| Field | FUT(Follicular Unit Transplant) | FUE(Follicular Unit Extraction) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Grafts can be harvested in single sitting | • 4000 to 7000 Grafts | • 2500 to 3000 Grafts |
| Recovery | • 2-5 days | • 2-5 days |
| Hair Damage Rate | • 1-2% | • 5-10% |
| Graft Quality/Yield | • Robust Good Quality • Maximum Yield Ratio |
• Fragile • Yield Ration less |
| Ideal Candidate | • Fulfills need for lower as well as the higher grade of baldness. • Donor sites with good density and skin laxity. • Who don’t want to shave their head for the procedure (Especially females) |
• Lower grade of baldness. • The combination with FUT. • Tight Scalp / low density of donor site. • Having scar tendency / keloidal tendency. |
| Duration / Timing | • Depending upon on the number of grafts , 4 to 8 hours even with Giga sessions. | • Typically 4 to 8 hours though large sessions may require two consecutive days. |
| Shaving for procedure | • Optional can be done without shaving. | • Shaving is required. |
| Scars on Back side | • Practically invisible. • Scar usually is quite low and remains invisible even after thinning at a later age. |
• Practically invisible small dots • Dots on the upper side may become visible after thinning of hair. |
| Donor site after procedure | • Normal | • Shaved area will show multiple dots. |
| Hair Growth Success rate | • 95 to 99% | • 85 to 90% |
| Permanency /longevity of results | • All are permanent | • Those hairs harvested from the upper back of scalp may not be permanent. • Owing to weak follicles and thermal damage may shed off. |
| Subsequent session | • FUT Giga sessions possible. • Both FUT and FUE can be done. • Previous scars will be removed with the practically imperceptible single line. |
• The second session may lead to extremely sparse density in donor site • Grafts of poor quality owing to the previous session. |