Hair transplantation by follicular unit extraction for male androgenetic alopecia: A retrospective observational study from two centers
March 2020
in “Medical journal, Armed Forces India”
TLDR Hair transplantation with FUE is safe, effective, and better than FUT for male hair loss.
A retrospective observational study from 3 years ago found that hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a safe and effective method for treating male androgenetic alopecia (AGA), with a high success rate and low complication rate. The study included consecutive male patients who underwent the procedure between January 2016 and June 2017 in two centers. FUE was found to have advantages over follicular unit transplantation (FUT). The study concluded that hair transplantation using the FUE method is a safe and effective treatment for male androgenetic alopecia patients with specific age and staging criteria.
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