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It is one of the two most performed hair transplantation techniques in the world.
F.U.E. means Follicular Unit Extraction. The practitioner manually extracts each graft (follicular unit = natural anatomic unit of 1 to 4 hairs) from the donor area of the scalp using a cylindrical punch and reimplants it, also manually, directly into the recipient area of the scalp with an implanter or a tweezer.
It is a clearly less surgical technique than the other hair transplantation technique, called the strip technique, which consists of surgically extracting strips of scalp and cutting them under a microscope into follicular units which are reimplanted in the same way as above.
Done manually, the F.U.E. technique has the main disadvantage of being longer and more tiring for the practitioner than the strip technique. However, it is winning over more and more support from patients, because it is less surgical and leaves no scar.
The Punch Hair Matic®, also called S.A.F.E.R.® [Suction Assisted Follicular Extraction and Reimplantation] from the name of this new automated hair transplantation technique, is a patented electropneumatic instrument (medical device) developed by the French company MEDICAMAT. Compared to the traditional F.U.E. technique, this technique makes it easier to harvest the grafts and reimplant them.
This device optimises both the extraction of the grafts by a circular micro-surgical knife of a maximum 0.8 to 1.40 mm diameter (the diameter is chosen by the practitioner according to various criteria, such as the patient's age, skin type, quality of the hair in the donor area, etc.), and the reimplantation of the grafts in the recipient area.
Remember that the non-invasive F.U.E. technique is the only hair transplantation technique that can be performed in a private medical office, contrary to the strip technique, which constitutes a surgical procedure.
The F.U.E. technique:
- is painless: simple local anaesthesia is sufficient
- causes little bleeding, has no deep stitches
- does not require dressings after the procedure
- has no risk of infection or complications
- heals extremely quickly and almost invisibly in the days following the procedure
- allows several procedures without damaging the donor area
- is perfectly adapted to correcting the early stages of baldness in men and diffuse alopecia in women. Note also the benefit of this technique in correcting hair loss after aesthetic procedures such as a face lift or any other unsightly scar, as well as in the eyebrows.
- provides the possibility of short "a la carte" sessions.
The main disadvantage of it is that it is long and tiring for the practitioner, which underlies the importance of automating this technique with the Punch Hair Matic® device, which can reduce the procedure time by at least half compared to the traditional technique, thus providing a clear improvement in the comfort of both practitioner and patient. Moreover, since the practitioner's movements are assisted by the instrument, the quality of the grafts is excellent, and the aesthetic result is very satisfying due to the fact that the grafts suffer less during the procedure and there is 0% risk of transection.
This technique is adapted to men and women of any age as long as the donor area is adequate. Frizzy hair is the only type excluded from this technique.
For this technique, a simple local anaesthesia is sufficient.
This technique is not painful. Local anaesthesia, possibly supplemented by premedication (mild tranquiliser) makes the session perfectly painless during and immediately after the procedure.
The procedure is not stressful. The patient can listen to music during the entire session and watch a video during the reimplantation phase.
No complications, especially with regard to graft rejection, since the process involves auto-grafts. Some basic hygiene guidelines prevent a risk of infection.
Starting the morning after the procedure, the patient can take a shower, go to work and resume all normal activities (except for sports for a few days, naturally, even a few weeks for certain rough sports). Wearing a motorcycle helmet is strongly advised against during this same period.
All or part of the transplanted hair risks falling out during the days following the procedure, which is perfectly normal. Since they only grow about 1 cm a month, as all hair does, the aesthetic result cannot be truly satisfactory until after 5 to 6 months.
Yes, the transplanted hair bulb retains the ability to never fall out.
The doctor is the only one able to determine, depending on the stage of development of the baldness in men or alopecia in women, how many hairs must be transplanted. Every case is specific.
One thousand hairs (around 400 grafts) to 4,000 hairs (around 1,600 grafts) may be grafted in a single or several successive sessions. Two to three sessions may be necessary to cover extensive baldness.
The price varies, because it depends essentially on the number of grafts to be transplanted, with the awareness that for 400 to 800 grafts representing 1,000 to 2,000 hairs, the automated procedure lasts 2 to 3 hours.
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