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How does the FUE hair transplant differ from other hair transplant methods?

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Different techniques give different results. Over the last several decades, these techniques have undergone significant advancements although the fundamental tenets of a hair transplant remains the same i.e. to take the healthy, donor follicles from areas of the scalp that aren’t affected by baldness, and redistribute them to the bald areas surgically. Below we outline the techniques, in sequence of their advancements - Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT) - Highly surgical process where a strip of skin is cut from the back of head resulting in a long scar. Archaic technique still prevalent in Australia as it minimizes surgery time for a surgeon as most part is outsourced to Assistants/ Technicians. Implantation is done by first creating slits in treatment area and placing the grafts into them with forceps, allowing little control over angle, direction and depth. Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) – Primarily FUE hair transplant is an extraction technique where a punch is used to make sma