Who are the ideal candidates for due FUE hair transplant?

The following indications need use of FUE technique for hair transplant.

• FUE is very useful in persons who keep small hair or shave their heads, as no scar line is visible after surgery.
• It is also ideal for persons who have tendency of hypertrophic or prominent scars because they will not have a long visible scar.
• FUE is only method by which adequate cover can be given for Norwood Grade VI-VII as the hair can be extracted from the head as well as the body areas in multiple sittings. As compared with FUE, in the strip technique of hair transplantation, the number of hair is limited as only those hair grafts, which are removed in the strip, can be used for transplant.
• FUE is also the preferred technique for eyebrow or moustache transplant.
• It is also recommended for revision cases i.e. those who have already undergone surgery by strip method.
• FUE method is also a method of choice in patients with inelastic skin in the back of head, as strip of skin cannot be removed in these patients.
• With FUE, multiple sittings can be used to give “add-on” hair to improve the density of hair.
• For scarring from dermatologic conditions, trauma or neurosurgical procedures.
• In athletes and persons involved in physical activity, who must resume full activity immediately after the procedure as healing is much quicker in FUE technique.
• In persons with an inordinate fear of pain or scars due to removal of skin and placement of stitches.
• When body or beard is used as a donor area as FUE technique is the only technique useful in body hair transplantation. The earlier indication of limited areas of donor site with FUE technique has been overcome by Body Hair Transplant (BHT).