Spring and Summer May Mean Time for FUT or FUE Hair Transplantation

Spring is a time of renewal for all living creatures. Coyotes begin to shed their winter coats. Birds are chirping love songs to each other and building nests. Flowers release their pollen and bees are in heaven.

Nature is telling us humans to embrace renewal and get busy with projects too. Gardening is a popular activity in the spring. Drive by any home improvement store and you’ll see rows of colorful flowers and pots. Updating a porch or backyard with newly planted pots of blooms revives the spirit. And that first project might inspire other ideas like decluttering a closet or staring a new exercise routine.

This time of year may also remind men and women to update their own look which can include addressing their hair loss. And when over-the-counter remedies aren’t working, it could be time to visit a San Francisco hair restoration expert.

Sometimes Mother Nature Needs a Little Backup

Using the spring months as a ‘springboard’ for personal renewal makes sense. We can be motivated by Mother Nature to look and feel our best—especially when searching for a partner. But there is only so much control we have over our appearance. Sometimes we need to give Mother Nature a bit of a hand to get where we want to be. And speaking to an expert hair restoration surgeon can be the answer for someone ready to tackle hair loss. FUE and FUT hair restoration is a bit like gardening:

• FUE (follicular unit extraction) means pinpointing the best donor hair and extracting it from around the head.
• FUT (follicular unit transplantation) means re-planting the donated hair where the scalp is not naturally reproducing.

It is truly a special type of ‘gardening’ requiring the skill of a hair restoration surgeon like Dr. Miguel Canales. He’s been using the ARTAS hair transplant robot to provide the best results for his patients. The robot assists Dr. Canales in locating the best donor hairs from one spot and planting them in another.

Results from a hair transplant are not immediate; like gardening, there is a time period of caring for the area to allow life to sprout. While waiting for the hair to grow, it’s important to ‘tend’ the scalp with the recommended medicines and grooming to help the follicles along. Patience is important and the reward will be in the results which can be thicker, beautiful hair with a natural-looking hairline and little indication of scarring (if any).

When a Bay Area man is ready to experience better-looking hair, San Francisco hair restoration – whether via FUT, FUE, or ARTAS – may be the answer. The results can be thicker hair that attracts attention by next spring. Let Dr. Canales disentangle the acronyms and explain your real options.