FUE: How Does It Compare to Your Hair Loss Solutions?

A popular, topical medication is called minoxidil. It’s available in 2 forms – a foam or a liquid that can be applied to the top of the scalp. Minoxidil can slow or prevent hair loss. However, it isn’t approved for treating the frontal or temporal area of the scalp, just the crown. Aside from daily application and ongoing expense, another drawback for this option is the total loss of results once the treatment is discontinued. Some Toronto FUE patients continue using minoxidil after their surgery to reinforce their hair retention.

Finasteride, commonly known as Proscar or Propecia, is a medication taken by mouth that can stop hair loss. *Potential side effects for this drug include an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer, heart issues, or erectile dysfunction and a loss of libido.* As with other drug therapies for hair loss, once the treatment is discontinued, the results reverse, unfortunately.

Scalp light therapy uses a specialized spectrum of light to stimulate hair growth and follicle health under the surface. LLLT doesn’t prevent hair loss, but it has proven useful to boost the thicker, denser growth of the hair you have. LLLT works well in combination with hair transplant surgery like FUE to prompt rapid healing and optimal results.

This hair growth supplement utilizes advanced science to nourish hairs at the root with therapeutic botanicals and biotechnology. Feed the source of hair health by providing nourishment from within. Hair nutraceutical solutions offer a beautiful complement to FUE hair transplants or effective scalp maintenance on their own.

Platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) for hair growth. At THTC, we often support the dramatic results of FUE with added PRP injections. This intensive growth serum is created from a patient’s blood, with the platelets extracted and concentrated. The solution, injected at the hair roots, helps patients heal faster after surgery and stimulates follicles with natural, powerful growth factors.

Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a hair transplant procedure that Toronto men and women choose for placing actively growing follicles back where they’re needed. People who’ve permanently lost hair may consider this restorative technique if they have sufficient available donor hair to transplant. Small, circular punch incisions are made in the scalp to remove follicle roots along with a micro-segment of the surrounding scalp. This tiny graft is then relocated to the recipient site and implanted through a thin slit. The incisions are incredibly small and shallow, so they close quickly and don’t require stitches. They’re so small, in fact, that the little round white scars are barely detectable once healed.

Masterful hair transplant professionals can remove FUE hair grafts in a randomized and well-diffused manner from the donor site, leaving no trace of a procedure visible to the naked eye. FUE transplant patients can wear their hair short if they wish and forego the long scalp scar related to FUT procedures of the past.

FUE hair transplants offer minimal downtime, a more comfortable recovery, natural-looking results, and no visible scars. The effects of fuller, thicker hair and reclaimed hairlines last as long as the natural life of the follicle transplant. These donor hairs are harvested from areas of the head that are naturally DHT-resistant. That means that these hairs resist falling out like the hair at the crown, and when the hairs are relocated, they bring that resistance with them. Dr. Torgerson’s FUE hair transplant procedures deliver over 90% effectiveness in most cases and often higher, so patient satisfaction is also exceptionally high.