ABSTRACT
La follicular unit extraction (FUE) es una técnica de trasplante capilar que utiliza punches de pequeño diámetro (0,8-1mm) para extraer las unidades foliculares. Aunque en sus primeros años tuvo escasa aceptación debido a la dificultad en extraer unidades foliculares intactas con un punch tan pequeño, la FUE se ha popularizado y es ya una alternativa a la técnica clásica de la tira (FUT). Entre los motivos, la cada vez mayor demanda por parte de los pacientes y la mayor habilidad de los cirujanos en las extracciones al contar con mejor instrumental y más experiencia. Entre las ventajas de la FUE destaca la reducción de molestias postoperatorias en la zona donante y el aspecto muy poco visible de las cicatrices puntiformes residuales. Sin embargo, la FUE requiere una mayor laboriosidad, aumentando el tiempo operatorio, y una larga curva de aprendizaje por parte del cirujano (AU)
Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a hair transplantation technique that uses small punches (0.8-1 mm in diameter) to extract the follicular units (FUs). Though initially the technique was not widely accepted because of the difficulty of extracting intact follicular units with such small punches, it has since gained in popularity due mainly to rising patient demand, the availability of better instrumentation and greater surgical skill acquired from experience. It is now a recognised alternative to follicular unit transplantation (FUT), a technique based on harvesting the FUs from a strip of tissue. Among the advantages of FUE are less post-procedural discomfort in the donor zone and the barely visible scarring from the punches. However, FUE is a more laborious, time-consuming procedure that involves a long learning curve for the surgeon (AU)
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Humans , Hair/transplantation , Alopecia/surgery , Transplantation, Autologous/methods , Treatment Outcome , Postoperative Care/methods , Patient SelectionABSTRACT
Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a hair transplantation technique that uses small punches (0.8-1 mm in diameter) to extract the follicular units (FUs). Though initially the technique was not widely accepted because of the difficulty of extracting intact follicular units with such small punches, it has since gained in popularity due mainly to rising patient demand, the availability of better instrumentation and greater surgical skill acquired from experience. It is now a recognised alternative to follicular unit transplantation (FUT), a technique based on harvesting the FUs from a strip of tissue. Among the advantages of FUE are less post-procedural discomfort in the donor zone and the barely visible scarring from the punches. However, FUE is a more laborious, time-consuming procedure that involves a long learning curve for the surgeon.
