F.U.E. (Follicular Unit Extraction) vs. F.U.T (Follicular Unit Transplantation)
FUE Vs. FUT
Here at Hair Transplant Specialists (HTS), we provide both the FUE and FUT donor hair extraction methods. Once the donor hair is extracted with either method,
our unique microscopic procedure known as Microprecision Follicular Grafting® is used to provide the most natural results.
The cost of the FUE method is much higher than FUT due the overall time required to harvest the donor hair. Unfortunately, some marketing on the Internet
misleads a lot of people thinking that FUE is the newest technique and therefore, should be the best. Neither are true. The FUE method for hair transplant has
been around since 2002.
Some companies market FUE as being a “scar-less” procedure. This is blatantly false. To be honest, one can say there is no linear scar, but each time a hair
follicle is extracted with the FUE method, a small scar is left in place of the hair follicle. (See photo above) It is also important to note that the FUE procedure is
performed by “blindly” pene
Important Facts:
FUE does not reduce the scars, but instead spreads it into much larger areas. Hundreds and even in some cases thousands of scars will be left forever and
only covered up by the adjacent hair temporarily. One day, the hair around the donor site may get thinner or narrower than the safe zone; the scars will become
visible and will be impossible to cover up. Instead of FUE, FUT reduces the scar down to 1/10th most of the time. It’s still not visible if you keep the surrounding
hair one centimeter long.
FUE can’t use the best donor available but will instead ruin it. Punch scars can change the hair direction during growth. It doesn’t matter – FUE automated
devices and manual FUE is a blind procedure and it will be harder to punch intact grafts for future procedures. As hair transplant specialists, we are always
concerned that there will not be enough donor to cover the balding area. Damaging the donor is the worst possible thing that can happen.
| Comparison | FUE | FUT |
|---|---|---|
| Is it the latest technique? | No, it is the oldest punch graft method with a smaller size punch | Yes |
| What instrument is used? | Punch-Neograft-Smartgraft-Artas | Blade |
| How is the donor harvested? | Blind view | Under direct microscopic vision |
| Wound treatment: | Leave open | Closed |
| Scar: | Hundreds of small punch scars | One linear scar |
| Scar distribution: (in same length) | 5 to 6 times wider | One linear scar |
| Total Scar Size: | 10 times bigger | |
| Scar long term effect: | Permanent | Permanent |
| For keloid patient: | Disaster-hard to treat hundreds of keloids | Easier- only one scar to treat |
| Quality of graft: | Defect graft (limited tissue around follicle) | Intact graft (comes with tissue around fo |
| Growth rate of transplantation: | On average 61.40% | On Average 97.8% |
| Length of hair need to cover up the scar: | 1 cm | 2 cm |
| Hairstyle options such as marine cut: | No | Yes |
| Price: | More expensive | Less expensive |