67 Newer Systems and Methods for Follicular Unit Excision

October 2022 in “ Hair Transplantation ”

follicular unit excision FUE hair restoration surgery

Studysummary This chapter reviews four innovative devices for follicular unit excision in hair restoration surgery, but it does not report new clinical results or outcomes. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.

The chapter discussed the advancements in follicular unit excision (FUE) technology over the past 15 years, highlighting a creative period with the development of new devices that improved the accuracy and reliability of FUE. It showcased four significant new systems: the 4D FUE system by T.K. Shiao, the Mamba Suction-Assisted FUE system by Roberto Trivellini, the WAW FUE system by Jean Devroye, and the UGraft FUE system by S. Umar. These innovations represented a significant step forward in hair restoration surgery.

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research An Innovation in Suction Assisted Follicular Unit Extraction

8 citations , March 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international”

This article discusses hair angle manipulation using the Mega FUE® device but reports no clinical results; disclosure of the author's ownership of the manufacturing company is noted.