Follicular Unit Extraction

In persons with prior strip hair transplants, it is often times better to switch to FUE. In the FUE method, using a mechanically assisted  0.85 mm – 1.25 mm punch, ~1000-3000 grafts can be harvested from a full donor at least once. Depending on the thickness of the hair, an additional 2000 can be harvested at a later date. If the patient has very fine or thin hair, this may not an option. If too much hair is taken out by FUE in a patient that has thin hair, the donor will develop a thinned appearance. A Class 6 bald person requires 6000 to 8000 grafts to fully transplant his head. With the new Double Mega Procedure, this can be accomplished by one strip graft of 2500 to 3000 grafts, followed by a FUE procedure done at about two weeks later with an additional 2500 grafts, giving about 5000 grafts over a period of two and one-half weeks. As the years go by and a person with this transplant requires some additional hair around the back, this can be obtained by the FUE method.