FUE Hair Transplant

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a technique of harvesting donor hair using either manual, motorized or in some cases robotic instrumentation  to create an incision around individual follicular units in order to extract them for implantation. Contrary to popular belief and device manufacturer marketing, FUE is not a new technique and has been successfully practiced by for well over a decade. 

Physician Answered Q & As

I had a coronal browlift done 7 years ago and was left with a widened scar on my head. I just went to a facial plastic surgeon who recommended a scar revision, basically just to strip off the scar skin and close it with trichophytic closure. I wonder if a hair...

The challenge when repairing widened browlift scars is that many of the same conditions that were present when the original incision was made still exist-  the tightness of the scalp, the curved shape of the skull in that area, and the general healing mechanism of the patient.  Therefore, many times, sc...

Top Q & As

Hello, I was wondering if you could help me. I am withholding my name for the time being. On August 8, 2007 I went for a consultation...

My boyfriend has a form of CCCA (Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia) as well as mild Follicutis Keloidalis on the nape of his neck. I am...

What’s the best way to camouflage a scar left behind from a scalp reduction that I had in 2001? I am currently wearing Dermatch to co...

I had a brow lift that left me with a high hairline and some bald spots. I would like to have my hairline lowered about 1/4...

have been progressively losing my hair for about the past five years, but I am concerned about using propecia because of sexual side effects. I’ve...

What is the hair length needed to cover an average donor harvest scar on the back of the head? I currently keep my hair short...

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The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons is a consumer organization that selectively screens skilled and ethical hair transplant surgeons. The IAHRS does not offer an open membership policy to doctors practicing hair transplatation, and is the only group that recognizes that all surgeons are not equal in their skill and technique. Its elite membership seeks to represent the best in the discipline, the true leaders in the field of surgical hair restoration.