Obviously you want yours to be kept secret or you wouldn't have asked this question. I had FUT in 2011 - took off work for 2 weeks, and nobody had any idea I had anything done, and I worked with a lot of women, especially one heavy black lady that notice everything. I couldn't sneak anything past her, but she didn't notice the hair transplant - that's when I knew I had it made. You can't hide FUE very well. I just had FUE and lucky for me I am retired so just wearing a hat hid my ridiculous haircut. Now 2 months later all is well. If you can't take a couple weeks off with FUT or FUE the scabs will be a problem. With FUT let your hair grow. Nobody knows about either procedure except one buddy of mine whom I told. The best you can do with FUE is get your head buzzed and let everybody get used to seeing you that way. You will still have the problem with scabs for up to 2 weeks, and some guys experience redness.