- Overview of the Procedure
- New Innovations
- Facial Hair Aesthetics
- Follicular Unit Extraction
- Natural Looking Results
- History of Hair Transplant Surgery
Follicular Unit Extraction
The concept of follicular unit extraction (FUE) was first introduced by Drs. Woods and Campbell in Australia in October of 1995. In 2002, NHI published a paper in Dermatologic Surgery in which they described a technique for extracting individual follicular units directly from the donor area. This hair loss surgical procedure is still in its developmental stage and is not recommended for most patients seeking hair restoration surgery. Of primary concern, is the limited capability of this procedure of producing high quality, viable FUE grafts as compared to microscopic dissection from a strip harvest that is employed in follicular unit transplantation which is still considered the Gold Standard for graft creation. Additionally, many prospective patients are deterred by the requirement to shave their heads for FUE procedures. Only the donor strip is shaved for standard follicular unit transplantation. And this is easily camouflaged by your remaining hair in the donor area, and the suture line cannot be seen immediately post-op.
However, it may be beneficial to a limited group of medical hair restoration patients, such as those seeking to treat specific limited areas or who have reduced donor densities due to poor hair quality in the donor area. It may also be of use to surgical hair restoration patients with bad scarring of the scalp.
Dr. Craig L. Ziering is one of the leading authorities in hair transplant surgery. With more than 19 years of experience as a preeminent hair transplant surgeon in Southern California, Dr. Ziering has provided help to countless men and women who suffered from hair loss.