair lines.

In Advanced UGraft FUE hair transplant method by Dr U, Donor hair from other parts of the body can be used to mimic soft and naturally occurring hair lines or eyebrows, eyelashes etc. if necessary. For instance leg hair which is finer and of limited length would be best suited for eyebrows than any head hair which would be more coarse and longer requiring more frequent trimming. This is possible in advanced forms of FUE such as the uGraft protocols practiced by Dr. Umar.

Why An FUE Should Be Your Top Option As A Hair Transplant Procedure — Before and after FUE hair transplant procedure. Results show a natural looking hairline*

Also, the ability to use hair from other parts of the body for the FUE transplant procedure expands the pool of donor hair that is available for reinsertion.

Although the technique gives better results overall, patients must still consider the skills of the surgeon. The ability to create a natural looking hairline requires a great deal of artistry. Since this is not a skill that can easily be taught, patients should really look at before and after images of past patients in determining the right doctor for an FUE transplant.

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