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Answers to your Questions
About Follicular Unit Extraction
Q: What are the advantages of follicular unit extraction over more traditional transplantation techniques?
For many years, conventional linear strip harvesting was the preferred - and often the only - feasible system for extracting hair grafts for transplantation. Despite its widespread use, however, the long linear incision and subsequent scarring are often disturbing to patients and contribute to reduced patient acceptance. individual follicular unit extraction overcomes these disadvantages.
Q: How does motorized follicular unit extraction compare with manual extraction?
Manual follicular unit extraction is often difficult to master. In addition to presenting the steep learning curve, it also can be very fatiguing for the physician, which can an severely reduce the physician's effectiveness while also limiting patient load and efficiency. In contrast, The AdvancedFue Motorized Extraction Device is easy to master, and greatly improves physician effectiveness - and success rate.
Q: What makes The AdvancedFue Motorized Extraction Device different from other motorized systems?
Most previous attempts to automate follicular unit extraction relied on high-speed rotating punches that twist and tear the follicle, producing friction and heat that desiccates the implant. Tissue desiccation is the leading cause of graft failure. Attempts to develop an oscillating - rather than rotating - punch yielded only a slight improvement, since designers were unable to produce the consistent cutting speeds needed for successful excision, and also failed to
overcome the inherent problems of suction and friction that damage delicate graft tissue.
The proprietary design of The AdvancedFue Motorized Extraction Device overcomes these short comings by combining two critical technological advances: a proprietary "Modified Elastic Oscillating Mechanism"™ that operates with greater precision of movement, and the patented AdvancedFue punch profile that reduces friction and suction between the outer edge of graft tissue and the inner wall of the punch. The result - less damage to follicle tissue due to twisting, friction or heat, and a significantly higher implant success rate.
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