Should I do FUE or FUT

[JSR990]

Looking for some advice on which approach to take. I am pretty far along probably a Norwood 6. I would prefer FUE but not sure if I am a good candidate. I do not want to take any medication FYI. 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 09:05 PM by JSR990

[Berba11]

Age? and where are you based?

Your donor looks quite good (but some evidence of the crown starting to dip), but nevertheless you might get best bang for you buck with FUT with scope for another FUT afterwards or a combination of FUT & FUE.

[Matthias]

Depends on how many surgeries you are willing to do. If it’s just one, I believe it will have to be a FUE megasession including beard extraction. Not sure if you can get 6000 grafts plus from a single FUT, even with beard extraction.

[Hazy]

If you're looking to keep your hair the length it is in the photos then you might need to stick with FUE. You'll need to keep it around 5mm to a cm longer to hide most FUT scars unless you get lucky.

FUT is a more efficient use of the donor, therefore, if you have NW6/7 in your family it might be a good idea to do FUT (1 or 2) followed by FUE and beard FUE.

If you're adamant on not taking any medications it's going to be tough to maintain, you will likely need multiple procedures as the loss continues.

[JSR990]

3 minutes ago, Hazy said:

If you're looking to keep your hair the length it is in the photos then you might need to stick with FUE. You'll need to keep it around 5mm to a cm longer to hide most FUT scars unless you get lucky.

FUT is a more efficient use of the donor, therefore, if you have NW6/7 in your family it might be a good idea to do FUT (1 or 2) followed by FUE and beard FUE.

If you're adamant on not taking any medications it's going to be tough to maintain, you will likely need multiple procedures as the loss continues.

I’m ok with having a bald crown. I would just like hair on the front 2/3 of my head. Do you think that’s possible to do long term if I continue to progress ?

[Hazy]

4 minutes ago, JSR990 said:

I’m ok with having a bald crown. I would just like hair on the front 2/3 of my head. Do you think that’s possible to do long term if I continue to progress ?

Hair on the front 2/3 will be much more attainable. If that's your goal, the only real risk is the "lateral humps" (see photo) may recede and you'll need filling in at those areas over time. Note that some people won't have the lateral humps recede, that's one of the big differences between NW 6 and NW7, you can look at family members to gauge. 

Additionally, if you're looking for front 2/3 coverage, either FUE or FUT may work and you can pick based on which hair style you're hoping to wear.

Edited Wednesday at 09:52 PM by Hazy