Why FUE?

Benefits of FUE

n No Scalpels, No Stitches, No Staples, No Pain

n Minimally Invasive Micro-Surgical Harvest

n No Visible Scarring in Donor (Nano Scars)

n No Linear Scar

n Healing Time Decreased

n Increases Available Donor 

n Decreased Down Time After Procedure

In order to answer why GHI FUE hair transplant is easier and ultimately better for the patient than the other techniques, we must address the limitations of the current standard, the Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT Strip Harvest) procedure. 

Until now, the standard "strip" transplant has been the gold standard for hair transplantation performed in the US for the last 20 years.  

In the FUT Strip Harvest procedure, grafts from the back of the head are obtained by surgically removing a strip of skin and hair.  This strip of skin, measuring as large as ½ inch wide by 7 inches long (the size of the strip depends on the number of hair follicle grafts the doctor estimates are needed for coverage of the balding area) is carefully and laboriously sliced under a microscope into small, follicular units by technicians. The head wound is then sutured closed, requiring painful stretching of the skin and resulting in a permanent, linear tell-tale scar.  

The unfortunate downside of Strip Harvesting is the painful, elongated scar left in the donor area on the back of the head. 

   The FUE technique was developed from the desire to eliminate the painful scar and address the surgical complications of the strip method.  

The GHI method utilizes a depth-controlled, three step procedure using a 0.8mm nano-punch that does not result in the scarring seen with larger instruments and, at the same time, avoids accidental follicular transection injuries.

GHI stands on the shoulders of giants as we have built on and improved the tools and the techniques that have provided consistent, natural transplant results, but without the painful, unsightly scar on the back of the head.