Results: Clinical Investigation comparing FUT vs FUE

[drcarloswesley]

The work of a respected physician in our field, Dr. Michael L Beehner, may provide the most objective data yet comparing the yield of grafts using follicular unit transplantation (FUT) versus follicular unit extraction (FUE).


While I still believe that there are numerous methods not used in his investigation to optimize growth, the effort to minimize the number of variables that may influence survival rates of grafts was considerable. Ultimately, it €™s important that physicians are proficient in both methods (FUT and FUE) in order to provide patients with unbiased and objective information regarding both methods of surgical hair restoration.

 

[mariokart]

Most doctors agree that FUT has a higher percentage of graft survival rates. The Shapiro medical studio is ongoing touching base on this very subject.

 

[Megatron]

I have a curious question. Does a patents age play any factor in survival rates? Think I'll research this.

 

[Westcoaster]

Dr. Wesley, are you contemplating a similar study?

 

[drcarloswesley]

Although age is not likely a factor in determining which procedure is best, hair characteristics may be. This patient had coarse caliber hair that was fairly straight.


Furthermore, the solutions in which the transplanted hair follicles are stored when out of the body can have a profound impact on the ultimate procedural result. Here is a an example of a patient who had two FUT ("strip") procedures at a different surgical practice in NY before having an FUE session with our group. The images show him before and after the FUE session. Clearly, his results and graft survival were not consistent with the findings of this investigation.

 

[Bigmac]

Which holding solution do you think works best?