How Far is Non-Shaving, FUE Hairline Correction Actually Possible? - Hair Transplant

When we talk about FUE hairline correction, it means that the hair follicles (the sacs from which hair grows) to be transplanted to the hairline area are harvested from the back of the head without making an incision. This involves using a punching tool to extract the follicles and surrounding tissue from the back of the head.

However, for FUE follicle harvesting, it’s crucial to consider the design of the hairline area to be corrected, the number of follicles to be transplanted, and the thickness of hair, ranging from very fine vellus hair to thicker hair, to achieve a natural-looking hairline. The expertise lies in quickly and accurately finding and extracting the necessary follicles of each required thickness from the back of the head.

In fact, for doctors performing hair transplants in areas other than the hairline, like the crown, it’s sufficient to harvest only thick hair follicles. Therefore, inexperienced hair transplant doctors often make the mistake of having thick hair grow at the very front of the hairline.

Accurately selecting follicles of various thicknesses for hairline correction requires extensive experience, but harvesting follicles without damaging them is also not an easy task. Hair follicles, especially fine hair follicles, often grow sideways or even flat, and some follicles grow at different angles or stick together.

Mechanical punching without understanding the angle and growth characteristics of each follicle can damage the follicle, making it unusable. This often necessitates excessive harvesting or renders fine hair transplantation impossible.

Although some emphasize using a smaller diameter punching tool, this can lead to more follicle damage if the different angles and directions of hair growth are not considered, especially for fine hair follicles.

Using appropriately sized punching tools for follicles of each required thickness, to harvest without damage, is essential for creating a natural-looking hairline. However, this expertise is highly specialized and not something just anyone can do.

Especially when selecting fine follicles, it’s common to do partial shaving to make them more visible. Even cases claiming non-shaving sometimes involve line shaving or only use FUE methods for a small number of follicles, with the rest being done through incision methods.

Dr. Byung-Kwon Lee of Moandline Plastic Surgery Clinic, who has extensive experience in rapidly harvesting fine follicles without shaving, precisely extracts only the necessary follicles from the exact locations, while minimally cutting the hair in the harvesting area.

After FUE follicle harvesting, the surrounding hair covers the area, leaving no noticeable signs on the back of the head. Over the years, celebrities, broadcasters, and CEOs have received real non-shaving, FUE hairline corrections from Dr. Lee, even for large transplants of over 3000 hairs.

Of course, this is not to say FUE is better than incision. If you prefer FUE, it can be done discreetly and thoroughly, and incision can also be performed without worries about scars. Even in re-surgeries, non-shaving, FUE procedures are possible. Check out the non-shaving, FUE cases at Moandline Plastic Surgery Clinic.