The patient reported that all aspects of his follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedure in Mexico were performed by technicians instead of the doctor. This is can lead to poor surgical results because follicular unit extraction requires a very high skill level of the hair surgeon. There is very little margin for error each time a follicle is extracted. That is why in the state of California, any skin incision is considered surgery, hence a surgical act occurs with each of the hundreds or thousands of grafts that is incised each time a single hair follicle is scored in the process of FUE. This procedure differs from follicular unit strip surgery (FUSS), where a surgical act occurs only during the “cutting out” process of the strip of flesh and suturing. Thus, while it is negligent for a doctor to perform FUE without the necessary skill and training, it is illegal in many developed parts of the world for non-licensed persons to be performing surgery. Additionally, a bad outcome would deplete the donor hair supply from wastage of the follicles.

Unlicensed FUE Surgery Repaired

Surgery is performed with each incision made at the time for each follicular unit extraction. Hair transplant costs varies widely, however, patients should not base their choice of a hair restoration clinic or doctor on cost or geographic proximity alone. It is more effective and efficient to choose a high quality and licensed hair surgeon rather than considering a less experienced doctor in order to save money or to stay local. At the DermHair Clinic in Los Angeles, superior hair restoration results are being achieved by top FUE and Body Hair Transplantation surgeon Dr. Umar. For more information and examples of Dr. Umar’s work, please visit https://www.dermhairclinic.com, or call the DermHair Clinic in Los Angeles at (310)318-1500.