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before you consider
Hair Transplant
FUE, BHT, STRIP
If you are considering hair transplant, please make sure that your doctor gives you full disclosure about the different techniques that are now available. First and foremost, your doctor should tell you that nowadays there is a new technique in hair transplantation called FUE. FUE stands for Follicular Unit Extraction. It is one of the most advanced hair transplant techniques available nowadays. No scalpel, no stitches, and no linear scars. Invented and perfected by Dr. Woods, FUE is minimally invasive and many times less traumatic than traditional strip excision hair restoration technique. With FUE, you can even use your own body hair (chest, legs, arms) as donor and transplant them to thinning areas in your scalp. This technique is now commonly referred to as BHT or body hair transplant.
Unfortunately, right now there are only few truly qualified FUE doctors in the world. Over 95% of the hair transplant doctors worldwide are still offering traditional STRIP technique whereby a strip of skin is removed from the patient's head using a knife or scalpel. In comparison to FUE, STRIP technique is many times more invasive.
Traditional Strip Excision The donor area is closed using stitches or staples which cause further trauma to the donor site. Return visits are required for suture removal. Patients will be left with a linear scar after healing. |
FUE Hair
Transplantation High magnification of the donor area immediately after the donor hairs extraction. The small wounds which remain do not require stitching and leave no linear scars. Donor site heals faster. |
Do not confuse FUE with FUHT. Some doctors try to mislead their patients by using these two acronyms interchangeably. FUE and FUHT are not necessarily the same thing. FUHT stands for Follicular Unit Hair Transplant. It simply means hair transplant using the natural groupings of hair follicles. FUHT can actually be a traditional Strip procedure.
Please also read Dr. Woods' comments in this forum discussion about hair transplant donor transection biopsy photo.
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