Hair Transplantation by Follicular Unit Extraction is a stitch less procedure where individual hair root (Follicle) is removed under local anesthesia by a special micro punch.

1. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation is Suture free (stitches or staples which cause further trauma to the donor site).
2. No Return visits are required for suture removal.
3. Donor site heals faster.
4. No linear visible scar.
5. Less pain.
6. No tightness.
7. No numbness because no nerve injury.
8. Less bleeding.
9. The Entire procedure of Follicular Unit Extraction is performed by a hair transplantation doctor & not given to technicians.
10. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation is for athletes or people who must resume full activity right after the procedure.
11. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation is for people who wear short or shave their heads, no scar is visible.
12. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation is for people whose scars widen over time.
13. Follicular Unit Extraction is minimally invasive, less-traumatic and patient friendly.
14. Follicular Unit Extraction is scalpel free (no cutting open of flesh from the patient's head like strip surgery that also disturbs the natural linear arrangement of follicular groups of the donor region).
15. Body Hair Transplant is possible only by this method – so larger donor site.
16. Even advanced stage can be treated (NH6-7) with sufficient hair by additional use of Body hair.
17. No need for a 'Biopsy Test', 'Trial', or 'Test Patch' prior to our procedure. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation is available to everyone worldwide!
18. For people who have had a lot of prior Hair Transplantation surgery has left bothersome scars, follicular unit extraction allows the doctor to work around the scars and select individual follicular units.
19. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation is ideal where a small numbers of grafts are needed e.g. eyebrow reconstruction.
20. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation provides an alternative when the scalp is too tight for a strip excision, Ideal for repairing donor scars that cannot be excised.
21. One can choose one hair or multi-haired graft

1. Follicular Unit Extraction Scar although not linear is bigger than closed method.
2. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation heals fast but open wound may ooze or has potential for infection.
3. Follicular Unit Extraction needs much larger (8 times) area of donor.
4. Capping- transaction while removal.
5. Buried graft- while punching.
6. Confluence of nearby donor areas.
7. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation is Slow – takes more time and at times more sessions.
8. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation needs very short donor area hair so does not suit every one.
9. Repeat procedure for Follicular Unit Extraction is difficult- due to altered hair root direction due to multiple small scars.
10. Although Follicular Unit Extraction is known as scalpel free it uses circular knife called punch.
11. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation has a higher learning curve, more chances of damage to follicles in splayed follicles, or curly hair because the procedure is blind.
12. Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation Costs 3 times more than the strip method of Hair Transplantation.

Single Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) procedure is done by Dr. Rakesh. Each individual follicle is transplanted with due diligence and speedy regrowth. The cost for SFT is $3.50 to $4.00 per follicle.