Long Hair Follicular Unit Excision: Personal Experience

The document reports on a study of long hair follicular unit excision (FUE), a hair transplant technique that transplants long hairs without shaving the donor area. The study included 134 patients (112 women and 22 men) undergoing procedures such as eyebrow transplantation, hairline correction, sideburn reconstruction, and treatment for both female and male pattern hair loss. The mean number of grafts required varied by procedure, with eyebrow transplantation at 292 grafts, female hairline correction at 1,214 grafts, sideburn reconstruction at 251 grafts, female pattern hair loss at 1,344 grafts, and male pattern baldness at 1,567 grafts. The mean follicle transection rate was 9.2%, with an average of 2.23 follicles per graft. The study concludes that long hair FUE is effective and offers immediate visualization of results, natural appearance, and less postoperative pain, but requires a longer operation time, more staff, and a higher level of surgical skill.