Which Gives More Donor Hair in Hair Transplant, Follicular Unit Transplantation or Follicular Unit Extraction?

May 11th, 2006

Q: I am Norwood Class 6 and have read about both Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) and Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT). Which will give me more hair?
A: In general, FUT will give you more hair since, in FUT, the best hair from the mid-portion of the permanent zone of the scalp (also called the “sweet spot”) [...]

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New Instrument for Follicular Unit Extraction Introduced By Drs. Bernstein and Rassman

March 21st, 2006

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Instrument

In a new article appearing on the cover of Hair Transplant Forum International, the official publication of The International Society of Hair Transplant Surgeons (ISHRS), pioneering hair transplant surgeon Robert M. Bernstein MD, along with his colleague Dr. William R. Rassman, recently revealed details about a “New Instrumentation for Three-Step Follicular Unit Extraction.”

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Before Follicular Unit Extraction Hair Transplant, What is Recommended Hair Length?

March 1st, 2006

Q: Is it possible to do a hair transplant using follicular unit extraction without shaving the donor area?
A: In follicular unit extraction, the area that is extracted is clipped to about 1-mm in length. However, if the session is not too large, then the clipped area can be long and thin so that the patient’s [...]

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How Did Hair Transplant Techniques of Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction Get Named?

January 11th, 2006

Q: How did Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction get their names?
A: The first paper on Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation was published by Dr. Bernstein and Rassman in 1995 in the International Journal of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery. The title of the paper used the abbreviated name Follicular Transplantation. The longer name “Follicular Unit [...]

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What is Effect of Multiple Hair Transplant Procedures on Scalp?

October 12th, 2005

Q: I have had 4 hair transplants with strips taken out for a total of 2600 grafts over 15 years. The last one was 1,650 grafts. My doc says my donor site is good for a few more but I think it has been probably stretched to its max. Is it believable that the skin [...]

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