Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)

Follicular Unit Extraction, or FUE, has established itself as the next step in the evolution of the modern hair transplant industry. We at Feller Medical, PC have been practicing and studying this method in detail since 2002 and have determined that FUE is, in fact, a viable adjunct or even alternative to standard strip surgery in certain patients.

Rather than removing a strip from the donor area to obtain hair grafts, very fine holes are made in the back and side of the scalp that don't exceed .9mm in diameter. While this method will produce far more scarring than the standard strip technique, this additional scarring is far LESS VISIBLE and is therefore more attractive to many patients who chose to buzz cut their hair very short.

FUE can be used solely as a means to recreate hairlines and cover bald skin, or it can be used in conjunction with the standard strip procedure to increase the number of grafts obtainable during a single surgery without increasing the size of the strip scar. FUE may also be used as a means to repair scarring from older obsolete hair transplant surgeries.

Dr. Feller has been on the very leading edge of this procedure and has been performing FUE since it’s introduction into North America in 2002. He has invented and patented new tools specifically for FUE and his techniques and protocols have been written about in the leading text on surgical hair restoration.

All of that was the upside of FUE, the downside is that this new procedure is much more labor intensive and time consuming; meaning it costs more to perform and far fewer grafts can be obtained in a single session when compared to traditional strip harvesting. Another downside is that not all patients are candidates for the procedure. Most are, but some are not. You will need to speak with Dr. Feller to learn more about your potential as an FUE candidate.

 
Click on the photo above to see an 1000 graft fue hair transplant result

 
Click on the photo above to see an eyebrow
reconstruction using FUE on a 15 year old female
patient who was involved in an auto accident 

Call today to make an appointment with Dr. Feller to see if you are a candidate for this new and exciting procedure.
Call 1-800-HAIRS-2-U or 516-487-3797 and visit us at our Long Island office at 287 Northern Blvd., Suite 200, Great Neck, NY, or just email your request using our online consultation form.