Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) Basics

Follicular unit excision (FUE) has risen to the forefront as the world's most popular hair transplant procedure. However, most writing on this subject has catered to the advanced practitioner. The goal of this article will be to focus on safe planning and decision making along with key technica...

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Published inFacial plastic surgery Vol. 40; no. 2; p. 158
Main Author Lam, Samuel M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2024
Subjects
Alopecia - surgery
Hair Follicle - transplantation
Humans
Skin Transplantation
Tissue and Organ Harvesting
Transplantation, Autologous - methods
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Summary:Follicular unit excision (FUE) has risen to the forefront as the world's most popular hair transplant procedure. However, most writing on this subject has catered to the advanced practitioner. The goal of this article will be to focus on safe planning and decision making along with key technical steps that will guide the beginner surgeon to harvest a graft safely and to harvest the donor area in a uniform way to avoid overharvesting. Topics covered in this article also include instrumentation and decision making between FUE versus linear strip excision.
ISSN:1098-8793
DOI:10.1055/a-2179-4729