Follicular Unit Extraction NYC & Westchester

Follicular unit extraction is an undetectable, near-incisionless hair restoration surgery procedure that essentially avoids scarring at the donor site where hair is taken. This advanced technique is one of Dr. Halaas’s main services at her Westchester and NYC area practice.

What is FUE?

Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a hair transplant technique that can treat baldness and restore healthy hair growth. Dr. Yael Halaas, a double board-certified surgeon with 17 years of hair restoration experience, recommends hair transplants for those looking for a lasting solution to hair loss.

With the FUE technique, healthy hair follicle units are taken from the back of the head and then strategically implanted where hair growth is desired. FUE is ideal for individuals who want to wear their hair short, because this technique doesn’t leave a long scar on the back of the head (as follicular unit transplantation/grafting does).

How follicular unit extraction works

The FUE hair transplant technique removes healthy hair from the donor site in naturally-growing individual groups of 1-3 hair follicles.

This process is accomplished by using a very small circular tool that creates a tiny punch around each grouping in order to remove it. Because of the special tool used, only tiny circular scars — barely visible — will be left behind. No bandages are necessary, and once healed, there will be no long linear scar. As part of the process, the patient’s hair will need to be shaved buzz-cut style, which enables the easy transplantation of the hair follicles.

After removing the pre-determined amount of hair follicles needed for the FUE hair transplant, the follicles are implemented into the recipient sites (where new hair is needed) in the natural pattern and direction of hair growth.

Typically, single graft units are placed at the hairline; two-hair grafts are placed a little further back, and so on. Placing the grafts in this manner will result in a very natural-appearing outcome. Dr. Halaas is a highly skilled surgeon who works with the utmost precision and the finest instruments to ensure the optimal viability of the follicular units and the smallest incisions and scars.

If a significant amount of hair follicles need to be removed, it may not be possible to finish the entire procedure in a single session. If this is the case, multiple procedures will be required.

Candidates for follicular unit extraction

If you’re considering FUE hair transplants in NYC or Westchester, you may be the perfect candidate. Those who make excellent patients for this procedure are individuals who:

Have both bald areas and a donor site with enough healthy hair to extract
Would like the option to wear a short haircut after the procedure

Want to hide a linear scar from a past hair transplant
Are in general good health
Have realistic expectations for what FUE can accomplish

Dr. Halaas is talented, honest, attentive, friendly. She took a lot of time to answer all of my questions. Surgery was so smooth, and after the surgery, I felt zero pain, zero discomfort…I did not even feel that I had been through the surgery. I recommend Dr. Halaas to anyone and everyone.

Ahmed

Key benefits of FUE

Natural-looking
No scalpel, stitches, or staples
Can be done under local anesthesia
Permanent results
No linear scar at the donor site
More plentiful donor supply
Quick recovery process
Complications are extremely rare

Transplant Method Comparison	Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)	Follicular Unit Grafting/Transplant (FUG/FUT)
Harvesting method	Follicular units are extracted individually	Strip of tissue is removed and then cut into individual follicular units
Procedure time	Time intensive process that may require multiple appointments	More time efficient than FUE
Graft survival	Very high graft survival rate (around 90%)	For most patients, 90% or greater graft survival rate
Scarring	Minimal, barely detectable scarring	Linear scar left at donor site

What results to expect from FUE

The transplanted hair follicles will remain in their new position for approximately 2-3 weeks, at which point they will shed. This is a completely normal part of the hair re-growth process. Once the new hairs fall out, brand-new growth will begin in 3-4 months, and from this point on, the hair will grow normally.

7-10 days: The circle-shaped incisions will heal, and you may resume using topical hair products.
1-5 weeks: The newly transplanted hairs will shed.
4 months: Brand-new hair growth becomes visible.
8-12 months: Restoration! Your new hair will be fully grown in, and growing at a normal rate.

Dr. Halaas for FUE hair transplant in NYC

If you’re in the NYC and Westchester area and you’re interested in the FUE hair transplant, you’ve come to the right place. Not only is hair restoration one of Dr. Halaas’s areas of focus and one of her main services; but she is also the number one female hair restoration surgeon on the East Coast. Double board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Halaas perfectly balances cutting-edge science with a compassionate bedside manner. Every patient is treated like family or a friend, and her ability to listen to her patients’ desires, her aesthetic eye from years of study as an art historian, and her meticulous attention to detail are what sets her apart.