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.
How many hairs can be transplanted during one hair transplant session? Can a person just keep going back for more to fill in bald spots?
The answer to that depends on how large the bald spot is to be filled and how large and dense the donor area is. Usually the person who has the greatest need has the least amount of donor. The number of grafts that can be done in one session continues...
This might seem like a silly question, but can I keep my head shaved to a military cut if I have a hair transplant? I’d...
I have a couple questions about minoxidil. I know the common potencies are 2% and 5%. Why not go higher? I found a website called minoxidil.com...
I’m 43 years old and I have been slowly losing my hair for the past 15 years. I seemed to have retained a pretty good hairline, ev...
I have already signed up to have a hair transplant at the end of July for 3500 follicular unit grafts and I began to wonder how...
I recently read an article and a guy was losing his hair after an illness, and he asked if his insurance would cover him to...
What is the success rate of facial hair restoration and is there visible scarring if I use FUE? How long is the procedure and how...
Find A Surgeon
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.