What is the Difference between the Robotic Hair Transplant and FUE Hair Transplant?

When it comes to hair loss or hair fall, then there are both similarities and differences in males and females. Well, there are many alternative treatments available that can give you temporary results but if you are looking for a permanent solution to baldness then hair transplant is the only solution. Hair transplant is a procedure wherein the hair from the baldness resistant area like the back of your head is shifted to the area that has hair loss or baldness.

Techniques of Hair Transplant Surgery
The different methods that you can opt for hair restoration are FUT, FUE and Robotic Hair Transplant. Among all these hair transplant techniques, FUE is the most widely used method for hair transplant. Because of its minimally invasive features, the doctors recommend this technique to most of the patients. However, one should carefully evaluate the pros and cons of hair transplant before undergoing the actual procedure.
Here, we are going to provide the details of two advanced hair transplant methods: Robotic and FUE

Robotic Hair Transplant
Robotic hair transplant is the latest technique and also a great achievement in the field of hair restoration. The patients can attain perfection and higher efficiency in their hair transplant procedures through robotic systems. Because of eliminating the risk of human errors, this method provides outstanding results.
In Robotic FUE hair restoration, a robotic arm is used to perform the follicular unit extraction and all it is done with the help of the image-guided robotic system. The removal of grafts with the robotic method is a time-consuming procedure that requires a lot of concentration by the surgeon. However, the robotic system which is guided by the doctor would be able to provide the right angle, depth and consistency to give healthy grafts for harvesting.

The Advantages of Robotic Hair Transplant

• It abolishes pain and risk from strip surgery
• This method uses digital mapping that is far advanced to the human eye
• By offering better graft selection, it generates superior outcomes with fewer grafts
• It utilizes precise and consistent graft dissection techniques throughout the treatment
• It provides virtually Scar Free results
• It offers efficient healing with speedy recovery time
• It provides a natural and permanent head of hair

FUE Hair Transplant
FUE stands for Follicular Unit Extraction. It is the most widely used technique of hair transplant surgery. In the FUE procedure, the removal of individual hair grafts takes place from the donor area, i.e. one at a time and this is the major thing that differentiates this method from FUT hair transplantation and also makes it a painless, stitch-less and scar-less procedure. After hair restoration procedure, the donor area is covered with antibiotic ointment and dressing. The dressing will be removed the following morning.

While the extraction of grafts, the doctors can see the quality up close and personal. They carefully remove hair grafts to ensure their survival. FUE hair transplant does not result in any major scarring; it only leaves small circular dots on the donor area. These tiny scars will easily get hidden by the existing hair on the scalp. So, there is no need to worry about the scarring after FUE hair transplantation.
Furthermore, it doesn’t involve stitching on the donor area, from where the grafts are taken. Another advantage of the FUE method is that the recovery time taken by this method is minimal. Also, you need not take care of a huge number of precautions after the surgery.

The Advantages of FUE Hair Transplant

• Since FUE is a minimally invasive procedure, it does not result in major or linear scarring, unlike the FUT hair restoration method.
• There are very small dots that are left on the donor area with this technique. These scars are so tiny that they will easily get covered by the existing hair.

In most of the cases, the back and sides of the patient’s scalp serve as the donor region because it is the hair loss resistant area What if the patient does not have adequate hair follicles on the back of his scalp?

• Here comes one more advantage of FUE hair transplant method. In FUT, the follicles are harvested from the back of the head in the form of a small strip, while FUE allows other body parts as well to serve as the donor areas in men, other than the scalp. These body parts can be beard, chest, arms, legs, thighs, etc.

After Hair Transplantation
After 10 – 15 days, the transplanted hair will shed away temporarily. Don’t worry! It is the hair that falls out and not the follicle. Your new hair will start growing permanently afterward and it will gradually become denser over time.    Thus, the transplanted hair will grow naturally and you can wash and cut your hair like before without the fear of losing them again.
However, you need to take care of certain precautions and some post-operative instructions that will be given by your doctor. By following the prescribed tips and instructions, you’ll be able to attain the best possible results after your hair transplant surgery.