What are the different types of FUE hair transplants?

Different techniques give different results. Over the last several decades, these techniques have undergone significant advancements although the fundamental tenets of a hair transplant remains the same i.e. to take the healthy, donor follicles from areas of the scalp that aren’t affected by baldness, and redistribute them to the bald areas surgically.

Below we outline the techniques, in sequence of their advancements -

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) – Primarily an extraction technique where a punch is used to make small circular incisions in the skin around grafts, using a motorized extractor, removing them one by one from the scalp. The holes heal throughout the donor area and are undetectable. Implantation process is same as that in FUT.

Direct Hair Implant (DHI) – Extraction process similar to FUE except that DHI uses manual punches (old technique leading to low harvesting and graft survivability). Grafts are implanted using a Choi implanter (whosoever claims they have patents over the implanter device, is saying a lie), for greater control on depth, direction and angle of placement.

Direct Follicle Insertion (DFI) – Most advanced technique taking the best of FUE and DHI, perfected by evolutionary protocols. Extraction method is based on FUE hair transplant technique (latest motorized tool), the preservation method is inspired from best practices used in organ transplants and the implantation method leverages the Direct Hair Implant technique. This technique is adopted in the Evolved Hair Clinic based out of Perth, Australia.