FUE & FUT

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What is Difference Between Hair Transplant Procedures: Follicular Unit Transplantation, Follicular Unit Extraction, and Ultra-refined FUHT?

March 21st, 2007

Q: What is the difference between the following ways of doing hair transplants: Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT), Ultra-refined FUHT, and Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)?
A: Please see the Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration website as it explains Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) and Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) in detail.
In brief, with FUT, follicular units are [...]

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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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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 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 strip [...]

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Can One Have Hair Transplant Using Both Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction?

May 19th, 2005

Q: Is it possible to use the strip technique with the extraction technique together? If so, would that hide the scar enough for me to wear my hair really short?
A: The combination of Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) and Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) used the way you are suggesting does make sense and is actually how [...]

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