Pro's and Con's FUT and FUE explained by Dr. Diep

[Melvin- Admin]

There has been a lot of talk lately about FUT and FUE as there was 2 years ago in 2015. Here is a video of Dr. Diep explaining the pro's and con's for both FUT and FUE. Ive had two procedures with Dr. Diep I found him to be truly unbiased, when listening to what a doctor/clinic has to say, the first thing one should look for is video documentation, any clinic can claim to perform both surgeries, but if all they show is their results for one procedure then that should make you question the validity of their claims. Dr. Diep has a lengthy collection of results on YouTube for FUE and FUT, I myself have done FUE with him and have my results published on this site and YouTube.

 

 

[Dr. Alan Feller]

There has been a lot of talk lately about FUT and FUE as there was 2 years ago in 2015. Here is a video of Dr. Diep explaining the pro's and con's for both FUT and FUE. Ive had two procedures with Dr. Diep I found him to be truly unbiased, when listening to what a doctor/clinic has to say, the first thing one should look for is video documentation, any clinic can claim to perform both surgeries, but if all they show is their results for one procedure then that should make you question the validity of their claims. Dr. Diep has a lengthy collection of results on YouTube for FUE and FUT, I myself have done FUE with him and have my results published on this site and YouTube.

 

 

 

0:44 - "FUT tends to be for more advanced hair loss ".

 

Correct.

[HairDew]

Dr. Feller,

 

He said he does maximum of 2500 grafts per day (FUE). Other doctors perform similar number of grafts per day with FUE but they can also do 2 subsequent days and transplant 5000 grafts in 2 days, making it a virtually one procedure as far as the patient is concerned. Dr. Erdogan does just that. He transplants up to 3000 grafts per day but can do 5000 grafts in 2 consecutive days.

[hairlosscpa]

0:44 - "FUT tends to be for more advanced hair loss ".

 

Correct.

 

1:36 - "Percent of growth rate is almost identical..."

[Dr Blake Bloxham]

1:36 - "Percent of growth rate is almost identical..."

 

Actually, in another recent YouTube video Dr. Diep wrote a very honest and interesting description concerning this issue. In it, he states that FUE yield can be up to 15% lower than that of FUT (with the range being 5-15% lower -- though he does not elaborate as to whether or not he can tell who this will happen to beforehand) and states that this is caused by greater trauma to the grafts. Hosting below:

 

 

Good to hear his opinion on it.

[Spanker]

Actually, in another recent YouTube video Dr. Diep wrote a very honest and interesting description concerning this issue. In it, he states that FUE yield can be up to 15% lower than that of FUT (with the range being 5-15% lower -- though he does not elaborate as to whether or not he can tell who this will happen to beforehand) and states that this is caused by greater trauma to the grafts. Hosting below:

 

 

Good to hear his opinion on it.

 

 

Oh my.

[Spanker]

I really don't know where I stand on it for others, just where I stand on it for me. I do think there are guys where its good. A guy in his 50s with this loss is good to go though.

[Gasthoerer]

3:49 - "I (Dr. Diep) perform both FUE and FUT, but FUE is more popular ..."

[Rashid36]

Fue gives option of buzzing down with less notice of scar if further hair loss occurs but i can see the argument that fut gives more growth and causes less damage to donor like one strip you could get about 2500 grafts or more and the same amount fue you would go all over the donor area but one thing maybe fue it gives more of a chance to select the healthy hairs for transplant.

 

Each case is different...just deciding and asking the doc

[Gasthoerer]

1. maybe fue it gives more of a chance to select the healthy hairs for transplant.

 

2. Each case is different...just deciding and asking the doc

 

1. Anyone can correct me, but strip is typically taken from the "classic safe zone" (if done correctly), FUE is taken from a wider area. With FUE you may (there is a discussion about that) cherry pick particular types of grafts e. g. singles or multies, but in terms of non-DHT affected (=helathy) the FUT grafts should do better.

 

2. This is the problem: Ask 3 clincis, and you receive 3 opinions. Even class A clinics have different opnions. That is why you have to take time and study yourself as well and then have a decision with (!) your clinic of choice.