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. 2010 May;3(2):76-81.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2077.69015.

Follicular unit extraction hair transplant

Aman Dua  1 , Kapil Dua
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Follicular unit extraction hair transplant

Aman Dua et al. J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2010 May.

Abstract

Hair transplantation has come a long way from the days of Punch Hair Transplant by Dr. Orentreich in 1950s to Follicular Unit Hair Transplant (FUT) of 1990s and the very recent Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) technique. With the advent of FUE, the dream of 'no visible scarring' in the donor area is now looking like a possibility. In FUE, the grafts are extracted as individual follicular units in a two-step or three-step technique whereas the method of implantation remains the same as in the traditional FUT. The addition of latest automated FUE technique seeks to overcome some of the limitations in this relatively new technique and it is now possible to achieve more than a thousand grafts in one day in trained hands. This article reviews the methodology, limitations and advantages of FUE hair transplant.

Keywords: FOX test; Follicular unit extraction; hair transplant; sutureless.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Donor area after FUE hair transplant after 7 days
Figure 2
Figure 2
Donor area after strip surgery
Figure 3
Figure 3
Instruments used in FUE hair transplant
Figure 4
Figure 4
FUE grafts containing 5 and 6 hairs
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