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That is about method of hair transplantation and an important question.

Today I would like to translate the YuanYuan's post below.

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There are more and more people who have hair loss due to various reasons, It has an impact on people's feelings and life. The number of men and women seeking plastic surgery for hair transplantation has increased significantly to solve the problem of hair loss. As a condition that affects nearly 50% of women, more than 40% of men under the age of 35, and nearly 65% of men over 65, It is not surprising that people seek solutions such as hair transplantation.

Hair transplantation is possible to solve the problem shortly.

Hair transplantation is one of the plastic surgery such as facial contouring, eyelids surgery and so on.

However, it is much safer and painless surgery.

There are two main methods are FUE and FUT that are recognized in hair transplantation area,

even though there are many names and many similar technics of hair transplantation in the world.

(The difference between FUE and FUT)

FUT is short of Follicle Unit Transplantation and called strip method. Because the concept of hair follicle unit only appeared when the scalp strip cutting and separation processing technology was used to obtain the hair follicle unit, it is customary to use FUT technology as the abbreviation of scalp strip cutting and separation processing technology.

(Schematic diagram of the surgical procedure of FUT, incision hair transplantation)

- FUT method -

Cut a scalp from the occipital region and finely sew the incision. The scalp flap is processed into a hair follicle unit containing 1-4 hairs by a hair follicle separator.

2. The hair contained in each hair follicle unit can be controlled by the separation division according to the operation needs. For example, a hair follicle unit containing 1 hair is used for the hairline to make the hairline more natural, while a hair follicle unit containing 2-3 hairs is applied to the top of the head to make the hair thicker.

3. Experienced hair separators can separate hair follicles under direct vision to minimize hair follicle damage. There can be multiple hair follicle separators working at the same time to shorten the operation time.

4. The operation doesn't needs to shave the hair on the scalp and keep the surrounding hair. After the wound is sutured, it does not affect the appearance. The hair in the front hair loss area does not need to be shaved.

5. After the scalp strip is cut, a linear scar will be left on the pillow. Normally, the scar is 1-4 mm wide, and the scar in the hair is not obvious.

FUE is Follicle Unit Extraction and simply called punched method. It is the technology of extracting hair follicle unit by modern small and round machine.

(Schematic diagram of the surgical procedure of FUE, non-incisional method of hair transplantation)

- FUE method -

Apply electric hair follicle extraction machine to extract hair follicle units from the occipital region.

(Various options of female non-incisional hair removal site)

- Features -

1. The extraction of hair follicles is one every 1-2 hair follicles, so the extraction range will be very large, especially in large amounts (more than 2500 units), sometimes exceeding the superior hair supply area of ​​the back head, and the quality of the extracted hair will decrease. However, some people have large donor area, and the available supply area is wide. At most, more than 3,000 hair follicle units can be extracted.

2. FUE technology is to extract hair follicles under blind sight. Because each person's scalp is different, the difficulty of extraction is different.

3. The hair follicle unit extracted by FUE method can be applied after simple trimming by the hair follicle separator. The extraction of hair follicles is done by a doctor, the extraction process is long, and the operation time is longer.

4. The hair extraction area needs to be shaved (only 1-2mm of hair is left), which is very suitable for male hair transplantation. Extraction of more than 2000 units is not suitable for women, because basically no woman is willing to shave a large range of hair. However, there are many options not to shave these days too.

5. There is no need for surgical suture and suture removal. After operation, small scars are left on the occipital area, which are more scattered, and even short hair can not be seen.

- Who needs FUE -

Applicable to patients who need small amount of hair mostly and patients who do not want to receive FUT.

Patients with excessively curly or soft hair are also not suitable for FUE. Patients with extensive hair loss are not suitable for FUE.

[About scarring]

FUT is possible to get scarring by the hair transplant. The doctor will try to remove the occipital scalp as much as possible to avoid excessive tension and keep the scalp in the hair loss area relaxed. Before the operation, the scalp is a part of the body with rich blood supply, and the bleeding during the operation is obvious. In order to avoid bleeding affecting surgery and affecting the displacement of hair follicle units, intramuscular injection of thrombin 1KU is required. Local injection of anesthetic. The posterior occipital scalp is sutured and there will be a scar after recovery.

FUE is remaining scarring by the hair transplant and is currently the most used technique for hair transplantation. The scalp only has small needle-like bleeding. Less bleeding will not affect the field of vision of the hair transplant. The special equipment used for hair transplantation is less than 1mm in diameter, which will not leave scars or produce a lot of blood, so as to avoid the pain of hair transplantation and local anesthesia.

(One and ten days after surgery results by non-incisional method, FUE)

[Post-operative care]

FUT: There is an incision in the back head after FUT and it is covered with a dressing. Only 7~10 days after surgery, you can wash your hair with normal shampoo. When you wash your hair, there is more hair loss, which is inevitable to clean up the scab.

FUE: The back head by FUE is covered with a sterile dressing, which does not affect the normal work. Except for special work at high altitudes or a lot of dust. From the next day, wash your hair normally without hair loss in the planting area. The hair starts to grow after 2 weeks, and comb the hair normally.

(Female non-incisional hair transplantation, FUE)

[How should I choose a method?]

1. A small amount of hair transplant (less than 1000 units) is suitable for using FUE technology.

2. Moderate volume (1000-2000 units) surgery can choose FUT or FUE according to your preferences.

3. A large number (more than 2000 units) will need to choose different methods according to the specific situation of the patient.

3-1) For patients with large donor area and good hair quality, you can choose FUE technology.

3-2) For those who can readily accept the FUT, of course, use this method to perform surgery. Because FUT is the most cost-effective operation at any time, the survival rate of hair follicles is the most stable.

3-3) For those who have a superior donor area, a large area of hair loss, and need a large amount of transplantation, it is best to choose FUT only or FUT + FUE method. This method can get more hair follicles and achieve better results.

3-4) For those who have a large area of hair loss and firmly reject the FUT technology, FUE technology can be used, but due to the limitations of the occipital conditions, the number of transplants may be reduced, and the final effect is discounted.

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I hope these are helping you much when you choose FUE or FUT.

The both technics are changed and improved much and fast.

so the negative things are covered too.

It is good choice to get an advice from a doctor about your hair condition as well.

If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask in reply.

I'll answer it 😁