FUE IM – Tiny instruments, tremendous success.
Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is an advanced method of transplanting hair follicles that is performed without the need for a scalpel or stitches. The transplant takes place under strong magnification using special microsurgical instruments to ensure no visible scarring. Because the FUE method is less traumatic than other techniques, several procedures can be carried out on the same patient within a short period of time.
The FUE Ilter Method (FUE IM) is a refinement of FUE that uses even more sophisticated and smaller instruments. The healing process is faster and the risk for scarring is dramatically reduced. Thanks to this new method almost all of the grafts are removed intact. FUE IM also involves smaller incisions, which allow for denser placing, so it typically only requires a single operation to achieve the desired results..
Minimally invasive surgery – Small tools are essential
There are innumerable benefits in using smaller tools:
• Easier to design layout of transplanted hair and make a natural look
• Less tissue damage
• Less discomfort for patients during and after procedure
• Scarring not visible to naked eye
• No complications during convalescence
• Short healing time due to minimal trauma
• No post-op pain
• No complications during the operation
• Opportunity to repair unsatisfactory procedures
• Solves previous difficulties inherent in older operation techniques
• Helps avoid “shock loss” in donor area during mega sessions. Shock loss is when grafts enter the sleeping phase
• Small holes tend to shrink after extraction and disappear instead of filling with scar tissue
• Some recovery seen in donor area where grafts were extracted, though most are 1-hair follicles
• Increases number of possible operations and number of harvestable grafts