FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION

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FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION Follicular Unit
Extraction (FUE) is a method of hair transplant
with 95 success rate. Hair grafts are removed
one by one from the back of the head and
injected in balding areas. This method applies to
beard, mustache and eyebrow areas as well. The
procedure results in very little scarring,
making it preferable to F ollicular Unit
Transplant (FUT). In this article, we will give
as much information about this procedure as
possible.
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more about Hair Transplantation Techniques. 1.
What Are Hair Grafts? Grafts are tissue that hold
hair follicles. There can be 1 to 4 hair strands
inside a follicle. With the FUE method, doctors
can transplant up to 2500 hair grafts in one
day. A full head of hair corresponds to 6000
grafts. If the patient wants to transplant more
than 2500 grafts, multiple sessions would be
necessary.
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2. What Are the Procedure Steps? First, depending
on the required graft amount, the doctor will
trim the patient's hair and apply local
anesthesia. Then, using a micromotor or a manual
punch, they make small cuts and remove the
grafts with tweezers. Afterwards, they store the
grafts properly to keep them alive. Finally, the
recipient area is prepared for implementation.
They make small cuts in a natural looking pattern
and inject hair grafts into the cuts. As the
doctors are dealing with very small and sensitive
subjects, the procedure requires a lot of
attention and expertise.
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3. How Long Does the Procedure Take? Duration of
the procedure depends on the amount of grafts to
be transplanted. With FUE, 2500 grafts can be
transplanted in a day, which takes 7 to 8 hours
in total. However, if the graft amount is
larger, the procedure can take 2 days. For such
cases, the patient can leave for the night and
come back the next day. Since FUE requires local
anesthesia, the procedure doesnt hurt. But, it
can be tiring or uncomfortable for the patients
as it takes several hours to complete.
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4. How Soon Does The Hair Start Growing? This
factor is dependent on many factors such as age,
diet and general health. Since the grafts take
about 2 weeks to hold on, earliest the hair can
grow is in 1 to 2 months. For full growth,
patients should wait up to a year. Below, you
can see a patients 12 month before and after
journey with FUE.
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Hair Transplant Before and After
5. Does It Leave Scars? Follicular Unit
Extraction procedure deals with individual hair
follicles. This leaves small, white and dotted
scars that can sometimes even be unnoticeable.
However, Follicular Unit Transplant leaves a
large strip scar or a long line of stitches.
Compared to FUT, FUE leaves very little
scarring. And as the final results of the two
procedures are similar, FUE is generally
preferred over FUT.
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6. Are You a Good Candidate? There are several
criteria that potential patients should
meet. Follicular Unit Extraction requires strong,
existing hair grafts to inject in balding areas.
With this method, doctors can transplant grafts
between facial hair and the scalp. So, patients
should have some hair that can serve as donors,
whether on their head, brows, mustache or beard.
There is no specific age restriction, although 20
to 60 is the ideal age gap to get this procedure
done.
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7. How Quickly Does It Heal? It usually takes 2
3 days for the scalp to recover completely,
although patients can go back to work the next
day. FUE also requires some aftercare as the
scalp will be very sensitive. Patients can't wash
their hair for a few days after the procedure as
hair grafts might fall out. Patients should also
take it easy and avoid exercise and heavy work
for a month. Applying pressure to the scalp must
also be avoided as much as possible.
How Quickly Does It Heal?
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8. How Much Does It Cost? Depending on the clinic
and number of grafts, fue hair transplant can
cost anywhere from 4,000 to 15,000. The country
you can get the cheapest transplant in is
Turkey, where a single graft price is about
1.50 - 5.

• 9. Are There Any Risks Or Side Effects?
• Follicular Unit Extraction only has one
  unavoidable side effect, which is small
  scarring. Other side effects include
• infections,
• bleeding,
• itching and swelling
• losing sensation in the scalp

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If the patient experiences any of these, they
should contact the best hair transplant clinic
in the world. Usually, the doctors will suggest
using painkillers after the procedure.
10. Does It Cure Baldness? Hair transplant of any
kind doesnt cure baldness. Follicular Unit
Extraction doesnt fix balding, it only transfers
existing hair grafts to bald areas. If the
patient is balding, they will continue to lose
hair at the same rate after the procedure.
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To learn more about hair loss, read our article
about PRP Treatment. 11. Where Should You Get
FUE? Most countries have clinics that offer hair
transplantation services. Although Turkey is the
leading country in FUE procedures. Clinics and
hair transplant hospitals in Istanbul offer low
cost and high quality service This attracts many
patients all over the world. Especially
Europeans and Middle Easterners find it easier to
travel to Turkey for the procedure. Click here
to find out about Top 7 Hair Transplant Clinics
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