FUT ( Follicular Unit Transplant) or FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) ?
The major difference between the two is the method of extracting or harvesting donor hair.
In FUE, the follicular unit grafts are extracted one by one with a round tiny punch. There will be a large number of very small dot scars. It is not scarless. It is the best option for patient who favour very short hairstyles. It most often requires patient to shave scalp hair totally for the procedure.
FUT consists in removing a strip from donor area and cutting it into follicular units under microscope. It is a very good option for patient not wanting to shave their hair or wearing their hair not very short (at least half an inch long).
In both cases, (FUE and FUT) the transplant grafts are then meticulously placed, one by one, into the recipient area.
The arrangement and positioning of these follicular unit grafts determines the aesthetic qualities of a hair transplant, and so this arrangement must be decided on a case-by-case basis, depending on the patients’ actual and future hair loss pattern, goal and expectation.
Hair transplant in men
By far the most common cause of hair loss in men is androgenetic alopecia, also referred to as “male pattern baldness. It is caused by the effects of the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on genetically susceptible scalp hair follicles.
Men can benefit from FUE or FUE, according to their hair loss pattern and hair styling .
Dr Cahuzac will check and explain which procedure will give best result in each individual situation.