FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) and FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) differ in how the hair is harvested or taken from the donor area of the scalp during a transplant.
FUT involves removing a strip of hair-bearing scalp from the donor area in the back of the scalp, and microscopically dissecting it into individual follicular units for transplantation. The donor site is immediately closed with sutures leaving a minimally perceptible linear scar which is covered by the existing hair.
FUE involves the meticulous removal of individual hair follicles in naturally existing bundles of one to four, or more hair follicles. The follicular bundes are harvested evenly throughout the donor area leaving microscopic channels that heal rapidly and naturally in a matter of days.
Recipient site planning of the areas to receive the graft placement remain the same regardless of the method.