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FUE vs. Strip

Post by HairLossFight.com » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:27 pm

I thought I'd start the this discussion here.

What are your thoughts?

I see surgeons doing good work with both.
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Post by damo » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:45 pm

Sam with strip you definately get bigger bang for your buck theres no two ways about it.You can get alot bigger session done with strip then you can with FUE.Fue is only good for smaller sessions but it costs twice as much.Its a very time comsuming procedure to do and your follicules have a 60% chance of dying compared to having the strip method.Also both procedure will leave a scar.Alot of people say that FUE doesnt leave a scar well its false i have seen it first hand.Hope that helps you out abit.

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Post by HairLossFight.com » Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:57 pm

Damo, thanks for the input. My thinking in terms of bang for the buck is along the same line as what you've said.

When you say you've seen the FUE first hand, where did you see it and how did the scar or scars look. I guess when it comes to comparing the scar from strip vs. the tiny scars from fue, I'd like to know if the FUE scars are less visible.

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Post by James » Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:20 am

There are advantages to both of them. Strip is not btter than fue an fue is not btterthan strip. There are cases with awful fue scarring, and cases with awful strip scaring. When I went for a consultation with Alvi Armani, he told me that he recommends FUE for his younger patients as they will be able to shave their head in the future with no limitations of hairstyle. I have more to say on this but I am writing this on my Palm and takes too to write stuff.

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Post by HairLossFight.com » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:04 pm

Yeah sure, there are good and bad for both. But what I want is a comparison between a GOOD stip-excision based transplant and a GOOD FUE based one.

I have seen excellent results from doctors such as Hasson and Wong first hand. I'd like to see some FUE results so I can do my own comparison.

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Post by James » Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:51 am

I think that part of the thing with FUE is that you generally see musch smaller sessions which in turn give less dramatic results as compared to strip.

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Post by damo » Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:33 am

Sam you get alot more done with strip as you can do sessions up to 2000 grafts where FUE 500 grafts is alot to do in one session. I saw the FUE scars on a friend of mine whom had it done.The little white dots are visible if you have your hair shaved to a number 3 or below just like with strip too.Personally if you are past a norwood 3 then strip is the only way togo as its much larger sessions and therefore much larger results then FUE.Fue is great for smaller fill in jobs i think.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by surferdude » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:20 am

Hi, I'm new here, but I've been thinking of getting a hair transplant for a while now so I'm just doing my research. I'm 29 years old, and my hair is currently at about the 3V stage in the norwood scale.

I'm leaning towards getting a strip surgery done, but I haven't made up my mind because I don't know if I want the scar from strip, but on the other hand I want to get as much coverage from a hair transplant as possible.

I was wondering if anyone here can suggest some good doctors, both ones that do strip and ones that do FUE, or both, so I can check them out.

Thanks!

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by HairLossFight.com » Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:16 pm

Hello surferdude, and welcome to the site!

This topic seems to have become somewhat controversial over the years. I decided to go with strip for several reasons:

(1) Cost. FUE is typically a fair bit more expensive than strip.
(2) Consistency and quality. I just felt after viewing as many pictures on various doctor's sites and other hair loss sites, that the good strip doctors were producing a level of quality and consistency that was very reassuring to me.
(3) Number of grafts per session: With strip you get a lot more typically than with FUE.

Having said that, I have seen some quality FUE results, so if cost is not a primary consideration, and you're willing to go with a smaller procedure overall, then FUE may be for you.

I feel like for most people strip is probably the better way to go as the scars produced nowadays (from the good clinics of course) are quite thin, and with trichophytic closure you can get a virtually undetectable scar even with a short hair cut.

However, do you research, and when you do decide to take the plunge make sure you take your own unique situation into consideration (such as your norwood level, the type and color of hair you have, your scalp laxity, etc.)

As for docs to check out, there are quite a few, but only a few good ones. I'll leave it to others to make recommendations, but some obvious ones should stand out to you right away. My own doc was Dr. Wong from Hasson and Wong.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by surferdude » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:02 am

Thanks for your thoughts on this Sam. Are you happy with your results from Dr. Wong?

