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”) can be utilized in the hair transplant.
With FUE, since only the hair follicles are extracted and not the surrounding bald skin, if too much hair is removed, the donor area will begin to look thin as hair is removed. This will limit the amount of hair that can be harvested.
Although in FUE additional areas of the scalp can be utilized to some degree, this will generally not compensate for the inability to access all of the hair in the mid-permanent zone and the total amount available for the hair restoration will be less.
Topic: FUE & FUTTags: Donor Area / Follicular Unit Extraction / Follicular Unit Transplant / FUE / FUT / Hair Follicle / Hair Restoration / Hair Transplant Surgery / Norwood Class 6 Hair Loss / Norwood Hair Loss Classification / Permanent Hair Zone
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 9:07 am
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