FUE - Follicular Unit Extraction

During the Follicular Unit Extraction or FUE hair transplant procedure, individual follicular unit grafts (hair groupings of 1, 2, 3 or 4 hairs as they occur naturally in the scalp) are harvested one at a time using a tiny punch typically ranging from .7 to 1 millimeter in size.

  • FUE Hair Transplant Procedure

    Follicular Unit Extraction or FUE is a highly popular and evolving hair transplant technique in which a small round punch is used to extract follicular units from a patient's bald resistant donor areas one at a time. These 1, 2, 3 and 4 hair… read more
  • FUE vs FUT Hair Transplant

    Despite misconceptions often made by patient members of our popular hair loss forum, FUT and FUE aren't opposing hair transplant procedures. FUT stands for Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation which is today's gold standard hair procedure. Follicular… read more
  • FUE History And Evolution

    In 2002, veteran hair restoration surgeons Dr. William Rassman and Dr. Robert Bernstein published an article describing a new type of hair transplant surgery. In the editorial, Drs. Rassman and Bernstein outlined what they called the “FOX,” or… read more
  • FUE Punches: Sharp Versus Blunt Punches

    When follicular unit excision (formerly know as follicular unit extraction) was first established, physicians performed the procedure exclusively with manual sharp punch tools. The idea behind the sharp punch made sense: the tool needed to be sharp… read more
  • ARTAS robotic hair restoration system For FUE

    In response to the rising popularity of robotic assisted follicular unit excision (formerly know as follicular unit extraction) (FUE), in 2011 Restoration Robotics announced the release of the ARTAS Hair Restoration System – an FDA cleared device for… read more
  • FUE Punches - Motorized and Manual Punches

    FUE hair transplant surgery or FUE is a surgical hair restoration procedure that involves the individual harvesting of naturally occurring follicular unit grafts using a punch or similar extraction tool. FUE extraction devices vary widely in their… read more
  • FUE Hair Graft Implantation Methods And Tools

    Introduction The unique donor harvesting method of extracting follicular units one by one that accompanies follicular unit extraction (FUE hair transplant surgery) is what distinguishes itself from follicular unit strip surgery (FUSS). It's also… read more
  • Direct Hair Implantation (DHI)

    What is Direct Hair Implantation (DHI)?

    Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) is an implantation technique where follicular unit grafts are implanted directly into the scalp with a surgical pen. The surgical pen creates the site and implants the graft simultaneously. Traditionally, hair… read more