TLDR The new powered hair transplant method is faster and damages fewer grafts than the manual technique.
In the 2008 study, researchers introduced a new powered follicular unit extraction (P-FUE) method for hair transplantation, which was shown to be more efficient than the manual FUE technique. The P-FUE method resulted in a shorter harvesting time, averaging 8.9 ± 1.3 minutes for 100 grafts across 40 cases, compared to 14.2 minutes for manual FUE, and a lower graft transection rate of 5.4% for P-FUE versus 17.3% for manual FUE. The study, which included 10 validated cases, demonstrated that P-FUE had a transection rate of 5.5%. The P-FUE method was found to be suitable for a wider range of patients with no restrictions on candidacy, and although more expensive, it was easier for surgeons to perform with a shorter operating time. The study concluded that P-FUE is a superior procedure in hair transplantation.
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October 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The new powered hair transplant method is faster and damages fewer hairs than the manual method.
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” FUE provides minimal scarring and quick recovery in hair transplantation, and surgeons not using it may lag in technology.
