What are Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction, and How do They Differ?

June 21st, 2005

Q: What is Follicular Unit Transplantation and how is it different from Follicular Unit Extraction? A: Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation, called FUT for short, is a procedure where hair is transplanted in the naturally occurring groups of one to four hair follicles. These individual groups of hair, or units, are dissected from a single donor [...]




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Can One Have Hair Transplant Using Follicular Unit Extraction on Beard Hair?

May 18th, 2005

Q: Can you use beard hair for a hair transplant using Follicular Unit Extraction? A:It is possible to use beard hair for a hair transplant, but there are three main differences between harvesting from the donor area and harvesting from the beard that should be taken into account. These are: 1) scarring 2) ease of [...]




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