Important Things To Remember About Follicular Unit Extraction Follicular Unit Extraction is also known as FUE. It is the technique of extracting follicular units directly from the donor site of the person so as to be used for transplant. This method is quite similar to strip harvesting with the only difference being that FUE avoids those scars. In strip harvesting, a narrow piece of the skin containing one to five hairs is taken from the back of the head one at a time. They are dissected into several individual follicular units. The Definition of the Process This is a micro-surgical hair transplantation process. The surgeon harvest hair from the single follicular unit of the donor place at a time. Donor area can be the side or back of your head, behind the ears, and the neck. These harvested ones are implanted to the recipient location.
What are the Steps behind the Procedure? Let us know the steps to perform the procedure. The patient lies on the operation table. Intra muscular hypnotizing elements and local anaesthesia are applied. A needle device and hand-held device are used for extraction of each follicular unit from the donor place.