FUE: The Most Popular Hair Transplant Technique on presspublica.gr

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a hair transplant technique that can be described as the “extraction of follicular units.”

It is an implantation method that has been significantly developed since 2000. Many individuals seeking hair transplantation turned to this technique as it presented several advantages over older methods.

Until then, the majority of doctors were familiar with the strip hair transplantation technique.

FUE quickly gained recognition, appealing to many individuals considering hair transplantation, as it achieved the following over the years:

It is a minimally invasive technique for hair transplantation.
It is performed under local anesthesia, with minimal to no pain during the procedure, and bleeding is minimal.
It avoids permanent scarring in the donor area after the implantation.
It has excellent recovery times, as no sutures are required with this technique, which also minimizes the risk of infection.
FUE is equally suitable for small procedures, such as eyebrow restoration, or large-scale operations on the scalp, without leaving scars.
A key factor for the success of the FUE method is the experience of the medical team performing the procedure. Experience plays a particularly important role, as the success of the transplantation is directly related to the plastic surgeon’s skill.

In this regard, Dr. Ioannis Papageorgopoulos and the HAIRTRANSPLANT team guarantee not only their expertise but also the overall success of the procedure.

Ensuring the success of FUE, in addition to all other factors, involves three main steps:

Identification of the donor area, where local anesthesia is administered.
Extraction of follicular units one by one from the donor area.
Reimplantation of the extracted follicular units in the areas that need implantation.
However, it should be noted that while FUE is a popular choice, it does present some challenges. Studies have shown that graft loss can occur during extraction, with rates of 30% to 35%, if the procedure is not performed by specialized medical personnel throughout all stages of the process.

The loss of grafts occurs because not all hairs grow vertically. As a result, during the attempt to remove the follicle following the direction of the hair, the follicle can be severed and the graft destroyed.

For this reason, the presence of experienced doctors is more than essential for performing FUE hair transplantation.