How visible is your scar? I saw the pics you posted of your recent hair transplant but I don't think you included a picture of the scar.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by HairLossFight.com » Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:48 pm

Hey surferdude,

Looks like I missed your question.

The scar is not visible, even when I shave the hair down to number 2 buzzcut.

I'll try to take a pic and post it after my next haircut.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by soliderboy8 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:27 am

Has anyone heard of any results from the automated FUE machine which claims that it can perform 2000 graphs in once session using a .8mm tool? I need about 2000 graphs and have seen some of the videos for the strip method and it looks dangerous (at least to me). I also have a hairy back (yea me) and I would like to put these hairs to some good use. I would like to place my back hair on the dome of my head and then use the hair on the nape of my neck for my frontal hair line and the use the corse hair on the back of my head to fill in the beind the front hair line.

I know FUE is more money and I don't mind paying more for quality work, just want it done right with no issues. Any suggestions?

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by HairLossFight.com » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:15 am

Hi Soldierboy8 and welcome,

I'm not sure about the automated FUE machine, though I believe anything that automates something that requires artistic ability runs the risk of not producing a natural result.

As for strip: Watching a video of it may not have been very appealing, but it is the most common procedure used, the least costly, and IMHO the most consistently effective. I have had two strips done now and I am very happy with my results. I often buzz my hair down to level 3 buzz cut (very close to the skin) and nobody can tell a thing. Even I have trouble finding the scar. Also, despite the fact that I have had two strips, I have a ton of donor hair still.

However, there are some good docs performing FUE. Alvi Armani is one of them. There are others as well.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by soliderboy8 » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:31 pm

Sam,

Thanks for the info, The machine I am talking about is the Punch Hair Matic. I am sure for the most part the strip method is safe. But besides the scar, my main concern is for post operative infection. My Mom passed away after a minor surgery due to a staff infection that went undiagnosed. And now I hear that Tom Brady also had a staph infection and could have lost his leg if not tended to properly (just gun shy at spilling my blood)So from my stand point, I don't mind paying a little more, but I would like to be able to utilize my, my back, chest, knuckle and ass hair. I also want to get the head coverage in the shortest amount of time. So anything to speed up the process which gives me the best quality I am fore.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by raghav1979 » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:25 am

One of the most advanced technique for hair restoration is FUE Hair Transplant(Follicular Unit Extraction) which is minimally invasive and many times less traumatic than traditional strip excision hair restoration techniques. In FUE technique no blades or scalpels are used. Instead, surgical instrument is used to extract one single follicular unit at a time. This is very time consuming technique and require high level of skills. The advantage of FUE Hair transplant is more comfortable during healing period.

On other technique strip of skin from the back of head is removed with the help of scalpel. Each graft is then transplanted in the areas of balding. In which
the result start to seen about 3 months period.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by hairtech » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:36 pm

I agree with the last poster!
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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by alyna12345 » Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:36 pm

In FUT and FUE. The main difference lies between the two in the way the follicle or hairs are extracted from donor area. In FUT the strip of the scalp with hairs on it is taken from back of Hairs and transplant the hair follicle in the receipent hairs. While in FUE single follicle units are extracted directly from scalp and moved it in transplant areas...

Another is difference between the two is this FUT treatment reveal linear scar on the head and healing time is less..While FUE is less painful with no scar..

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by anna88 » Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:20 pm

The main difference between the FUE hair transplantation and strip surgery is in the way donor-hair is obtained. Generally FUE hair transplant gives greater customer satisfaction as well as recovery. So I will definitely go with FUE hair transplant.
If you decided to go with FUE then back look of your head looks like a Natural and in case of strip surgery it looks like a Scarring. However FUE surgery is much more expensive than the strip surgery.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by rightsmith » Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:19 am

The Both FUE and FUT hair transplant procedure are really very beneficial for the hair transplant treatment.

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by EsteHelp » Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:24 am

FUE!

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Re: FUE vs. Strip

Post by CheckGrizzle » Sat Nov 28, 2015 5:34 am

I have friends seeing good results with both. Currently weighing my options

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