Cosmetic surgeons now have a new weapon in their fight against female pattern baldness. If is call follicular unit extraction or FUE of short. This process solves the main problem associated with hair restoration for women. That is, finding a suitable donor area that will allow the harvesting of hair units for implantation in the balding area. Historically, it was necessary to have a patch of skin with good hair growth in order to work as a donor area. A piece would be sliced out of the scalp and the hair units would be removed from the slice. This method worked but it left a scar where the patch was removed.
With FUE it is possible for the doctor to remove individual follicular units without removing any skin. Each unit is removed independently with specially designed tools and then inserted in the bald spot. The result is a slight irritation like a pin prick that is gone in just a few days.
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