GeneralWhat Is FUE In A Hair Surgery?

For those looking into hair loss procedures, you may have found a few different terms relating to surgery that may not seem obvious at first. As the techniques of performing a hair transplant have become more advanced, providing much more natural-looking results than ever before, the terms and different types of procedure have also increased. One of the most common and popular hair surgeries in the last few years is the FUE procedure, but what exactly is it?

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FUE for Natural-Looking Results

FUE or Follicular Unit Extraction is a minimally invasive hair transplant technique that works by individually transferring hair follicles to an area of hair loss. Hair grafts are carefully and precisely moved from a healthy donor area, such as on the back of your head, to the scalp and transplanted. The benefit of performing a hair transplant in this way is to naturally follow the direction of growth on your scalp and provide the patient with a natural-looking, full head of hair. As there is no surgical cutting taking place, it also means scarring is much less visible to traditional methods. FUE is a popular hair transplant procedure in Turkey thanks to the impressive results that can be achieved for patients. Medical tourists can also experience lower costs for having the procedure carried out compared to at home, providing further incentive to consider this option.

Types of FUE

As well as the standard FUE procedure, those looking for an even more precise and accurate hair transplant can choose Sapphire FUE. This technique replaces the steel blades used for extracting the hair follicles with sapphire instruments instead. The reason for doing so is because sapphire can provide the extra precision needed with the shape of the instrument. The regular steel blades are typically U-shaped to remove hair follicles, whereas sapphire blades are V-shaped. As the sapphire blade edges will also be extremely sharp, the level of scarring can be improved even further as the surgery will be much more intricate resulting in better results and less downtime.

As you may expect, the use of sapphire can mean this version of FUE can be more expensive for the patient, but both types of technique, whether using steel or sapphire blades, will provide superior results to other methods. If you compare FUE to a FUT procedure or Follicular Unit Transplantation, this involves a section of the donor area being surgically cut and removed to extract the hair follicles, resulting in more visible scarring and more discomfort afterwards.

Seek Consultation

For those struggling with hair loss and coming to terms with thinning hair, today’s expert procedures can go a long way to reverse the process. As with any type of cosmetic surgery, seeking advice and consultation before undergoing any hair transplant is recommended to ensure you are a suitable candidate. Not everyone experiencing hair loss will be able to have FUE performed, so your doctor will be able to fully assess the level of hair loss and healthy hair follicles you currently have. If you are deemed suitable, an FUE hair transplant can help you achieve natural-looking, permanent results to restore your hair confidence.

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