FUE for Removing Unwanted Hair
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Hair follicles removed from neck to be used for mustache restoration
I have been looking into, the cost, scarring, technique, of the FUE method and am getting the impression that the method permanently removes the hair from the donor area. If this is true, could the chin/sideburns be used as the donor area? And instead of placing the hair follicle in my scalp, the extractions be disposed.
My sole objective is to permanently remove my facial hair. And the FUE method seems to be the least invasive, least time consuming, and most effective (compared to laser and electrolysis).
Lasers works best on dark hair and fair skin, which I have not. Electrolysis is more effective than Laser and is FDA approved to permanently remove hair. However, Electrolysis is very time consuming, I scar, and over time can be quite costly, as my hair growth is hormonal, where treatment could take years, and at 65.00 per week, get pretty expensive.
If possible I would like to have my hair follicles removed by way of FUE or any similar alternative. Please let me know, if this is possible with this practice, or any information that would point me in the right direction.
Thank you,
A:
Hi there,
You are correct. FUE is basically removing and replacing hair follicles permanently from one area to another. FUE or Follicular Unit Extraction can move hair follicles or follicular units from pretty much everywhere and the extracted hair obviously could be transplanted into any part of body which is covered by skin.
Removing hair for the purpose of getting rid of hair permanently is doable, but you need to be evaluated through a FOX text first. FOX test is a minor procedure that we perform in the offices of US Hair Restoration to determine the candidacy of the patients for FUE hair transplant procedure. FOX is a small FUE procedure in which we attempt to remove hair under local anesthesia from the donor area (could be scalp or body). The reason that we perform a FOX test is to make sure the the hair grafts can be removed from the patient with minimum transection.
If you want to remove body or facial hair through FUE technique instead of laser hair removal, you need to be FOX tested prior. If we cannot remove hair follicles intact from your donor area, follicles or part of them remain in the skin and can grow into new hair. Even if you do not want to use harvested hair for transplant purposes, you still need to have a FOX test to make sure that hair follicles can come out completely.
