Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) is a surgical hair transplant technique where individual follicular units are harvested from the back of the head using small circular punch blades. The donor area is shaved down to a workable length, usually 2mm.  Local anesthetic is then administered. We prefer using hand-held motorized punches, without suction, that require more skill to use but allow for more artistry in the harvesting process and less follicular trauma. Once the desired number of grafts are obtained, the donor sites are left to heal without suturing. This method always leaves numerous small circular scars scattered throughout the donor region. Typically the resulting scars are less noticeable to the eye than a horizontal linear scar when the hair is cut very short.

Because a larger donor area is required with follicular unit excision, some of the grafts may have to be taken from outside of the “safe” donor area, and therefore may not grow indefinitely.

Local anesthetic is again painlessly administered to the recipient area. Recipient sites are created specifically for the correct sizes of the follicular units.  The grafts are then gently placed into the sites by our team of professionally trained surgical technicians. A natural look is created by placing the single hair follicular units on the hairline and larger hair follicular units toward the back to add more density. Careful attention is made to the angle and direction of the transplanted hair and the overall shape of the hairline to ensure the most natural results, custom created for the individual aesthetic of each patient.