Is the FUE hair transplant method useful? (Hair loss query of the day)

Hair transplant surgeon answers this hair loss query.

By: Dr Shuba Dharmana | | Updated: September 25, 2014 2:37 pm

I am a 27-year-old male. I have lost almost all hair. I applied Hair4u oil and took some medicines to get back my lost hair but was unsuccessful. Now I am planning to go for a hair transplantation by FUE techinique. Could you please advise me whether this procedure is useful or not? Does it has any side-effects? Do scars go after transplantation? Does it affect our nervous system in anyway? Also Read - Pandemic triggering dramatic hair loss; Tips to tackle the problem

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Hair transplants are a near-permanent option to get rid of hair loss. There are 2 types – FUT and FUE. Since you will be opting for FUE method, here’s what you need to know:

FUE method of hair transplantation involves taking the individual follicular units/grafts from the back of the head, one by one by cutting around it through a tiny specialised machine and removing them. The process is tedious and takes a few hours but is painless after a few numbing injections are given. Tiny sites are created using very fine blades and needles in the balding areas after numbing them again with local anaesthetic injections. These grafts are then inserted in the sites on the front of the head or wherever there is hair loss.

Advantages of FUE method

As this method of hair transplantation does not involve taking an entire strip of scalp from the back of the head like in strip surgery, there are no cuts or stitches.
The recovery time is much quicker with the patient often returning to work the next day itself.
There is no linear scar. Read more about the FUE method of hair transplant here.

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Published : February 28, 2014 1:24 pm | Updated:September 25, 2014 2:37 pm

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