Latest developments in instrument technology and improvements have now
made the complicated follicular unit extraction (FUE) a method competitive with
the common strip harvesting procedure for getting natural donor hair for the
transplantation surgery.
In FUE method, a surgeon removes one particular FU - or follicular
unit, at one time, aiming those grafts that appear most possible to increase
and produce natural hair in a recipient site. It needs more ability of the
surgeon and more charge from the transplant patient compare to the strip
harvesting method. The FUE is an advanced and safer method than strip
harvesting technique. Here are some FUE instruments, which are used for the FUE
technique.
The Manual Punch Tool: The manual punch Tool is a round hollow sharp
scalpel with a total diameter of 0.7 to 1.2 millimeter. This tool is the
original FUE instrument. The tool’s punch is positioned over the visible part
of a follicular unit's hair on the scalp, and pushed downward with normal
manual rotation to cut the skin around the follicular unit and properly free it
from surrounding hair tissue. The follicular unit is then extracted by the
forceps.
The SAFE System: A special three-step manual procedure called The SAFE
System. In the first step, it utilizes a sharp round punch to cut the skin
around the follicular unit, now in a second step, a special blunt circular
punch to release the follicular unit from surrounding tissue and in the last
step is extraction.
Powered SafeScribe® Tool: The Powered SafeScribe® Tool is a handheld
electronic gadget to remove the follicular units from the donor area with the
minimal possibility of damage, and reserve for transplantation. A wide range of
different punch sizes and types is easily available in the market. In skilled
hands, this tool can decrease the total time of FU extraction procedure
sessions, decrease the possibility of scarring, and give a high rate of intact
FUs.
RotoCore Tool: This tool automatically rotates over the FUE as it cuts
the skin around the follicle. The tool permits the surgeon to pre-set the punch
to incise to a selected depth.
The Feller Instrument Tool: The tool combines complicated FUE procedures into a solo instrument to assist the surgeon work faster and more
professionally.
NeoGraft Tool: This is a motorized device that gives a rotating sharp
punch to cut the follicular unit, and a suction tool that extracts the FUE
safely for the hair transplant surgery.
