Effect of Surgeon's Workload on Rate of Transection During Follicular Unit Excision/Extraction (FUE)

    July 2019 in “ Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology ”
    Anas Malik, Mohammad Humayun Mohmand
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    TLDR Surgeons make more mistakes in hair transplant procedures as they get tired or do more work.
    The study, involving 25 patients undergoing their first FUE session with over 2000 grafts, found that a surgeon's transection rate during the procedure significantly increased as the surgery progressed and with the number of follicular units harvested. Specifically, transection rates rose from 5.3/cm² to 27.7/cm² in the mid-zone, 4.4/cm² to 25.6/cm² on the right side, and 5.7/cm² to 24.2/cm² on the left side by the end of the surgery. Additionally, rates increased from 5.03 to 6.0/cm² for less than 2500 FUs, from 4.83 to 6.6/cm² for over 2500 FUs, and from 5.5 to 6.67/cm² for over 3000 FUs. The conclusion was that a higher workload for the surgeon correlates with a greater rate of hair transection during FUE procedures.
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