My wife was watching the Rachael Ray show they had something about plastic surgerys. During the show they came out with this NeoGraft machine that is supposedly revolutionary for HT. The NeoGraft is like a vacuum that sucks the hair out from anywhere on your body and places it in the bold spots almost like an FUE procedure but less time, no scarring, less staff and cheaper cost.

I would like to here from anyone that knows anything about this I'm hoping it's something I can get my hopes up on. Is there any doctors in the US already using this machine? Here is the link,

neograft.com/Home_Page.html

the reason fue is so time consuming and expensive is that it takes great care and precision to perform. i would NEVER trust this type of surgery to a machine.

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The machine doesn't do the surgery by itself. Someone most likely a doctor uses a hand held device that sucks up each hair then places into the bold spot.

No Thanks. Every attempt to automate the HT process has failed or simply underwhelmed.

Take a close look at the size of the punches they offer with this machine.

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I realize it takes a human to operate the machine. but fue grafts are VERY delicate. if they are not removed and handled properly then they are useless. i would only trust certain docs with this procedure.

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HT #1: Karamikian Unknown # of grafts Sept.2006

HT#2 Nov.23rd, 2007
Dr.Feller
Almost 3200 grafts via strip

HT#3 April 2010
Fue 200/side into temple points

HT#4 February 2011

My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Feller

Some of you guys need to do a little bit more reading about this Neograph machine because I'm not getting to many responses in here. Neograph sounds like the next big thing in HT. I am still getting more info myself but I already saw how a doctor uses it on TV. Here is the link,

http://www.neograft.com/Home_Page.html

I've already known about this for several months.

It allows those who refuse to put the hours of tedious work with .8-1.0mm punches, train staff to handle the fragile grafts, and create the smallest possible incisions, to perform FUE.

It attempts to bypass the human handling of the grafts through suction. Ask Dr. Feller and others who have seen this what they think.

FUE is HARD and hard to get good at..it takes time. Once a person goes through the learning process, any "benefit" gained through this machine is negated.

Remember, a human still has to mimic the follicle angle.

This machine is also very expensive.

Obviously, this is just my personal opinion.

Take Care,
Jason

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LT,

Though automation sounds like a good idea in theory to increase speed and the effectiveness of a procedure, many before Neograft have tried and failed. The reason for this is because no matter what, it's the skill and experience of the physician and technicians (not the tool) that's paramount.

Also, don't be fooled by any promises of non-scarring hair transplant surgery. FUE via any tool including the NeoGraft will leave a tiny white dot. Though under optimal conditions, scarring won't be visible even when hair is worn or cropped short.

I'm not suggesting that good quality tools can't improve a procedure. After all, many dedicated physicians have recently designed innovative tools to help improve FUE. Names like Coalition members Dr. Feller and Dr. Devroye come to mind. Recommended physician Dr. Harris has also engineered his own tool. See the links below.

Recommended physician Dr. Harris' New FUE Tool

Coalition Member Dr. Devroye's New FUE Tool (with video)

Coalition Member Dr. Feller's New FUE Tool

That said, I really don't know how Neograft will compare to these other innovative tools and whether or not it can deliver what it promises. I suppose if/when physicians begin to use it, we'll let them offer a review on how it's helped or hindered their practice.

In the meantime, remember that a tool is just a tool and a tool is only as effective as the physician that utilizes it.

Best wishes,

Bill

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Bill (Bill, if I may call you Bill hahaha),

I'm glad you brought up the delicacy necessary in removal and handling extracted follicular units. I investigated NeoGraft a few months back, as a local cosmetic surgeon brought the tool to his office and wrote a long post on his site about it, and to me - it seemed between automating the process of removing follicular units and having a high survival rate, one greatly outweighs the other. I don't see the need to take the physician touch out of such a delicate process, and I would love to see results of a procedure using NeoGraft - as surgeons such as Dr Feller have posted intricate details concerning their new tools and the procedure results. Furthermore, these tools don't seem to put the focus on automation, instead they seem to focus on handling the grafts more delicately and lowering transection rates. I personally would stick with a coalition physician performing FUE.

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Are any of the coalition docs using this machine?