What Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Can & Cannot Do
Making our patients understand what hair restoration procedures such as Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) are capable of is critical to helping establish realistic expectations before the procedure. Which isn’t to say that an FUE procedure can’t provide incredible and lasting results that can redefine how a person sees themself. It just means that it’s important to know what their procedure can, and cannot, accomplish in order to fully understand what they are getting themselves into.
FUE Can be performed as a simple outpatient procedure. One of the things that our patients love most about FUE procedures (in addition to the fantastic results they provide) is that they can have it done without dramatically altering their normal daily activities. While some post-procedure care will be required, patients don’t have to take considerable time off work, school, or other responsibilities to enjoy an FUE.
FUE Cannot provide instant results. This is not a reasonable expectation that anyone should have. Hair growth is a process and while results may not be apparent immediately, the hair restoration results achieved with an FUE procedure are well worth the wait in our experience. While some new growth may be seen after a few months, the final results of an FUE procedure can take between five months and a year to settle in. This is because hair always grows in stages throughout the year.
FUE Can be incredibly successful for both men and women. There is a perception held by some that hair transplants are only intended to help men, but this could not be further from the truth. Our experts have considerable experience performing FUE procedures on women who also experience hair loss or hair thinning and wish to restore their hair to an improved level of thickness and volume.
We have over 20 years of combined experience performing hair restoration procedures, and it’s our pleasure to be able to educate our patients on the outstanding results that Follicular Unit Extraction can help provide. If you think you might be a good candidate for an FUE procedure and would like to learn more, the first step is scheduling a complimentary, in-person consultation appointment with one of our hair restoration professionals. To see what others are saying about their experience visit our website or for more information, please contact KA Hair Aesthetics.